The life-changing magic of tidying up
By Greg Dardis / Guest Column
To survey our garage is to glimpse an Iowa family with too much stuff: 10 bike helmets, seven bikes,...
Editorial: Sizing up ICR, the new regional brand
Editorial / By CBJ Editorial Board
Instead of hiring a regional branding firm and engaging with more than 1,500 people to develop a regional brand...
Know what you want from a business acquisition
By Scott Bushkie / Guest Column
Most first-time business buyers start the acquisition process with an “I’ll know when I see it” strategy. As a...
Paywalls going up in the Corridor news scene
By Joe Sheller / Media Column
“I would build a great wall, and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me.”
- Donald Trump, June 2015
Fast...
A regional economic development success story
By Ted Townsend / Guest Column
There’s nothing like taking 1,000 people to lunch to clear your thinking. Everybody in the room is invested in...
How to be an angel investor (step one)
By Frank Camp / Guest Column
You’ve finally got some money laying around that needs to start earning its keep. Your wife’s uncle’s brother-in-law tells...
How unconscious bias impacts decision making
By Gale Mote / Guest Column
We know teams make better, faster decisions. When a group creates an environment that respects the diverse skills, talents...
Protecting your brand when crisis hits
By Betsy McCloskey / Guest Column
In today’s social media landscape, information about your organization and your employees travels at the speed of light, covering...
Four ways to cultivate leadership presence
By Greg Dardis / Guest Column
When Ernest Shackleton set out to be the first to cross Antarctica, hundreds of men applied to join the...
Why we’re launching Intrapreneur Academy
By Mandy Webber / Guest Opinion
One of the biggest misconceptions about innovation is that it’s something done by a lone genius. Some computer whiz...