Posts by kmeyer
On Leadership: The silent crisis: Why leaders must tackle mental health stigma
This is part of an ongoing series on mental health and leadership.
Mental health struggles are quietly shaping the modern workplace. Behind polished resumes and team meetings lie stories of anxiety, depression, burnout and loss …
Read MoreAmes looks to take already vibrant downtown to the next level
Ames is undertaking a revamp of its downtown, hoping to take what leaders say is an already vibrant district to the next level.
The downtown vision plan put together by Ames Main Street and signed …
Read MorePeople Still Matter in the Age of AI
BY ROWENA CROSBIE, president, Tero International
As AI takes over tasks, people need to double down on other things. Watch this Tero Tips video to find out what things.
We’re living in a time when …
Read MorePower Breakfast panel offers insight on navigating federal policy changes
Uncertainty was the word of the day at the May 15 Power Breakfast at the Heritage Center in downtown Des Moines. The focus of the forum was recent federal policy changes, ranging from tariffs to …
Read MoreClaimDOC acquires adjacent property
ClaimDOC relocated from downtown to West Des Moines in mid-2021 because there wasn’t enough space for its growing workforce.
Four years later, the company is nearly out of space again.
In early May, ClaimDOC acquired …
Read MoreA Closer Look: David Jones
David Jones started his new position as city manager of the city of Urbandale on Jan. 27, two days after his final day as city manager of the city of Ankeny, a job he held …
Read MoreVIDEO: Commercial Real Estate Forum 2025
What they’re checking out: Week of May 9
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 MoreGame changers
Power Breakfast panelists share advice on building resilience amid disruption
Over the past few months, business and nonprofit leaders have been met with a chain of current events nationally and locally that are creating uncertainty around how their organizations will be affected and how to …
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