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Jalene Hahn: Embracing the shift to human-first financial guidance
In my words, this is a convergence of the disciplines of financial planning, life planning, coaching, behavioral finance and financial therapy.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: What’s behind the massive layoffs in tech? Overhiring
It is estimated that 169,000 workers have lost jobs in technology companies since the first of the year.
Mark Montieth: ‘An old Indiana custom’
There’s just something about the nets hanging from basketball rims that makes them too tempting to leave behind.
Lesley Weidenbener: Tell us whom to name to the Indiana 250
Our goal is to choose 250 people who are influential in Indiana right now. This year. Not over the past 25 years. Not for the next 25 years. But Hoosiers who are making a difference in their local communities, in the state or in the nation in this moment.
Pamela Whitten: Indiana University’s role in shaping the state’s future
We know that vibrant universities fuel business and industry, and create stronger, more prosperous communities.
Ronak Shah: I’m a charter-school teacher who supports IPS
Over the past few years, Indianapolis Public Schools took an important step toward stability by trying to right-size the district in a plan called Rebuilding Stronger.
Letters: People with disabilities can fill worker gap
You do not sacrifice quality or performance by hiring a person with a disability. On the contrary, I find that the intangibles are as relevant as the business advantages—like a dedicated and capable workforce.
Samantha Julka: Let’s help employees take a (mental) load off
One second I might be contemplating my laundry pile and the next taking a deep dive into why sales are down this quarter.
Pete the Planner: So you think you want to take a lower-paying job? Here’s how
Most people have the near term figured out but can’t make the long term work.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: Spring is a time to celebrate freedom and rebirth
Death, destruction and rebirth, followed by unheralded improvements that are often difficult to foresee, are economic parallels to the narratives of religious faith.
Kim and Todd Saxton: Observing lessons from a 111-year-old failure
What many people don’t realize is that the Titanic was the White Star Line’s solution to a hyper-competitive market—its own form of disruption.
Rob Carter: Compassionate release saves money, improves safety
Indiana has the opportunity to expand compassionate, safe pathways to release for the elderly and those with serious or life-threatening, costly medical conditions without undermining public safety.
Josh Webb & Josiah Neeley: Legislation will push cost of utility projects higher
The bill would eliminate a key element of competition from the current transmission planning process and effectively create a monopoly, to the detriment of Indiana consumers.
Letters: House should pass ‘Share the Savings’ bill
Senate Bill 8, or the “Share the Savings” bill, would provide relief to hundreds of thousands of Hoosiers, ensuring their life-saving medications are more affordable by passing through negotiated rebates to plan participants at the point of sale.
Derek Schultz: The Colts need to realize it’s time to take a real chance at quarterback
In each of the last three offseasons, the Colts have spent their time and draft capital sifting through veteran cast-offs instead of aggressively pursuing long-term solutions at the position.
Nate Feltman: Indiana’s GOP supermajority is not to blame
One common trait shared by all the top job markets in the nation is that they are in states where Republicans control the Legislature.
Mark Montieth: Knight’s first Final Four team at IU set the stage for future success
Fifty years ago, Indiana University reached the Final Four of the NCAA Basketball Tournament with the first and unlikeliest of Bob Knight’s five Final Four teams.
Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow: How to balance risks, rewards of transparency
Transparency in the workplace can be a double-edge sword that cuts both ways.
Bank failure shows fragility of industry’s confidence game
What was true for the Bailey Bros. Building & Loan in “It’s a Wonderful Life” still rings true for J.P. Morgan today: If too many depositors demand their money back at the same time (a bank “run”), you can’t pay them all, and the bank fails.