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An Interview With Dubuque Mayor Roy Buol
Listen to the interview: Watch the full interview: Jeffrey Bullock: Well, I wanna welcome all of you to this inaugural version of this vlog or this podcast, which is known as Conversations about Leadership Matters. We're doing this in response...
The Ambiguity of Heroes
Rev. Professor Peter Gomes (1942-2011) was an American Baptist minister who, from 1974 to the time of his death, served as Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pursey Minister in The Memorial Church, Harvard University. The following post is an excerpt from his sermon, The Ambiguity of Heroes, which was...
An American Armistice
On Sunday, November 11, 2018 I had the distinct honor of praying the benediction at the Centennial Armistice Ceremony at the Meuse-Argonne Cemetery and Memorial in France. Our family prepared by watching the classic film Sergeant York, which depicts the events that took place at the Meuse-Argonne. About an hour...
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...
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 Empowerment-Oriented Spirit
I conducted an experiment during my senior year of college titled The Effects of Positive and Negative Feedback on a Select Population of Group Home Residents. While I was going to school, I worked at a home for at-risk adolescents. These children came from all walks of life: from a...
Accountability
ac-count-a-ble (1) required or expected to justify actions or decisions; responsible: government must be accountable to its citizens. See note at re-sponsible. ac-count-a-bil-i-ty/n. It is impossible to lead other people without internalizing the virtue of accountability. Of...
Authenticity
Those of you who read this blog but aren’t from Iowa may not realize that we have been in a Presidential election cycle for nearly a year. Because Iowa is the first state in the nation to hold a Presidential primary—what we know as a caucus—we have been inundated with...
“Some Luck” by Jane Smiley
First, a primer about Iowa culture. Culture and Iowa aren’t necessarily concepts that fit together for most people. When I asked one well-known presidential candidate his impression about our state he commented, “The corn. The corn. I can’t get over how nearly every field for miles on end is filled...
Poverty
Over the next several months, in addition to the topic of leadership, I’ll be writing about several topics that require the very best that leaders have to offer within what James Davison Hunter calls in To Change the World our “sphere of influence.” The first topic that I want to...
