We all make bad decisions, but three recent news items show how bad things can look when people don’t see the larger picture.
Let’s begin with the story last week about Mary Jane White, the …
Change is coming.
Got fear or joy? Got worry or positive anticipation? Putting your head in the sand, or headed to the beach to relax and plan?
When you feel or fear that some form …
In 2016, the eyes of the nation will be on Greater Des Moines, not once, but twice.
On Feb. 1 and during the weeks and months leading up to it, national news media, politicos and …
Several years ago, I was hand-lining for tinker mackerel off a dock in the fishing village of Menemsha, Mass., when I looked up to see what seemed to be a skyscraper-tall luxury liner slip into …
Here’s an inside look at the federal payments that Iowa insurers are receiving through Obamacare, and how they’re using them.
For the first time, health insurers in Iowa are getting a clear picture of how …
Charles Marohn, president of the nonprofit Strong Towns, stopped by Windsor Heights Community Center this morning at the invitation of the Urban Land Institute Iowa. His message: Wide roads can be bad for business.
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My friend K.C. was walking west on Grand Avenue near 44th Street when we met one day last week. It was right after Jeb Bush and Donald Trump had announced for president, and K.C. was …
A good friend gave me a book about building your business through referrals. The author believes, “The best marketing strategy is to be referable.” He is correct. He writes, “Referability means that your very best …
We seem to be in a marketing era that rewards straightforward, cut-to-the-chase marketing and sales tactics. The recession taught us that consumers were leery of any hyperbole or inflated promises, so marketers let the pendulum …
Growth Leader As American Enterprise Group completes its downtown renovation, it has recruited a new president and CEO to expand its insurance business.
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