Career Development

Gaining Wisdom from Sages with Jann Freed

Writer, speaker, teacher Jann Freed takes us on a journey of understanding some core principals of leadership from her book "Leading with Wisdom - Sage Advice from 100 Experts". If you have heard us talk about "soft skills" and leadership you will recognize some of this...great stuff and thank you!Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

Our Client the Agent

If you have ever purchased or sold a home it's highly likely you've worked with a real estate agent. Some time ago we learned of an interesting "back-story" of how ReMax Real Estate Concepts of the Des Moines Metro operates with their agents. Lance Hanson from ReMax Real Estate Concepts shared our microphone to talk about how they view their "real customers" the real estate salesperson and how, what they do, frees up the agent to focus on his/her business.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

Professional/Personal Skills with Desmund Adams

Twice a month Desmund Adams comes by the IOB Studios to talk about business and how to do/get/entice more productivity.  Today Desmund breaks down the "soft skills" into segments and talks about employer empathy and how that can drive...business.  To learn more about Desmund visit DesmundAdams.com.  Here is our conversation.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page.

Desmund Adams - Quit Networking!

Twice each month our career contributor Desmund Adams comes in to offer up some thoughts on how you might move your career forward.  An experienced recruiter who has worked with top level executives from across the country not only has insight but also common sense thoughts as to what skills can make you more...successful.  Here is tells us to "stop networking" and "start building relationships".  Solid stuff to think about.Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is heard Monday - Friday from 5PM to 6PM on 1350-KRNT, Des Moines.  Connect with us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour and, for more fun, here is our Facebook Page