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“Evolve or die,” say leaders who responded to PwC’s recent 2023 CEO Survey. In that study, 40% of leaders indicated that change is needed in order for their organizations to be financially viable in 10 …
“If you look out broadly and objectively, you’ll conclude that nothing we’ve done is working,” economist David Swenson said about rural Iowa during a recent podcast.
“Sixty of Iowa’s 99 counties had their peak populations …
What kind of leadership legacy will you leave?
“Legacy can seem far off and out of reach, but it doesn’t happen at journey’s end and it is not just for the rich and famous,” says …
Consolidation of Wells Fargo’s Des Moines operations brings to mind the history of its downtown buildings and their location at Eighth and Walnut streets, where one of early Des Moines’ most storied buildings stood for …
This week’s Valentine Day-themed column is based on work I did in 2015 for the Bright Foundation.
One day in 1928, farm girl Lois Rynor drove her family’s Model T Ford to high school in …
Gov. Kim Reynolds was not the first Iowa Republican to conduct a high-profile campaign against fellow party members when she successfully supported primary challengers last year against Republican lawmakers who opposed her school voucher bill. …
“Customers will never love a company until the employees love it first.” – Simon Sinek, author, “Start With Why”
Recently, I was asked to give a master class on culture and DEI (diversity, equity and …
The 7 3/4 -mile stretch of road we know as Grand Avenue was once anything but grand.
It is a compilation of three earlier streets, all with different names, none of which was Grand.
But …
This column is part of an ongoing series on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and what they mean to business leaders and organizations.
When I was a little kid in our local 4-H Club, …
As we head into the new year, Iowa’s economy appears more solid than it has been for some time, according to the Iowa Department of Revenue’s Iowa Leading Economic Index.
The index, despite its name, …
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