by Art Dykstra | Dec 1, 2021 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: On Being an Encourager Have you ever asked yourself the question, “Am I mostly an encourager or a discourager?” I inserted “mostly” into the sentence to make the point that very few of us behave the same way all the time. How you answer the above...
by Art Dykstra | Nov 1, 2021 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Greatness Once again, this month’s thought to share comes from dialogue with a leader discouraged by the low level of engagement of the employees with which she works. Some are even top-level administrative staff. Our discussion led to a conversation...
by Art Dykstra | Oct 1, 2021 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: The Seven Bad Habits of Highly Ineffective Leaders I was talking with a friend recently who had just been appointed as the CEO of a large human service organization. He was somewhat curious about his new role and asked, “What’s the worst mistake a...
by Art Dykstra | Sep 1, 2021 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Dealing with Discouragement It is perhaps an obvious fact, but leadership is not easy and can sometimes be lonely as well. Some of you will remember the old western song “Home on the Range” that began with “Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam.”...
by Art Dykstra | Aug 1, 2021 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Knowing the Right Thing to Do Requires Judgment All one has to do today is look around–at the news, social media, in Boardrooms or legislative chambers–and you will see disconcerting examples of poor judgment. Such observations call to mind...
by Art Dykstra | Jul 1, 2021 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Done, But Not Finished One of the curious behaviors of so many organizational leaders is their constant preoccupation with being finished. Personal organizers that will help such individuals become finished seem to be breeding on the web and there are...
