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Greater IC opens applications for 35th annual Community Leadership Program

Applications are open for Greater Iowa City, Inc.’s Community Leadership Program, Iowa City’s longest standing, community-programmed leadership course. The program gathers local leaders from a variety of industries for a year of hands-on learning, relationship building and community engagement. Participants…

Don’t be afraid to ‘cowgirl’ up

By Jessica Maldonado / Guest Opinion As Iowa’s famous cowboy John Wayne once said, “Courage…

The importance of balanced leadership

By Regenia Bailey / Guest Column Nonprofit leadership requires a healthy partnership between the board and…

Is your team a real team?

By Gale Mote / Guest Column I find it interesting when managers introduce me to their procurement…

What people want from leadership

By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial In a previous article ((http://bit.ly/greatcomp), I reviewed the typical…

Exploring the three lifestyles and leadership

By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial Positive psychology is a flip-flop – rather than study…

Leadership in great companies

By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial What’s it’s like to work for a “great company?”…

The power of advocacy

By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial Nonprofit organizations play important roles in communities as experts…

Basics of an effective management style

By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial It is clear that some management practices are winners…

Succession planning: Ensuring continuity during leadership changes

By Regenia Bailey / Guest Editorial Developing a succession plan for an organization is a…

Each piece of nonprofit board is important

By John Langhorne and Nancy Quellhorst / Guest Editorial Early in our careers, mentors suggested…

Local leadership that works

By Jann Freed / Guest Editorial One of my mantras is, “leaders need to create…

Mary Poppins on…

John Langhorne / Guest Editorial Leadership, management and personal competence. At Christmastime, Disney Studios released…

Leadership and leading a meaningful life

By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial In the last couple of columns, I examined the…

Building leaders locally

By Leah Grout Garris Photo by Rachel Jessen CEDAR RAPIDS — Two Corridor companies invest…