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Guest Opinion: #MeToo, mentorship and the workplace

By Kate Juelfs | Director of service, Foster Group

Sheryl Sandberg, through Leanin.org and SurveyMonkey, recently shared findings from a survey aimed at understanding the impact of #metoo in the workplace, particularly as it relates to …

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Guest Opinion: The power of wisdom and vulnerability

By Susan Hatten | Account executive, Holmes Murphy

I recently listened to a podcast on wisdom, and what it means during each phase of our personal and professional life journeys. As I have come to learn, certain …

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Elbert: K.C.’s vision for D.M.

“This is what Des Moines needs,” said a familiar voice in an unfamiliar place.
 
I was in New York City walking the High Line — Manhattan’s elevated, linear park — when my old friend …

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Guest Opinion: Rude: Business must be able to talk over harassment matters

Early in my career, when I was a young HR manager, a professional woman approached me claiming inappropriate behavior by a senior leader in our business. I made discreet efforts to resolve the issue, thinking …

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Guest Opinion: Great relationships are designed, not destined

By Sarah Noll Wilson | Leadership coach

Much of our success depends on the quality of our relationships (unless you live off the land in the woods by yourself, which isn’t you if you are reading this). …

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The Elbert Files: Finding Grant Wood

The Grant Wood exhibit at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York connects with history in ways I had not expected.

Wood, of course, is the iconic Iowa artist who painted “American Gothic” …

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Guest Opinion: Leading into summer

By Tiffany O’Donnell | CEO, Iowa Women Lead Change

Growing up, we were often advised, “Athletes aren’t made during the school year, they’re made in the summer.” As parents raising two daughters who both play a variety …

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The Elbert Files: Time for a tax ‘do-over’

Mike Lipsman has taken an informed look at Iowa’s new tax law and concluded that, while the changes are more reduction than reform, the door remains open for a “do-over” that could be groundbreaking.

To …

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Guest Opinion: Create a great experience at every turn

By Emily Steele | Co-owner, Brand Launch

I was recently going in for a massage appointment and when I opened the door, the owner was on his phone visibly upset. He wrapped up the call after about …

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The Elbert Files: Absentee voting 42 years ago

Two years ago, an estimated 50 million U.S. citizens cast absentee ballots, voted early or used other nontraditional voting methods, according to the Pew Research Center. That’s more than one-third of the 130 million votes …