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Editorial: Mount Mercy’s unique partnership with St. Ambrose

It has been reported frequently in the media that the higher education business model is being challenged and that not a lot of innovation is occurring.  There was even a book published in 2023 by Brian Rosenberg, the former president…

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…

Counting on common sense

There are many photographs of Albert Einstein standing in front of a chalk board. On…

Paying tribute to the Women of Influence

Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls As I write this article, I think of the many…

Your brand and your bottom line

Lynn Manternach/Tree Full of Owls Why do your customers choose your product or service over…

Should strategic planning be re-imagined?

By Heather Rast/Tree Full of Owls Strategic planning. For many companies, it’s an initiative tackled…

Poor expectations can lead to poor consequences

By John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls “You see Colonel Pickering, really and truly, apart from…