Editorial

‘If You Can’t Convince Them, Confuse Them’

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 09/29/2022 - 2:00am

“I run a small contracting business. I have been hired as a subcontractor on a large construction project – a 40-story downtown office building.

I am told there are more than 70 different contractors who will be working on this project. My company will be responsible for only a small piece of it.

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‘There’s Only So Far I Can Take Them’ – Why Teachers Give Up On Struggling Students Who Don’t Do Their Homework

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 09/28/2022 - 4:00am

Whenever “Gina,” a fifth grader at a suburban public school on the East Coast, did her math homework, she never had to worry about whether she could get help from her mom.

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Inside Leadership Omaha’s Best Class Ever: Class 45

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 09/27/2022 - 12:00am

September – Opening Retreat

The two-day opening retreat absolutely flew by, and a part of me felt like I was a kid back at summer camp. There was the initial excitement and nervousness as the retreat began, and everyone started getting to know each other.

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Federal Broadband Investments

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 09/23/2022 - 12:00am

I often talk about the importance of investing in our core infrastructure. That’s things like our roads, bridges, railways, airports, drinking water systems, and ports.

But in today’s digital age, internet connectivity is just as integral to modern life as any other more “traditional” form of physical infrastructure.

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Trusting Your Trustee

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 09/22/2022 - 12:00am

Many real estate investors consistently use what I call a “grantor revocable title holding trust”, which is a more accurate term than “land trust”, to take and hold title to a piece of real estate they buy for investment purposes. Such trusts can be used whether the property is being held as a long-term rental or being bought as a buy, fix and resell or being resold as a quick flip. The most important component of such an arrangement is the capacity and integrity of your trustee.

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How The Setter Position In Volleyball Imitates The Best Leadership On Your Team

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 09/21/2022 - 3:00am

I do not think I can overstate the importance of the setter position in volleyball. I also do not think we can overstate the importance of the relationship between the setter and the head coach in volleyball.

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Better Business Bureau Continues To Its Torch Awards For Ethics

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 09/20/2022 - 4:00am

Twenty-seven years ago, the Better Business Bureau held the first iteration of its Integrity Awards in a diminutive hotel room for a handful of guests.

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Conference Speaker Says U.S. Can Stay Competitive By Investing In Children

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 09/19/2022 - 1:00am

In 2021, the New York Times published a startling bar graph showing how much governments across the globe spend on care for young children.

Norway topped the list, spending, on average, nearly $30,000 per child each year.

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Volunteers Lend Their Support To Women Seeking Abortion

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 09/16/2022 - 1:00am

As she opened her car door, I could see the tears start forming in her eyes. As I walked her from the parking lot to the doors of the Lincoln Planned Parenthood health center, we both could hear the shouts from the sidewalk out front: “Don’t kill your baby!” “We can help you.” “We have information for you.”

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A Letter To President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Opposing The Student Debt Forgiveness Plan

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 09/15/2022 - 1:00am

Dear Mr. President,

As governors, we support making higher education more affordable and accessible for students in our states, but we fundamentally oppose your plan to force American taxpayers to pay off the student loan debt of an elite few—a plan that is estimated to cost the American taxpayer more than $2,000 each or $600 billion total, a price the people of our states cannot afford.