Let’s Talk About Meetings, Part II of III – May 1, 2022

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

LEARN A LITTLE: Let’s Talk About Meetings – Part II of III Part I of this narrative was shared in the April blog that stressed the relationship and value component of meetings as well as the importance of interpersonal connections. In this part, attention will be...

Let’s Talk About Meetings, Part I of III – April 1, 2022

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

LEARN A LITTLE: Let’s Talk About Meetings – Part I of II I was recently reading a book written by an author, who was totally committed to the notion of getting things done, not wasting time and achieving the maximum profitability of the bottom line. While the author...

Spending Time With Staff – March 1, 2022

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

LEARN A LITTLE: Spending Time with Staff By now, most people have heard or read the research observation, “Employees don’t leave their companies, they leave their boss or supervisor,” or some variation on that theme. Recently, I was talking with a colleague, who...

Two Hunters – February 1, 2022

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

LEARN A LITTLE: Two Hunters Our recent snowfall reminded me of the following story. As recently happened, there was a very heavy snowfall. Since it was deer-hunting season, two human service CEOs decided to take the day off and test their skills in a farm field in...

The Power of Workplace Harmony – January 1, 2022

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

LEARN A LITTLE: The Power of Workplace Harmony I like folk and gospel music, especially the simple cord progressions and rich vocal harmonies around the melody. I was listening to such a song recently (Okay…. It was the Mamas and the Papas’ “California Dreamin’”), and...

Being an Encourager – December 1, 2021

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...