Tag: consulting
Five tips for de-cluttering your communication
By Greg Dardis / Guest Column
I received tremendous feedback on my last colÂumn about how to spring clean your office. Many Iowa professionals related...
Making your PTO policy work for everyone
By Brenda LaMarche / Guest Column
Whether or not your company offers vacation, holidays and sick time or a simplified version of paid time off...
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,...
How unconscious bias impacts decision making
By Gale Mote / Guest Column
We know teams make better, faster deciÂsions. When a group creates an environÂment that respects the diverse skills, talÂents...
Building a culture based on leadership values
By Scott Rude / Guest Column
Early in my career, when I was a young HR managÂer, a professional woman approached me claimÂing inappropriate behavior...
8 ways to sharpen the saw in 2018
By Greg Dardis / Guest Column
When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, we tend to gravitate toward certain themes. We vow to get healthy,...
Set a ‘HARD’ goal in 2018
By Gale Mote / Guest Column
I admit that I gave up on New Year’s resolutions a long time ago. I stuck with them for...
Learning from Mona Lisa: The art of a smile
By Greg Dardis / Guest Column
The cover story of The Atlantic’s November issue offers a fascinating explanation for Leonardo da Vinci’s creative genius: It...
Why are online directories so important?
By Sherry Bonelli / Guest Column
Have you ever looked up a business’ address onÂline, and driven all the way there, only to find that...
M&A considerations for local buyers, sellers
By Brian Bergstrom / Guest Column
Merger and acquisition activity in the Corridor reÂmains strong in 2017 with both financial and straÂtegic acquisitions occurring at...