The Morale Mechanic

Lead with Laughter, the new program by Gavin Jerome was a huge hit at the SHRM Leadership Conference in Ankeny. It is nice to stay close to home. All I had to do is drive down the road to the DMACC Conference center located in the Culinary Center to address the leadership of SHRM. At the very least I knew I was going to get... 

The Iowa Association of Bookkeepers for Co-ops had their meeting at the Country Inn and Suites in Ames, Iowa. And Gavin Jerome was there. And what  wild time it was. One of the generous vendor partners provided a free “happy hour” for attendees of the event before dinner. The beverages were flowing and the everyone... 

With everything going on in today’s business climate, we need to take a step back and find a way to deal with all the stress. Boosting employee morale is more important now than ever before. But what is a company to do? Budgets are tight and getting tighter every day. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Many companies... 

For the past three years, I have been the host of the Mullet contest at the Iowa State Fair. This year was bigger and better than ever. The Des Moines Register covered the affair that took place on the Budweiser/ABC5 stage and my quote lead off the story. “There is no award given at the Fair more prestigeous than the title...