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...
by Art Dykstra | Jan 1, 2026 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Organizations as Weather Machines Over many years of observation, it has become clear to me that any sizeable organization creates its own internal weather patterns. These impact not only the organizational members, but also the people with whom it...
by Art Dykstra | Dec 1, 2025 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Is There Something Driving You Crazy? I trust you will overlook my non-professional use of the word “crazy”, but it helps cut to the chase and capture something I have been observing on a much more frequent basis. People seem to be in a...
by Art Dykstra | Nov 1, 2025 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: There Is No Such Thing as All of a Sudden I was talking with a neighbor recently, who was, according to him, mowing the grass for the last time this year. “All of a sudden,” his mower quit, and the engine just died. No matter how many times he...
by Art Dykstra | Oct 1, 2025 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: How’s Your Job Going? It’s amazing how many people I have met during my career, who have shared the fact that they hate their job. I recently met a fellow in middle management, who told me, “I only have 14 more years, 3 months, 11 days and...
