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On Leadership:  Is connection the driving force in the future of work?

I once accepted a job because of a piece of cake. 

It happened long ago when I was waiting in the reception area of a Wall Street firm, waiting for an interview. I was very …

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On Leadership:  Leadership lessons from a brigadier general

On a recent flight home from a business trip, I was pleasantly surprised to find myself seated next to a friend from our school days at Ballard-Huxley: retired Brig. Gen. David Elwell. Throughout junior high …

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The Elbert Files: A recipe for disaster

My friend K.C. was admiring artist Richard Serra’s “Five Plate Pentagon” in the southeast corner of the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park.

As I approached, he mumbled something about the Legislature needing to grow …

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The Elbert Files: Disinflation

If you wonder why we have not had a recession lately, or if we will have one sometime this year, economist Jim Paulsen has an interesting answer.

Before retiring in 2022, Paulsen wrote a deeply …

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The Elbert Files: Iowans and UFOs

The modern era of UFO sightings began midyear 1947, shortly after I was born, which helps explain my lifelong fascination with unidentified flying objects and why I was drawn to a new book by technology …

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On Leadership: How to lead when you’re not the boss

In a past job, I had a talented individual on my team. I recognized her skills and asked her if she’d like to lead an innovative technology project we were working on. Her response was …

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The Elbert Files: Addictive sports betting

Sports betting, like cancer rates and bad water, is a growing problem in Iowa.

There’s a relatively simple solution – limiting advertising – which I’ll get to in a minute. But first, some background.

Sports …

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The Elbert Files: Revolving Iowa politics

What’s happened to Iowa?

I’ve been asked many versions of that question in recent months. Typically, but not exclusively, by Democrats who can’t understand how a middle-of-the-road state like Iowa could, almost overnight, become a …

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On Leadership: The No. 1 leadership skill for 2024? Emotional intelligence

In one of my first jobs after college, I had the privilege of meeting Daniel Goleman, the psychologist who would go on to write the book “Emotional Intelligence.” I invited Goleman to speak at a …

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The Elbert Files: Removing the safety net

It was a bright winter day when I saw my friend K.C. deep in thought at the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park. He was looking at Dutch artist Willem de Kooning’s “Reclining Figure” sculpture.…

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