Like most historic events, it will take years, maybe decades, to truly appreciate what happened at this month’s Iowa Republican caucuses. But here are some takeaways from ground zero.
This year’s winners include:
Iowa’s economy improved in 2023 but not as much as the rest of the country.
Iowa’s 2.1% increase in personal income during the third quarter – the most recent period for data – was the …
Last fall, as I was finalizing our annual plan and budget for 2024, I remarked to our leadership team once again how much disruption and change we’ve experienced over the last several years. Even though …
In 2023, I met Edith Wilson, Sarah Polk, Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt courtesy of their biographers Rebecca Boggs Roberts, Amy S. Greenberg and Charlotte Gray.
Women have written books as far back …
“Earn trust, earn trust, earn trust. Then you can worry about the rest,” said famed business executive and author Seth Godin.
I was recently reminded of Godin’s words as I addressed our team at …
The late Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor encouraged people to “solve relevant problems,” as her son recently reminded us.
It’s a timely message, and one Iowa lawmakers should take to heart, given the amount …
“Do you read the fine print?” asked my friend K.C., when I saw him standing inside Jaume Plensa’s “Nomade” sculpture in the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park.
It seemed an odd question, given that …
People like Mary Sellers, Teresa Wahlert and the late Mo Dana are the reason I enjoy covering business.
All are, or were, exceptional chief executives who, in addition to having great ideas, were successful communicators …
When I was a recent college graduate, I got a job leading a nonprofit organization and started managing a team of employees and volunteers. I quickly made numerous rookie errors, one of which was hiring …
When I was younger, I assumed that leaders knew what they were doing. I worked at various companies where strategy or plans were not obvious or not communicated well, and I was annoyed when my …
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