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What is high-quality leadership? Apparently it is in steep decline. I’d never heard that exact term until recently, when a study on this topic caught my eye and immediately brought to mind some of my …
First thought: New book.
“The Sophocles Rule” is local novelist Joe LeValley’s fifth book about the fictional town of Orney, Iowa, its local newspaper and star reporter Tony Harrington. And it may be his best.…
The 1969 Tony Award-winning musical “1776” was one of the first performances I saw in the then-new C.Y. Stephens Auditorium in 1971. Fifty-two years later, I still remember how curious it was that a musical …
I met my friend K.C. inside the Panoramic Awareness Pavilion in the southeast corner of the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park.
The pavilion is a light sculpture created by artist Olafur Eliasson. Its 23 …
“Evolve or die,” say leaders who responded to PwC’s recent 2023 CEO Survey. In that study, 40% of leaders indicated that change is needed in order for their organizations to be financially viable in 10 …
“If you look out broadly and objectively, you’ll conclude that nothing we’ve done is working,” economist David Swenson said about rural Iowa during a recent podcast.
“Sixty of Iowa’s 99 counties had their peak populations …
What kind of leadership legacy will you leave?
“Legacy can seem far off and out of reach, but it doesn’t happen at journey’s end and it is not just for the rich and famous,” says …
Consolidation of Wells Fargo’s Des Moines operations brings to mind the history of its downtown buildings and their location at Eighth and Walnut streets, where one of early Des Moines’ most storied buildings stood for …
This week’s Valentine Day-themed column is based on work I did in 2015 for the Bright Foundation.
One day in 1928, farm girl Lois Rynor drove her family’s Model T Ford to high school in …
Gov. Kim Reynolds was not the first Iowa Republican to conduct a high-profile campaign against fellow party members when she successfully supported primary challengers last year against Republican lawmakers who opposed her school voucher bill. …
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