by Art Dykstra | Mar 1, 2020 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: ESTIMATING: THE POWER OF LEADERSHIP There is a dimension of effective leadership that goes unnoticed—so much so that I don’t ever recall reading about it in a management or leadership book. I’m referring to the ability to make accurate or trustworthy...
by Art Dykstra | Feb 1, 2020 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: CLEARING THE TABLE A friend of mine, Don Blackburn, was not only a terrific psychologist but he was also a great colleague and pool player. We played many – and I mean many – games of Eight Ball, a popular billiard game. Unfortunately, I am sad to...
by Art Dykstra | Jan 1, 2020 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Thoughts Borrowed from Stephen Covey We as people all bring our own “musical” notes to work every day. We all have a tune in our heads and some are better than others. The word harmony comes from the Greek and means joint, concordance,...
by Art Dykstra | Sep 1, 2019 | Blog, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Some Common Mistakes in Delegating Tasks I was talking with a colleague recently and he was lamenting the shortcomings of delegation, namely that delegated tasks were shoddy and often incomplete. Perhaps there is an explanation. My purpose here is not...
by Art Dykstra | Jul 1, 2019 | Blog, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: STOP THINKING No doubt all of us have had the occasions when we think too much. We don’t make progress on our decision making because we keep processing the same things over and over again. What we need to do is to cultivate the mindset, “just start...
by Art Dykstra | Jul 1, 2018 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Leadership
Learn a Little: “Trust in an organization is like love in a marriage, it holds people together and makes them effective.” Note: When trust is broken nothing works right. Laugh a Little: ...
