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Editorial: Providing workforce clarity

During Iowa Governor Kim Reynold’s government realignment process several years ago, there was some confusion and angst about which arm of the government would lead the state’s focus on workforce and workforce training. Would it be IowaWORKS or the community…

Your employees are watching

By Gale Mote / Guest Column In the past few weeks, I have engaged in…

Work on your business, not in it

By K.P. Persaud / Guest Column When I hear the expression “work on a business,”…

Six principles that guide ethical behavior

By John Langhorne / Guest Column In three earlier articles, I discussed the broken windows…

Why reputation marketing is essential for your business

By Sherry Bonelli / Guest Column Reputation marketing is one of the most important digital marketing…

Iowa Caucuses lacking on health care

By Ted Townsend / Guest Column Talk about much ado about fairly little. We took…

Address donor attrition to build financial sustainability

By Regenia Bailey / Guest Column Most nonprofit organizations are just wrapping up the busiest…

Political polls show only snapshot of race

By Joe Sheller / Guest Column In the final days before the Iowa Caucuses on…

Complexity is the enemy in branding

By Lynn Manternach / Guest Column It’s easy to make something complicated. It’s simplicity that’s…

Unlock the secret to motivation this year

By Greg Dardis / Guest Column This is the point of the year, three weeks…

Don’t get trapped by a contract of adhesion

By Jonathan Schmidt / Guest Column Do you issue or apply for RFPs or other…

Mentoring benefits both mentor and mentee

By Jean Kruse / Guest Column According to the dictionary, a mentor is a “wise…

Tips for getting and keeping the best talent

By Gale Mote / Guest Column “The business of business is people,” said Herb Kelleher,…

Precision medicine treats patients individually

By Jean Robillard / Guest Column Medicine is rapidly changing and health care providers nationwide…

Where has ‘Daisy Girl’ gone?

By Joe Sheller / Guest Column Since 1952, television has been the 800-pound gorilla in…

The difference between branding and marketing

By Lynn Manternach / Guest Column Sometimes it’s difficult to tell the difference between branding…