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On Leadership: Workforce on the move

Employees are on the move, and no one is sure how to get them back. 

 

I recently moderated a panel discussion of top leaders from various industries about their experiences leading through the pandemic …

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On Leadership: The leader as chief wellness officer

For years I worked at companies where leaders and employees alike were expected to get the job done at all costs. Pushing yourself to extremes was valued and rewarded as a sign of dedication and …

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On Leadership: Invest in tomorrow’s leaders today

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with some of our team members for a report-out on leadership training they’d received over the last year. I listened intently as one individual described some positive …

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On Leadership: Leaders focus priorities as possible recession looms

Despite the fact that the U.S. economy remains strong by many measures, business leaders are bracing for a recession. CEOs and boards from Wall Street to Main Street are reexamining – and in some cases …

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On Leadership: Leading your team through financial disruption

I recently overheard a young professional bemoaning the “shockingly high” 4.5% rate he’d just locked in for his new mortgage. After assuring him that this rate is still very low historically, it struck me that …

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On Leadership: Rethinking the organization

Workforce and talent are on almost every leader’s mind these days, so I was intrigued when I came across a new report from Korn Ferry called “Future of work trends 2022: A new era of …

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On Leadership: Mental health in Iowa in decline – what can leaders do?

Back in March I wrote a column called “Why mental health is a business imperative,” in which I suggested mental health matters to leaders and directors guiding organizations because our workforces are our greatest assets …

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On Leadership: Iowa’s insurance leaders transforming the industry through innovations

What does it take to transform an industry? 


That question was central to the conversation at the Global Insurance Symposium, a multiday conference held recently in Des Moines that convened insurance professionals from around the …

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On Leadership: The Great Leadership Disconnect – Are you out of touch with your team?

As I listen to some leaders or board directors talk about the desire for their company’s workforce to return to various pre-pandemic ways of working, I am reminded of one of my dad’s old sayings: …

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On Leadership: Are you an agile leader?

“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship,” said Louisa May Alcott, the famous Civil War-era author and activist. 

 

Alcott’s words, especially relevant for modern-day leaders who …