Culture
In the End…Hope
I recently witnessed one of the most remarkable refutations of a tragic death. Rev. Scott Hauser, 37, husband to Lara, father to four children ages eleven to one, son, brother, grandson, uncle, friend—and pastor—succumbed to angiosarcoma. Scott and Lara fit more into their fifteen years together than most of us...
Life Of Leadership: An Interview With Roger Hargens
MORE ABOUT Roger Hargens As President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Managers, is an experienced sales executive and business leader. Mr. Hargens was an early investor and Director of Accumold and was promoted to his current position in February 2000. Prior to joining Accumold on a full-time...
A Caution To All Who Experience Electoral Success
There is always a euphoria that accompanies any major electoral success. Since the beginning of American electoral politics, those who win inevitably declare that they have received a mandate from those who voted them into office. And the 2016 election was no different. As political pundits dissect what went wrong...
Leadership Through Advocacy: An Interview With Molly Hanson
MORE ABOUT Molly Hanson Molly Hanson is a 30-year old Des Moines native with a passion for the outdoors and conservation in Iowa. She attended Johnston schools and the University of Northern Iowa where she graduated with an Earth Science degree and a minor in Geology. Molly has worked in the...
An Antidote to Nihilism
ni-hil-ism noun -the rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless. -extreme skepticism maintaining that nothing in the world has a real existence. When I told the two people that help me with this blog that I was going to write a piece...
Character Counts: An Interview With Scott Raecker
MORE ABOUT Scott Raecker Scott Raecker serves as Director of The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University (formerly known as Character Counts In Iowa) – a position he has held since the work of the center was founded by former Governor Robert D. Ray as a lasting legacy...
People. Profit. Planet.
Since its inception in 2007, 640 College or University Presidents have signed the American Colleges and Universities Presidents Climate Commitment. Truth be told, people who do what I do for a living are asked to sign things all of the time. From climate commitments to theological statements, it seems like...
High School Students Can’t Go Wrong With Serving Others
High school seniors, and juniors should be filled with a mixture of anticipation, excitement and anxiety as they think about what lies ahead of them. As they decide which college to attend or job to seek, some students already know which career paths they want to follow and many others...
The Race/Class Bias of College Rankings
This op-ed was originally published in the Dubuque Telegraph Herald on Sunday, November 21st, 2016. It’s college rating season, which means that it’s the time of year administrators scroll through US News and World Report, Newsweek, Forbes, The Princeton Review, and the Wall Street Journal to see how their institutions...
God, Man and Politics—We Can Do Better
As my readers know, the purpose of this blog is to address topics related to the subject of leadership. I’ve tried to achieve that goal through short essays, book reviews, editorials, and general observations about our culture. I’ve also tried to stay away from direct political commentary. There’s already enough...
