Febraury 2017 – Grassroots work on BR|E

~~~Grassroots work on BR|E… Iowa has one of the longest running, most advanced BR|E programs in the country. Joe Raso attended the BEST of Iowa Management Team, the state’s central coordinating group, meeting last week, to discuss the State’s next steps in its BR|E...

Febraury 2017 – Outcomes

~~~Outcomes… while working on the book, Economic Development for the Team, I struggled to understand the lack of outcomes (results/time) in the profession. I understand the pressure of reporting results quarterly/annual to inform investors. I understand the use of...

Febraury 2017 – Word of the Day

~~~ Word of the day… bloviate, verb, talk at length, especially in an inflated or empty way. Many bloviators are posing as thought leaders by asking important questions only to restate common practices or worse yet, the obvious. Thought leadership must be deeper. Are...

Febraury 2017 – A Gossip

~~~ “A gossip… is one who talks to you about others. A bore is one who talks to you about himself. And a brilliant conversationalist is one who talks to you about yourself.” Lisa Kirk, source: Monday Morning Memo