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...
by Art Dykstra | Aug 1, 2024 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Knowing Yourself Isn’t Enough In this month’s blog, I am sharing some thoughts and insights I have been putting together regarding the concept of the self. I actually like the original Old English definition of self: “One’s own person,” that is, our...
by Art Dykstra | Jul 1, 2024 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: The Encouragement of High Order Grumbling For some people, discouragement seems to be a way of life. Is it perhaps in their genes or their wiring? I’m not sure. What is apparent is that negative thoughts and worries are the dominant feature of...
by Art Dykstra | Jun 1, 2024 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Some Thoughts About Worrying All of us worry from time to time. I can’t imagine a parent, student, or employee who hasn’t experienced some uneasy thoughts or feelings about the future. It is also clear that some people worry more than others, and that...