by Art Dykstra | Feb 1, 2024 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Thinking About Eating It isn’t unusual for my wife Anita and I to go out for dinner during the course of the week. I don’t remember exactly when we began labeling these experiences, but we basically sort them into one of three categories: a) refueling,...
by Art Dykstra | Jan 5, 2024 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Some Thoughts About Career Advancement I recently got a call from a young person in his early 30’s, who wanted to know if he could come by and talk with me about his career. I had met him at a recent conference and spent some time getting acquainted....
by Art Dykstra | Dec 1, 2023 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Thinking About Problems Thinking about thinking is a serious undertaking. One can wander the paths of convergent thinking, divergent thinking or even Edward De Bono’s notions of lateral thinking. If you wander off the path, however and begin to wrestle...
by Art Dykstra | Nov 2, 2023 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: What’s Coming Out of Your Horn? Within the last week, I had two contrasting experiences that have stayed with me. Perhaps, like you, I have frequently repeated the affirmation to myself, “Don’t let other people determine what kind of day you’re going...
by Art Dykstra | Oct 1, 2023 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: So What Is Discipline? Recently, I was talking to a friend whose son had just dropped out of college. As he described the circumstances, he remarked, “It all comes down to discipline, personal discipline, and as for me, I am convinced that he has...
