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...
by Art Dykstra | May 1, 2024 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Some Thoughts About Hope It’s interesting to note how our minds can do amazing things without our intending them to do so. Let me give you an example. Recently I was talking with a friend, who is a psychologist, and he was commenting on the proximal...
by Art Dykstra | Mar 29, 2024 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Five Dimensions of Leadership There are hundreds of definitions of leadership – what most have in common is the dynamic of influence between leaders and their followers as they work toward a common goal, accomplished in a positive manner. Many...
by Art Dykstra | Mar 1, 2024 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: How Are You Working? I think it was about 20 years ago when I came across a research article written by Amy Wrzesniewski, PhD, from the University of Michigan entitled “Jobs, Careers and Callings.” It was pioneering research presented from the...
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....
