Nine habits that cause unnecessary trouble Â
Most of us are talented at excusing personal habits as trivial idiosyncrasies or minor infractions. Yet, they can form a clear picture of who...
Workplaces have important role to play in employee mental health
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it comes at a unique time in our history. Following a year of the COVID-19 pandemic and...
Shifting from ‘post & pray’ to nurturing a workforce pipeline
If you would have told me in 2007 that the work, we do at de Novo would be so heavily involved in human resources,...
Solar farm next best thing
The irony of what is happening in Palo with a proposed large-scale solar farm is too rich to ignore.
NextEra Energy chose to close Palo’s...
Maintaining civility on the job
From cliquish colleagues to bullying bosses, work can be uncivil at times. Even in the age of Zoom meetings and virtual calls, interactions can...
What are the damages and liability for a road rage incident?
If, as a part of your business, you or your employees drive as a part of their work, that driving can take a toll....
Iowa banks deliver crucial PPP funds
If there is one thing the successful execution of the Paycheck Protection Program in Iowa taught us, it’s that relationships matter. Thanks to the...
Celebrate Inteconnex’s new HQ
Congratulations to Inteconnex for its new Cedar Rapids headquarters in the Fountains in northeast Cedar Rapids.
Everyone in the region should be celebrating the growth...
The ethics of marketing
Businesses exist to provide products or services to consumers, but there are a few core things a brand needs to get right: honesty, fairness...
Make it OK to not be OK in the workplace
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and it is important to remember that mental health issues exist in every person and every environment, including...