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On Leadership: Whose job is it to address mental health in the workplace? It’s yours.

Have you ever had a colleague who you knew was having mental health issues but you weren’t sure what to do? Earlier in my career when I worked in investment management, I had a beloved …

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On Leadership: Improve your balance with healthy coping strategies

Earlier in my career, I had a very demanding job in finance where leaders were expected to regularly put in 80-plus-hour weeks. Naturally, I did what any self-respecting, overachieving, hyper-responsible perfectionist would do: I worked …

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On Leadership: Des Moines University CEO and Iowa Business Hall of Famer Dr. Angela Franklin on Transformational Leadership

This is part of an ongoing series on Transformational Leadership.

As she nears 14 years as president and CEO of Des Moines University, Dr. Angela L. Walker Franklin is now one of the longest-serving university …

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On Leadership: What I learned from doing (part of)an ultra-marathon

I am not a runner. Never have been; never will be. But I love to walk, logging several miles daily. A few years ago a friend of mine walked a half-marathon and my interest was …

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On Leadership: Professional coaches enhance development at workplaces, and Iowa’s chapter is growing

When I was young, I competed on our small-town swim team. The summer before fifth grade, I was on a glorious winning streak until I developed an unfortunate scissor kick and got disqualified from several …

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On Leadership: DMACC president, Iowa Hall of Famer Robert J. Denson on Transformational Leadership

This is part of an ongoing series on Transformational Leadership.

When Robert J. Denson marked his 20th anniversary as president of Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) in December of 2023, he was quoted as …

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On Leadership: Iowa Business Hall of Famer Ray Cole on what it means to be a Transformational Leader

This is part of an ongoing series on Transformational Leadership.

A few weeks ago, I wrote a column for Business Record where I reached out to five top local leaders for their thoughts on Transformational …

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On Leadership: What does it take to be a transformational leader?

When I was 22 years old and recently out of college, I was lucky enough to work with a leader who changed my life by challenging me to take on a role that was a …

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On Leadership: Shifting expectations of Gen Z are changing the workforce

It’s hard to believe, but soon there will be more full-time zoomers than baby boomers in the workforce. The generation born between 1996 and 2010 is growing up. As a new report by Glassdoor says: …

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On Leadership:  Enabling a greater sense of belonging in the workplace

What does it mean for someone to feel they truly belong in a workplace? This question has been on my mind after reading a Forbes article that said, “Many of us have tried many things …