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The Elbert Files: Iowa needs hemp

From half a block away I could tell something was bothering my friend K.C. The closer he came, the more animated he got.

“What are they thinking?” he asked when we met in front of …

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Guest opinion: In leadership, the ‘fluff’ is the ‘stuff’

By Jann Freed | Leadership development/change management consultant, The Genysys Group

In 2013, I published a leadership book titled “Leading With Wisdom: Sage Advice From 100 Experts.” I interviewed more than 100 thought leaders, and my …

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Farming and insurance are at opposite ends of the risk-taking spectrum, which makes it interesting that Iowa’s status as an insurance capital is rooted in the state’s agricultural heritage.

We’ve been doing a lot of brand work with clients lately — helping them define the promise that they want to make to the world at large, their customers and their team. One of the …

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The Elbert Files: Farming and insurance

Farming and insurance are at opposite ends of the risk-taking spectrum, which makes it interesting that Iowa’s status as an insurance capital is rooted in the state’s agricultural heritage.  

Farming is, and always has been, …

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Guest opinion: Work-life balance: Lessons learned from a career in project management

By Angie Ramirez | Project manager, Strategic America

Before I begin, there’s something important I have to get out of the way. Work is part of life. That’s why I laugh at the term work-life balance. …

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The Elbert Files: Impeachment twists

The House impeachment hearings a week ago contained several unexpected twists, including the fact that three key witnesses were first-generation immigrants.

All were career government officers: Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch, born in Canada to parents who …

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McLellan: Let’s give more than thanks

This is the week. The winter holiday season is now upon us, like it or not. The next six weeks will be a blur for many of our fellow business owners and leaders as they …

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Guest opinion: Rise of the soccer moms

By Jessica Maldonado | Public affairs director, PolicyWorks

“Soccer mom” was a label I swore would never fit me. But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized the problem with labels is that they’re hollow words that …

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The Elbert Files: Bryson’s ‘Body’ book

Modern agriculture has bred so much nutrition out of fruits and vegetables that “we are left in the bizarre and paradoxical situation that we are essentially the world’s most overfed nation but also one of …

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Guest Opinion: Listen to your inner guru

By Stephanie Majeran | Owner, WellRun Results LLC

If you’ve followed along with any of my previous articles, you know that I read a lot. I’ve always been a reader, but I only recently discovered that …

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