Encouraging Others – April 1, 2023

by Art Dykstra | Apr 1, 2023 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership

LEARN A LITTLE: Encouraging Others Today, the importance of lifting up another person, renewing their spirits and acting with kindness seems more important than ever. Depression is on the rise, and loneliness is reaching the level of a pandemic. Anxiety seems to be at...

What’s Our Focus – March 1, 2023

by Art Dykstra | Mar 1, 2023 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership

LEARN A LITTLE: What’s Our Focus? I was talking with a friend recently who is a high-level executive working in the healthcare field. We were getting caught up on things, and I asked her what she was working on. I would not characterize her as a pessimist, but...

Grocery Cart Connections – Feb 1, 2023

by Art Dykstra | Feb 1, 2023 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership

LEARN A LITTLE: Grocery Cart Connections The truth of the matter is that I very rarely go grocery shopping, but on this particular day I accepted my wife’s invitation and accompanied her to buy a couple of weeks’ groceries. We were on vacation in southern...

Twenty-Three Leadership Thoughts to Help You Start the New Year – January 1, 2023

by Art Dykstra | Jan 5, 2023 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership

LEARN A LITTLE: Twenty-Three Leadership Thoughts to Help You Start the New Year – 2023 I was talking with a colleague recently who teaches Executive Leadership at a nearby college. We were exchanging ideas and insights that flow from the cardinal idea that...

Getting Up Early in the Morning – December 1, 2022

by Art Dykstra | Dec 1, 2022 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership

LEARN A LITTLE: Getting Up Early in the Morning There’s research evidence that if you begin a talk or presentation with a question and hold the answer to the end, your audience will be more attentive because you have primed their curiosity pump. I thought I would try...

An “I-Watering” Insight from Trying to Grow Onions – November 1, 2022

by Art Dykstra | Nov 1, 2022 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership

LEARN A LITTLE: An “I-Watering” Insight from Trying to Grow Onions You will have to stay with me through a bit of personal gardening history, but when you get to the end, I believe the insight I’ll share will be worth it. My wife and I both enjoy gardening, and we...