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By Kate Banasiak | President and CEO, Diversified Management Services
Since the 1970s, we’ve worked hard on gender equity in the workplace, but over the last six months, the headlines show how much women are sliding …
By Joey Beech | Executive director, Ankeny Economic Development Corp. Part of any healthy habit is having the guts to speak our truth in tricky social situations. “Thank you, Grandma, but I don’t need a third …
“Never waste a good crisis.”
It’s an old saying but appropriate as we prepare for a roller coaster school year.
The idea behind the saying is that challenging times force us to solve difficult problems …
A local Central Iowa couple, James and Bridget Neely, opened their arts and entertainment business — Bottle & Bottega Des Moines by Painting with a Twist (“Bottle & Bottega”) — in the heart of downtown …
By Emily Abbas | Chief consumer banking and marketing officer, Bankers Trust When you think of asking “leading questions,” what comes to mind?
Typically, it’s a strategy used to lead someone to a desired answer. My view …
By Terri Mork Speirs | Director of community relations, Des Moines Pastoral Counseling Center In our backyard, a majestic oak tree soars to the sky. It is estimated to be up to 150 years old.
For me, …
The Principal Riverwalk and World Food Prize Hall of Laureates, which have dramatically transformed the downtown riverfront are part of a tradition of riverfront improvements that go back more than a century.
The efforts began …
Submitted by Joseph Jones, executive director, Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement
When the U.S. Senate passed the Americans with Disabilities Act 30 years ago last month, Sen. Tom Harkin stood on the …
“Lincoln on the Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington” by Ted Widmer is one of the more interesting Lincoln books to appear in recent years.
Published in April, it covers the 13 days (Feb. 11-24) in …
By Susan Hatten | Chief operating officer, BrokerTech Ventures
I have a personal branding vision board in my kitchen that features images, photos and quotes, which I believe make up my personal and professional brand. There are …
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