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Guest Opinion: The effect of the wage gap in Iowa

By Michelle Book | President and CEO, Food Bank of Iowa

Equal pay for equal work. The next Equal Pay Day is tomorrow, April 10. This date symbolizes how far into the current year women must work, …

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Guest Opinion: Reinventing yourself without losing your mind (Part one)

By Diane Ramsey | Co-founder, Iowa Women Lead Change

Articles on creating your next chapter, life after retirement and living your best life never interested me when I was “conquering the world of business” over the past …

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The Elbert Files: Our four worst trade mistakes

The trade war President Donald Trump launched with China by boosting tariffs on steel and aluminum is troubling for several reasons, including the potential for blowback on Iowa.

China’s proposals to boost import duties on …

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Guest Opinion: What men need to know about working with women

By Tiffany O’Donnell | CEO, Iowa Women Lead Change

Ladies, ever brought an idea forward in a meeting only to be greeted with… (insert cricket sound here) 

Fast forward 10 minutes or so, and a male colleague …

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Guest Opinion: Look beyond first impressions

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 …

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The Elbert Files: Advice with attitude

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 …

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Guest Opinion: Are you really seeking a mentor?

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 …

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Guest Opinion: 3 lessons I’ve learned from 3 years of entrepreneurship

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 …

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The Elbert Files: Sales tax vote payback

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 …

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Guest Opinion: Embrace your evolution

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 …