Opinion

Opinion: Talk is cheap – and Iowans are paying with their lives

There are a number of variations on the colloquialism of “talk is cheap.”  Unfortunately, this phrase characterizes what our state government has done to arrest Iowa’s alarming increase in cancer incidence rates over the past year.  Bills providing state funding…

Completing the transition to working on your business

By K.P. Persaud/Guest Column Editor’s note: This is the second article in a two-part series.…

Learning from George Washington, master of etiquette

By Greg Dardis / Guest Column To run an executive coaching firm is to continually…

SCORE provides help through army of volunteers

By Jean Kruse / Guest Column Many nonprofit organizations have huge fundraising projects. This is…

Providing quality health care access close to home

By Ted Townsend / Guest Column There’s an axiom that all health care, like politics,…

Plan before you claim Social Security benefits

By Christopher Graw / Guest Column One of today’s biggest myths is that you can…

It’s never too late to reform your team

By Gale Mote / Guest Column “We just don’t seem to be rowing in the…

Candid conversations strengthen organizations

By John Langhorne / Guest Column It is axiomatic that trust-based organizations, whether they be…

How to find the right marketing channels

By Sherry Bonelli/Guest Column If you run a business, leads are the lifeblood of your…

Brand focus makes you matter

By Lynn Manternach / Guest Column In this fast-paced, saturated marketing and advertising world, you…

Measure the effectiveness of your marketing

By Nancy Garberson / Guest Column With marketing resources much more fragmented than ever before…

How to deliver a memorable graduation speech

By Greg Dardis / Guest Column The truth is, if you’re delivering a commencement address,…

Avoiding issues over unrelated business income at nonprofits

By Jean Kruse/Guest Column The success of any nonprofit organization is in large part due…

Seeing the future though predictive analytics

By Jean Robillard, M.D./Guest Column Predictive analytics – the use of data, statistical algorithms and…

Blogs spotlight alternative voices in Corridor

By Joe Sheller/Guest Column Do you blog or follow any blogs? A feature of the…

Finding your voice will make a difference in outcomes

By Gale Mote / Guest Column I find it interesting, and humbling, when clients, colleagues…