by Art Dykstra | Nov 1, 2020 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: It’s Amazing What Praising Can Do (part 1) It’s a well-researched fact that praising and recognizing employees provides them with an uplifting moment and serves as a source of increased engagement. Rare indeed is the person who doesn’t feel encouraged...
by Art Dykstra | Oct 1, 2020 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: On Emotional Expression I was talking with a friend recently who shared the frustration that she was experiencing with her boss. It turns out that he exhibited what we sometimes call “flat affect,” communicating neither positive nor negative emotions....
by Art Dykstra | Sep 1, 2020 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: R U K M Recently I received an email that invited me to register for a professional training opportunity. The title intrigued me. It was on Compassion Cultivation. At first, I thought it was a joke – someone was kidding me. But that wasn’t the case. My...
by Art Dykstra | Aug 1, 2020 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Laying Goals I have been thinking a lot about goals lately. Goals are indeed important in our lives because they help motivate us, organize us, prioritize the desires of our lives and allow us to advance our ambitions. But sometimes people forget that...
by Art Dykstra | Jul 1, 2020 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: The Time? 10:20 I find it intriguing to talk with people who carry around certain times in their minds, just as others carry around dates that are important to them. A friend of mine knows she was born at precisely 4:37 a.m. and now 437 is, in fact,...
by Art Dykstra | Jun 8, 2020 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader
LEARN A LITTLE: Gracious Words Attitudes make a difference as do intentions, temperament and our moods. And what we do in terms of our conduct is also vital to the quality of our relationships and impact on others. These ways of being frequently manifest themselves in...
