Reentry into the Workforce

Reentering the workforce after a long break is challenging. Are employers willing to open their doors to “career relaunchers”?

“Leading Quietly” in a (Very) Loud World

Too many people think that leaders should be dynamic and talkative.

What about those who
“lead quietly”? Are they not leaders themselves?

A “Hip” and Progressive City Like Des Moines Should Be More Inclusive

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No Room At The Workplace

Over the weekend, two New York Times (credit to SI’s Richard Deitsch for highlighting these links on his Media Matters column this week) articles about unemployment in Europe and here in the United States, reaffirms my belief that the middle class is extinct, or on the verge of it…and it is time to create a…

The Challenge to Break The “Political Glass Ceiling”

“When will Iowa elect a woman to Congress?” From Roxanne Conlin to Lynn Cutler, from Bonnie Campbell to Elaine Baxter to Marianne Miller-Meeks and Joni Ernst, Iowa get a scornful finger wagging for being unable to break past the proverbial “glass ceiling” with respects to women advancing beyond elected state government and representing Iowa in…