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Guest opinion: When it’s OK to walk away

By Nora Crosthwaite | Realtor, RE/MAX Concepts

I’ve been taught to say yes to opportunities. Growing up in the 1980s and 1990s, I watched my mother attempt to balance her family life and her career at IBM. …

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Guest opinion: ‘Kondo-ing’ my life

By Kate Juelfs | Director of service, Foster Group

As a lifelong learner, I’m always interested in picking up new information to see where I can fit it into my life. It seems like everyone I know …

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The Elbert Files: The economy moves on

The current economic recovery will be 10 years old in June, tying the dot-com expansion from March 1991 to March 2001 for the longest period of consistent U.S. growth since the end of the 1930s’ …

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Guest Opinion: How to cultivate leadership at every level of your company

How often do you see “leadership skills” vaguely listed on a resume? How many ads for leadership conferences, seminars and retreats have landed in your inbox? How about leadership training sessions, exercises and modules?

“Leadership” …

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Guest opinion: Thoughts from a girl in STEM

By Rebecca Cole | Student

If someone had told me that at 18 years old, I would attend a summit to represent girls in STEM — or that I would write this article — I would have …

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Guest opinion: Play date at work?

By Rebecca Wolford | Co-founder, Creative Habitat

When is the last time you found yourself lost in a state of play? What activity or project have you recently experienced where you were immersed, focused and fully present? …

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McLellan: A Master’s lesson

I’m not a golfer. Well, I’m a great mini golfer, but when it comes to the serious game of golf, it’s never been my thing. It was just a fluke that my daughter and I …

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The Elbert Files: Creating links

The Iowa state Capitol is 1.6 miles from Meredith Corp.’s downtown campus.

I measured the distance recently to get a feel for how Des Moines has changed in the three decades since the Des Moines …

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Guest opinion: Being a mentor can improve your world and your community


While backpacking and building her website development company, West Des Moines businesswoman Colleen Kinsey was shaken by the lack of opportunities women face in developing countries. She was overwhelmed by a feeling of helplessness that …

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Guest opinion: Throw your convertible top down

By Anne Roth | Strategic initiatives specialist, Iowa Business Council

When I saw a man with a fully zipped-up winter jacket and his convertible top down on the first 41-degree day with sunny skies, I had to stifle …