Leading in Times Of Challenge: Recent Episodes

Greater Des Moines Partnership

This new podcast will feature community leaders from across Greater Des Moines who will share their greatest accomplishments and their biggest challenges. Now more than ever, during these trying times of the COVID-19 pandemic, leadership remains crucial to the strength and resilience of our region.

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Rosalind Fox shares tried-and-true strategies for leading her team through a crisis.

Operations Factory Manager Rosalind (Roz) Fox has worked for 15 years at Deere, five of which have been in her most recent position with John Deere Des Moines Works. Fox’s current role focuses on team dynamics and manufacturing operations, including worksite safety. Prior to becoming operations factory manager, Fox worked for three Fortune 100 companies and several other companies across the Midwest. 

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Elisabeth Buck discusses how she leans into guiding principles to lead through a crisis.

Elisabeth Buck has worked for United Way of Central Iowa since January of 2011. In 2017, she was promoted from her position as chief community impact officer to president. Buck will retire from the organization later this summer, in July 2021.  

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Sherri Nielsen continues to lead Easterseals Iowa through times of challenge with transparency.  

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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Jacquie Easley brings awareness to the importance of vaccination. 

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Jo Christine Miles shares how listening has helped her navigate her most challenging times.

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Deidre DeJear offers leadership tips for times of challenge and how to find clarity by taking a step back.

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Suzanna De Baca shares ideas for how to lead during the COVID-19 pandemic and other times of challenge.

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Jeff Russell shares ideas for leading in times of challenge, including during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Kyle Krause offers tips for community leaders dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nora Everett discusses leadership experience and offers tips for community leaders as they navigate COVID-19. 

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Greg Edwards offers leadership tips and shares lessons learned that can be applied to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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Joni Ernst shares leadership lessons that can be applied to the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

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Learn leadership lessons from Billi Hunt that can be applied to the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. 

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Li Zhao Mandelbaum shares leadership tips as she discusses lessons learned during her career.  

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Jamie Pollard shares leadership experiences for those navigating obstacles due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Dave Busiek, retired news director for KCCI, talks about challenges he's faced, how he and his teams overcame those challenges, and the lessons he learned that can be applied to today's coronavirus pandemic

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Gary Palmer, President and CEO of Prairie Meadows, talks about challenges he's faced, how he and his teams overcame those challenges, and the lessons he learned that can be applied to today's coronavirus pandemic

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Suku Radia, retired CEO of Bankers Trust, talks about challenges he's faced, how he and his teams overcame those challenges, and the lessons he learned that can be applied to today's coronavirus pandemic

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Tero International President Rowena Crosbie discusses challenges and lessons that can be applied to COVID-19.

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Tom Mahoney, retired CEO and current chair for the board of directors at the ITA Group talks about challenges he's faced, how he and his teams overcame those challenges, and the lessons he learned that can be applied to today's coronavirus pandemic

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Dan Houston, CEO of Principal Financial Group, talks about challenges he's faced, how he and his teams overcame those challenges, and the lessons he learned that can be applied to today's coronavirus pandemic.

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Gene Meyer, President of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, talks about challenges he's faced, how he and his teams overcame those challenges, and the lessons he learned that can be applied to today's coronavirus pandemic.

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Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, President Emeritus at the World Food Prize, talks about challenges he's faced, how he and his teams overcame those challenges, and the lessons he learned that can be applied to today's coronavirus pandemic

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Jay Byers, CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, talks about challenges he's faced, how he and his teams overcame those challenges, and the lessons he learned that can be applied to today's coronavirus pandemic

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Larry Zimpleman, retired CEO of Principal, talks about challenges he's faced, how he and his teams overcame those challenges, and the lessons he learned that can be applied to today's coronavirus pandemic

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US Amabassador to China, Terry Branstad, talks about challenges he's faced, how he and his teams overcame those challenges, and the lessons he learned that can be applied to today's coronavirus pandemic

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Dr. Angela Franklin, President of Des Moines University, talks about challenges she's faced, how she and her teams overcame those challenges, and the lessons she learned that can be applied to today's coronavirus pandemic

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Tony Dickinson, President at NCMIC Corporation, talks about challenges he's faced, how he and his teams overcame those challenges, and the lessons he learned that can be applied to today's coronavirus pandemic