A Look in the Mirror
The last post identified the cost of having a toxic workplace. Leaders who think they might have a difficult or toxic workplace can refer to expert Christine Porath, author of …
The Cost of Bad Behavior at Work
The Cost of Bad Behavior: How Incivility is Damaging Your Business and What to Do About It, by Chirstine Pearson and Christine Porath was published in 2009. The book details results …
Leading with Wisdom – Book Review
Jann Freed, a leadership speaker at our recent Women and Leadership Lunch, is the author of Leading with Wisdom: Sage Advice from 100 Experts. Dr. Freed interviewed over 100 leadership …
Women in Leadership: Jann Freed
The Women in Leadership series of lunches continues on April 20th with Dr. Jann Freed. Jann is the author of Leading with Wisdom: Sage Advice from 100 Experts . She …
Women in Leadership: Christina Moffatt
Each spring, The Wallace Centers of Iowa offers a leadership and civility lunch series. The theme for 2016 connects with a broader trend around the expanding awareness about the lack …
Leadership Lessons from a Community Organizer
Jordan Kauffman, a young professional with a strong voice for making a difference in our community has experience with community organizing and the concept of relational meetings. These two concepts …
5 Lessons~Inbound Marketing to Workplace Leadership
Have you heard about inbound marketing? It is an effective practice of promoting a business or non-profit through content marketing. The idea is to build a body of content that …
What are Weak Ties and Why Should We Leverage Them?
During our Leadership and Civility Lunch titled Making an Impact through Connections participants had a chance to make new connections. Aubrey Alvarez, a leader who is skilled in making connections for …
Henry A. Wallace Quote – Supreme Criterion
Imagine walking through a park and seeing the roof of a shed covered in green mossy life. Would you take time to notice and feel a sense of awe and …
Mindfulness: A Leadership Skill?
Is mindfulness becoming a leadership skill? There has been significant research devoted the benefits of mindfulness practices related to health and wellness. Numerous large organizations have taken these benefits seriously …
Curiosity & the Power of Possibility
On February 18th The Wallace Centers of Iowa hosted leadership expert Tabby Hinderaker the Purposeful Growth Coach to share insights about coaching. Those who attended enjoyed an amazing lunch prepared …
10 Civility Insights #Peopleskills – Feb 8, 2015
Here are the 10 questions Kate Nasser asked on her Sunday, Feb 8, 2015 Twitter Chat. Reviewing it here gives us an opportunity to gain insight about civility and leadership …
What is the Connection Between Leadership and Civility?
The Wallace Centers of Iowa offered a series of lunches on leadership and civility for Spring 2015. Since the series was announced, people have been asking about the link between the …