Opinion
CN, Iowa Northern deal promotes access and choice for Iowa rail customers
Iowa Northern Railway Company and the Canadian National Railway (CN) are excited to join our two freight railroads together to better serve customers and grow the Iowa economy. Iowa Northern is an Iowa success story, providing safe, reliable, and sustainable…
Off the walls and into the halls
Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls I remember one time viewing a YouTube clip of Herb…
Keeping it simple
Lynn Manternach/Tree Full of Owls I’m a former TV news writer. A big part of…
Marketers, Where’s Your Inner Idol?
Heather Rast/Tree Full of Owls Cheesy reality shows may be an addiction for American television…
Work makes life sweet
John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls Some time ago I was teaching at a small residential…
Managing internal communications during rapid growth
Lynn Manternach/Tree Full of Owls Internal communications can be a challenge for growing companies. When…
What to do when you need a real team
Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls As a manager, sometimes you inherit a group of people…
Does the customer’s journey lead to you?
Heather Rast/Tree Full of Owls The journey a customer makes from consideration to buy –…
Sorting out the bad apples in your company
Dennis Schrag/Tree Full of Owls Tom: He was smart. He was driven. He was charming.…
Boost your next meeting – get your participants engaged
Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls As a trainer, manager and facilitator, I have led my…
Reflecting on the power of solitude
John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls It is unusual to have a conversation with a client…
Build brand love from the inside out
Heather Rast/Tree Full of Owls If your sales and marketing teams have had conversations about…
Keep your focus on the consumer
Lynn Manternach/Tree Full of Owls Things are changing fast in the land of marketing communications.…
A refresher in effective delegation
Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls A big challenge for individual contributors promoted to management is…
Does your brand have personality?
Lynn Manternach/Tree Full of Owls Consumer expectations for brands are changing as fast as the…
Mars and Venus – private and public sectors
John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls This column was co-written by Rick Fosse, Iowa City’s public…