Opinion
CBJ editorial: CID keeps getting better
The Eastern Iowa Airport’s third annual “State of Your Airport” event on June 18 highlighted that the airport is doing very well, but cautioned that residents need to continue to use the facility or this momentum could be reversed. “Without…
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…
Making happiness work for you
Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls was facilitating team-building training for an organization in 2004. It…
The impact of the power of purpose
Lynn Manternach/Tree Full of Owls Why does your business exist? If it’s just to make…
Managing people? Repetition works. Repetition works.
Dennis Schrag/Tree Full of Owls Penny. Knock, knock, knock. Penny. Penny. Knock, knock, knock. Penny.…
Take time to reflect as 2012 begins
John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls In an earlier article, we took a rather comprehensive overlook…
Is it important who controls the message?
Heather Rast/Tree Full of Owls What happens to your brand in social media? Interesting question.…
Do your recognition efforts pass the test?
Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls In 1986, I was working as a master production scheduler…
Celebrating the land between two rivers
John Langhorne/Tree Full of Owls Steven Bloom recently wrote an article that ran on the…
Coaching an attitude problem
Gale Mote/Tree Full of Owls One of the most frequent requests I receive from managers…