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IowaWORKS – Connecting veterans to businesses 

Did you know that IowaWORKS can help your business recruit veterans who may have specialized training they acquired through their military duty? Our veteran...

What is the most important step in the talent attraction process? The lowly job...

Why is the job description the most important step in the recruiting process? Let us begin by examining most companies’ current practices. In many organizations,...

Disasters have killed just-in-time supply chains; time to develop something more agile

Empty shelves have become a common sight in American stores. Toilet paper, cough syrup, baby formula and eggs are just a few of the...

How we can continue to thrive 

I recently gave a presentation to an area Rotary club about the work of our nonprofit. It included a part about the origin of...

Real business value: Your ‘what’ and business strategy

What does your business do, how do you do it and for whom? How should you design your organization, the people, roles, processes and...

The resurgence of print advertising

The demise of print media has long been forecasted. While many of these predictions have proven to be true print advertising continues to be...
Iowa Business Council

IBC legislative priorities increases state’s competitiveness 

With the first month of 2023 concluded, the Iowa Business Council’s (IBC) state legislative priorities are beginning to take shape. The IBC is a...

The future of entrepreneurial support in the Corridor

Over the past few months I’ve been involved in a lot of conversations about how this region has supported entrepreneurs over the past decade...

Does changing the title of the recruiting process to talent acquisition accomplish results?

If you would like to tweak an entree recipe, do you simply change the name and expect a different taste? Why do human resource...

Researching the competition

While organizations often use market research to better understand their customers or prospects, it can also be a powerful tool for generating robust competitor...

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