Posts by kmeyer
Skywalks past and future
After more than 50 years, Des Moines’ skywalk system is at a crossroads, again.
Unlike previous crises caused by growth and occasional falling glass, this moment of truth is the result of maturity. The talk …
Read MoreWhat they’re checking out: Week of March 24
As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des …
Read MoreOn the Move: Week of March 24
Belonging
This series was reported by Emily Kestel, Michael Crumb, Sarah Bogaards and Nora Felder.
Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part series looking at how the state’s history and values play a role …
Read MoreBelonging
This series was reported by Emily Kestel, Michael Crumb, Sarah Bogaards and Nora Felder. All photos are contributed, except where otherwise noted.
Editor’s note: As a business publication, one of the most pressing issues we’ve covered …
Read MoreA conversation on inclusion with Joshua Barr
Editor’s note: This interview with Joshua Barr, owner of Raising the Barr LLC and former director of the Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission, is part of a Business Record series on workplace inclusion …
Read MoreA conversation with author and professor Matt Walsh on Iowa’s refugee resettlement
This interview has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity
What were some of your main takeaways from writing the book “The Good Governor: Robert Ray and the Indochinese Refugees of Iowa”?
I was just …
Read MoreAttracting and Retaining Talent
BY ROWENA CROSBIE, president, Tero International
One branch of behavioral economics seeks to understand how incentives influence behavior. In his excellent 2019 book titled “Loonshots,” author Safi Bahcall provides examples of how skewed financial incentives …
Read MoreWhen women mentor women, leaders emerge
What they’re checking out: Week of Mar. 3
As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des …
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