by Art Dykstra | Jan 1, 2025 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: What Happens Next? Since it’s the beginning of a new year and our future is in front of us, I thought it would be helpful to truly have something important to think about. I think it really starts when we are about two years old and we think everything...
by Art Dykstra | Dec 7, 2024 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: When Organizations Get Stale I met with two colleagues for lunch recently, and they were discussing the general topic of “how are things going” when I arrived. The response of one of the individuals stayed with me and serves as the basis of these...
by Art Dykstra | Nov 1, 2024 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: How to Get Promoted Recently, I got a call from an individual, who has been working for a rather large company with hundreds of employees and many layers of management for over 10 years. The young man likes his company and is currently a first-level...
by Art Dykstra | Oct 1, 2024 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Storing Up Positivity: The Benefits of a Gratitude Box I’ve always thought that the way we start our day makes a significant difference in how we experience the rest of the day. For the last six months, after a shower, a cup of coffee and breakfast, I...
by Art Dykstra | Sep 1, 2024 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Telephone Posts and Priorities A few weeks ago, I was traveling to a meeting a few hours away. As I transitioned to the rural countryside, I noticed all of the newly erected telephone poles lining the highway. At 55 miles an hour, each pole appeared...