By Angela L. Walker-Franklin | President and CEO, Des Moines University We have all been advised about the power of the first encounter. It is typically impactful and sustaining, regardless of whether you are meeting someone in a …
If you need a gift for a soon-to-be graduate, or just want something interesting and fun to read on an airplane, I have a suggestion. Local manners maven Callista Gould has a new book called …
By Jackie Norris | President and CEO, Goodwill of Central Iowa There’s been a lot of conversation about mentorship lately, and I think it’s important to decide if you actually need a mentor.
Maybe instead you …
By Nora Crosthwaite | Realtor, RE/MAX Concepts
“So, what do you do?”
For almost 20 years, my answer to this question was easy: “I run software implementation projects.” I started my career as a software tester and …
I told a neighbor recently that I was thinking about boycotting businesses in the seven Des Moines suburbs that were responsible for the March 6 defeat of the local sales tax. The tax seemed like …
By Sarah Noll Wilson | Leadership coach As I participated in a Q&A for the University of Northern Iowa’s Women in Business group a few years ago, a young woman who was just a few months …
By Kelly Eagle | Account manager, Shift Interactive I recently attended a leadership conference, and one of the speakers, in a flurry of words and ideas, tossed in this nugget: Creativity dies at the word “how.” …
The billion-dollar tax cut approved by the Iowa Senate last month will backfire if it, or anything like it, becomes law, according to one of Iowa’s most knowledgeable tax experts. Mike Lipsman was the top …
By Kathleen Riessen | Speaker, facilitator and business advisor Have you ever made a completely crazy and irrational decision? My friend calls these “crap your pants” moment. I’ve had these moments three times in my adult life.…
By Brianne Sanchez | Program officer, Principal Foundation Whether you store them in a physical file, an Outlook folder or in the cloud – having a place to keep ‘kudos’ messages of praise for a job …
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