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Your help is needed to close one hole in Minnesota safety net
06 February 2012 3:11 PM | No CommentsYou may have read about Charles Van Heuveln in Jon Tevlin’s Star Tribune column a few weeks ago. A good program that benefits people with disabilities — Medical Assistance for Employed People with Disabilities (MA-EPD) — has a loop hole in it. A hole that...
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Theater of Public Policy
02 February 2012 12:19 PM | No CommentsPolitical satire and improvisational theater have a long history in the Twin Cities thanks in part to Dudley Riggs. Huge Improv Theater on 30th and Lyndale in south Minneapolis is adding a new chapter to this legacy with the Theater of Public Policy. In partnership...
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Communities Built to Last
30 January 2012 8:11 AM | No CommentsLast week, President Obama gave his annual State of the Union address, in which he raised the call for creating an economy that is “built to last.” For anyone who is a fan of business guru Jim Collins, this is a familiar term and title...
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Leadership Archive
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After 70 years, Boutell’s legacy still changing lives of Twin Cities youth
Posted on August 23, 2011 | No CommentsFor many children, summer is filled with camps, travel, playing in the neighborhood, or curling up with a book from a summer reading list. For children without those sorts of stimulating activities – especially children from low-income families or unsafe neighborhoods – not only do... -
A Minnesota Broadcasting Legend Reminds Us of the Power of Truth
Posted on August 22, 2011 | 3 CommentsNine months ago, the people of Minnesota received a gift when Don Shelby retired from his anchor post at WCCO television. Shelby spent more than three decades at WCCO and he had earned his place alongside his mentor Dave Moore as a legend of Minnesota... -
Best Places to Work – All About Trust
Posted on August 17, 2011 | No CommentsOn Thursday, August 18, the Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal will be hosting its annual “Best Places to Work” luncheon. During the program, 55 local organizations will be highlighted for putting people on the same pedestal with profits. Sounds cool as an employer and an employee,... -
How do you decide when to DIY?
Posted on August 15, 2011 | No CommentsThis summer I had a big decision to make. After a few years of procrastination I knew I could no longer put it off any longer. My house needed to be painted. Here is the scenario. I live in St. Louis Park and own a... -
Coworking Space & CoCo Minneapolis – Exciting alternative to spark ideas and new opportunities
Posted on August 1, 2011 | No CommentsRegardless if you are a tech startup, remote employee, small business owner, out-of-town visitor or work for a large corporation, you could potentially benefit from a coworking and collaboration space. What is Coworking? It is coming together with many different businesses to share work space,... -
Spending Cuts and Increased Taxes
Posted on July 25, 2011 | No CommentsI don’t know a single Minnesotan that is happy with the proposed 2012-13 state budget. Most of the people I know vote; or at least they claim to vote but also to “know” some people who refuse to participate in our democratic political system. The... -
Two Moments of Truth
Posted on July 6, 2011 | 3 CommentsThe months of early summer have been shaped by two significant events. First a natural disaster occurred when the May 22nd tornado traveled a path across North Minneapolis. Then what might be considered a disaster of the “man-made” variety befell Minnesota as the budget impasse... -
Sandlot Mentorships
Posted on June 27, 2011 | No CommentsMentorship programs are sprouting like sunflowers. They aren’t new, but it seems that this year has brought a steady increase in inquiries from senior leaders – from sheriffs to nursing home administrators – about the best ways to promote mentorship in their organizations. Typically, they... -
It is absolutely OK to say NO
Posted on June 22, 2011 | No CommentsUndoubtedly, if you have been involved in the community for a while you have had a group or individual come up to you and ask you to join their board or committee. It is an amazing feeling because someone thinks highly enough of you and... -
Winning from the center
Posted on June 20, 2011 | 1 CommentWhen did ‘compromise’ become a dirty word? Politics, like most things, ebbs and flows. If we look back in history, we’ll find periods when hard-headed individuals from differing political sides disagreed and couldn’t seem to find common ground. Our state legislators are stuck in one...
