Archive for January 2022
On Leadership: How do you use your influence?
Think back on your career. Did you ever work for a leader who wielded power but failed to gain your loyalty or engagement? By contrast, can you recall a leader who used their position to …
Read MoreUI Office of Strategic Partnerships’ outreach strategy takes shape
Businesses and nonprofit organizations of all sizes across Iowa that may not have considered partnering with the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business as a consulting or analytical resource might want to take another …
Read MoreA Closer Look: Dave Ernst
Dave Ernst’s heavy business travel schedule throughout his career enabled him to earn significant airline mileage perks for frequently flying out of Cedar Rapids — often logging more than 100 flight segments a year. But …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Palo Alto schools stay open, thanks to parent volunteers
Keeping school doors open at Palo Alto Unified School District in California has required the assistance of more than 700 parent volunteers, Zusha Elinson reports for the Wall Street Journal. Elinson reports more than 170 teachers …
Read MoreUniversity of Iowa seeks labor law advice for employees working outside state
Cedar Rapids Gazette: The University of Iowa is seeking help to ensure compliance with other states’ labor and payroll laws and practices for employees working outside Iowa, as the campus approves more remote-work arrangements amid COVID-propelled …
Read MoreHouse subcommittee advances child care bills in sessions first week
The Legislature has been in session for just over a week, and so far two bills addressing child care in Iowa have made it through a subcommittee. Child care remains a priority for lawmakers this …
Read MoreEconomists, tax groups weigh in on income tax proposal
Leading up to the start of the 2022 Legislature, some state lawmakers and leaders of Iowa’s largest business organizations made cutting the state’s individual income tax rate a top priority for the session.
They said …
NOTEBOOK: ONE GOOD READ – Some gender disparities widened in the U.S. workforce during the pandemic
By now you’ve probably heard the word “she-cession,” which refers to the disparity in greater job losses among women than men at the start of the pandemic. Pew Research recently came out with a report that illustrates …
Read MoreSupply chain woes could worsen as China imposes new COVID lockdowns
New York Times: Companies are bracing for another round of potentially debilitating supply chain disruptions as China, home to about a third of global manufacturing, imposes sweeping lockdowns in an attempt to keep the omicron variant …
Read MoreStudy: Preventable hospitalizations of unvaccinated cost $13.8B in second half of ’21
Americans who haven’t been vaccinated for COVID-19 are costing the U.S. health care system and insurers billions of dollars in preventable costs, according to a new study, Benefits Pro reported. Between June and November 2021, the estimated …
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