By Sarah Noll Wilson | Leadership coach Much of our success depends on the quality of our relationships (unless you live off the land in the woods by yourself, which isn’t you if you are reading this). …
The Grant Wood exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York connects with history in ways I had not expected.
Wood, of course, is the iconic Iowa artist who painted “American Gothic” …
By Tiffany O’Donnell | CEO, Iowa Women Lead Change Growing up, we were often advised, “Athletes aren’t made during the school year, they’re made in the summer.” As parents raising two daughters who both play a variety …
Mike Lipsman has taken an informed look at Iowa’s new tax law and concluded that, while the changes are more reduction than reform, the door remains open for a “do-over” that could be groundbreaking. To …
By Emily Steele | Co-owner, Brand Launch I was recently going in for a massage appointment and when I opened the door, the owner was on his phone visibly upset. He wrapped up the call after about …
Two years ago, an estimated 50 million U.S. citizens cast absentee ballots, voted early or used other nontraditional voting methods, according to the Pew Research Center. That’s more than one-third of the 130 million votes …
By Jayne Armstrong | Director, Iowa District, U.S. Small Business Administration This guest submission is the second of several that will be offered by Jayne Armstrong throughout 2018. Armstrong’s goal with each submission is to highlight successful female …
Economist James Paulsen used a term recently that I have not heard for many years: stagflation. He mentioned it in a May 14 newsletter that includes investment tips for clients of Minneapolis-based Leuthold Group. I’ll …
By Kirsten Anderson | Speaker and advocate
In recent months we’ve seen many powerful men topple from their high-titled workplace pedestal due to inflated egos, sense of entitlement and poor decision-making. However, men are not the only …
By Stephanie Majeran | Owner, WellRun Results LLC I have read many different entrepreneurial books over the last year. Most of them had a recurrent theme: establish standard systems of service, as opposed to individual experiences for …
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