by Art Dykstra | Aug 1, 2026 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Are Your Goals in Play? In the work that we do, many of us are involved in helping others develop goals for their lives, whether it be personal growth or matters of sought-after accomplishment. Typically speaking, all of us enjoy talking about goals...
by Art Dykstra | Jul 1, 2026 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: The Importance of Seeing Before and After One of the greatest sources of satisfaction at work is being able to see the difference our efforts are making. If your day is simply taken up by reviewing checklists, attending meetings, completing reports or...
by Art Dykstra | May 1, 2026 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Thinking About Strategic Planning I have been a fan of strategic planning for many years. In fact, that has been the case long before I thought an organization should have a strategic plan, and before the organization I was affiliated with developed...
by Art Dykstra | Apr 1, 2026 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: When Enough is Enough I worked for the state of Illinois within the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities department for nearly 20 years in a variety of administrative positions. Up to the near end of that time, I enjoyed what I was doing and...
by Art Dykstra | Mar 1, 2026 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Thinking About Words of Advice Reference Note: this month’s blog is the first in a series of blogs that will probably deal with the subject of advice. We will take a look at this dynamic from a variety of perspectives and also include some samples of...
by Art Dykstra | Feb 1, 2026 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Why Not Give Someone a Warm Shoulder Today? This has been a brutal winter. Here in Northern Illinois, we have had near record snowfall, ice storms, frigid days and nights, and many consecutive days where the temperature didn’t get above freezing. Cold...
