MADDOX: Conflicts of interest now acceptable in D.C.?
I am a big believer that the ethics of a business or government operation always start at the top and directly flow down to the worker bees.
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McDONALD & SOARDS: Securing a vision for state’s tech future
Expanding and making transferable Indiana’s venture capital investment tax credit is a strong initial step.
SMITH: State, city should be friendlier for e-cigarettes
Policymakers understandably have concerns about e-cigarettes, including whether vaping will attract new customers who are not current smokers. To date, research both here and in Europe suggests this is exceedingly rare.
DAVISON: Bridging the Indy-area workforce gap
For central Indiana talent to fulfill our developing need, the region must bridge the workforce gap. The good news is that work has begun through the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership and its recent initiative, Ascend Indiana.
WESTERHAUS-RENFROW: Are you a new leader? Here’s how to be trusted now
To deliver necessary results, you need to build trust and confidence fast. Trust builds loyalty, and you’ll need a loyal fan base to help you deliver winning results.
SKIDMORE: Remind the council that transit is essential
This should be a pretty straightforward matter. After all, the council decided in May to let voters have their say regarding a tax to support improved transit, and in November, nearly 60 percent of voters in 79 precincts countywide said yes to the tax.
HUME: Indy 500 needs diversity in motors, chassis
Economic impact is generated by inviting more players to participate in the 500. Automotive industrial giants Ford Motor Co., Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Toyota have unmatched wealth waiting to be spent on race engine development for teams at the Speedway.
MARCUS: Governor: Don’t forget our smaller communities
Our state has good places the size of Evansville, South Bend and Muncie on down to Hartford City, Portland and Sullivan. These places could offer a quality of life deemed acceptable by our elite state economic developers if a program of incentives removed the blemishes caused by stagnation and decline.
GUY: Sell all your stock because of the election?
Nothing distorts like an election result. Nothing. Not cataracts. Not broken lenses. Not even a bad photograph.
KENNEDY: Losing Bill Hudnut, a leader with vision
Unlike politicians who see the job of mayor as a low-level “stepping stone” to higher office, Hudnut reveled in being Indianapolis’ mayor. He had a passion for—and an intellectual engagement with—urban policy, and he understood the importance of a vibrant central core.
SASSO: An open letter to the incoming vice president
May the pronouncements, directives and decisions of the newly elected leadership dispel any apprehension that we are entering a period of fractured trust.
ELSENER: Marian tries new tack in teacher prep
Any drive to improve our nation’s schools and education system begins with understanding why people enter collegiate schools of education, why they want to dedicate their lives to be teachers and leaders, and why, in too many cases, teachers decide to leave their profession.
AMSTUTZ: Embracing history to shape the Next Indiana
In 1825, nine years into statehood, Indiana underwent a governmental change for the sake of shifting demographics. With the state’s bicentennial just a few days away, we face similar shifts in demographics and other economic and cultural realities, so we might want to consider lessons learned from that change.
PETERSON: A Dem’s advice for our new GOP governor
Taking office without a plan is like trying to cross the Atlantic in a small boat without navigation equipment.
FIDDIAN-GREEN: Vaping is not a proven way to stop smoking
A serious dialogue about curbing smoking in the Hoosier state should start with the most promising solutions. And as rigorous research studies and other states’ experiences have shown, there are far more powerful tools than e-cigarettes at our disposal.
KENNEDY: Time to determine what’s next
The electoral map is not—as often described—cosmopolitan “elitist” coasts against the “heartland.” It’s a nationwide series of blue islands in seas of red—urban centers surrounded by suburban, exurban and rural precincts.
WESTERHAUS-RENFROW: Liar, liar, your negotiation is on fire
Some bad behavior has become more acceptable in the workplace, and the practice of lying has morphed to accommodate the needs of business.
FADNESS: An opportunity Indiana can’t afford to waste
Our leaders in manufacturing, agriculture and distribution must pursue the internet-of-things economy.
CORLEY: Reflect on Wells Fargo for a minute
You must go deep within an organization to assess the alignment of many management and leadership processes and systems that are maintained to form a consistent culture.
RICHARDSON: Go ahead: Talk politics in ‘polite company’
A hallmark of today’s workplace is that employees don’t check their personal selves at the door.