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Guest Opinion: Release your hidden entrepreneur

BY LIZ MYERS | Founder, The Myers Method Inc.   If you’ve considered starting your own business, or dreamed of being your own boss, you may be a hidden entrepreneur.   Until this year, Iowa…
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Guest Opinion: Release your hidden entrepreneur

BY LIZ MYERS | Founder, The Myers Method Inc.   If you’ve considered starting your own business, or dreamed of being your own boss, you may be a hidden entrepreneur.   Until this year, Iowa…
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The Elbert Files: ‘Democracy’ trip is a great idea

The more history I read, the deeper my appreciation grows for the unique form of democratic capitalism we have created in this country over the past 240 years. 

Since the founding in 1776, our vision …

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Opinion: Anticipation strengthens reaction

BY ANDREA HANSEN | Director of development, UnityPoint Health Foundation, Co-founder, VenueFox

In the fourth installment of her six-part series about how her experience waiting tables has served her well throughout her career, Andrea Hansen …

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Waiting is not leadership

  When female clients reach out to share change happening in their organization, they sometimes say: “I’m waiting to find out what is happening with me,” writes Nancy Fredericks for Iowa Women Lead Change. Change…
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How to fight the pay gap within your own team

  The gender pay gap can seem like a monstrous problem, way too big for a single executive to tackle on her own. But sometimes large-scale change starts small. You can do something about that,…
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Guest Opinion: Maintaining confident composure is key

BY BLAIR ROSENBERG | Director of community and donor relations, Candeo
Recently a gentleman I was doing business with called to set up a meeting regarding how we could better partner together. He also let…
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The Elbert Files: The guv, Korean gold & Garland

Tuesday, May 3, was a banner day of sorts for Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, who appeared in 10 separate news items in that day’s print edition of The Des Moines Register. 

Better yet for the …

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Guest Opinion: Making the most of your time

BY SUNNY EIGHMY | Director of donor relations, Central College
A superior of mine once told me never to waste time in a meeting. Certainly there is value in getting quickly to the point, but…
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On The Record: How to lean back… at home

Editor’s note: 
I’ve been married for four years. We’re raising a dog and don’t yet have kids, but as we race toward turning 30 during the next year, the topic of raising children while growing …