Opinion

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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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The Elbert Files: Farming and history

Growing up in Iowa gave me a false sense of agriculture.

 

I didn’t grow up on a farm, but I thought a lifetime of listening to cash-grain and feeder-cattle reports gave me an innate …

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The Elbert Files: The numbers

“It’s all about the numbers,” my friend K.C. said when I caught up with him at the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park.

 

He was looking at “Thinker on a Rock,” the whimsical sculpture …

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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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The Elbert Files: Forget the caucuses

It’s time to move on. 


The Iowa caucuses didn’t help or prevent Joe Biden from being nominated and elected in 2020. They also did not prevent the nomination of Donald Trump or help him in …

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Guest opinion: Policies and priorities employers can set to ‘Make It OK’ for employees seeking mental health support

Submitted by Jami Haberl, executive director of the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative, and Marcy Klipfel, chief engagement officer at Businessolver

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and this year it comes at a crucial time …

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The Elbert Files: The game changer

It was a typical spring day in Iowa, cloudy, cold and windy, when I saw my old friend K.C. on the sidewalk across the street from the Des Moines Art Center.

“This will be a …

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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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The Elbert Files: What will A.I. say?

If you don’t have enough to worry about with climate change, the pandemic and war in Eastern Europe, here’s one more thing to consider: Artificial intelligence is language aware.


Not like Siri or Alexa; this …

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The Elbert Files: Jackalopes

I bought “On the Trail of the Jackalope” because, like author Michael P. Branch, I’ve been intrigued by the idea of a mythological horned rabbit for much of my life.

 

Although I purchased the …