Entries by Eric Woolson

Second Day Same as the First; Rants Attack Misses the Mark Again

DES MOINES – State Rep. Christopher Rants’ second consecutive day of attacks on fellow Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Vander Plaats’ leadership of a Sioux City nonprofit rehabilitation facility is based his continued use of an inaccurate timeline and other flawed assumptions. “Voters want candidates who spell out a clear, constructive vision for Iowa’s future. Bob […]

Vander Plaats Campaign Responds to Rants Attack

DES MOINES – Republican gubernatorial candidate Christopher Rants today released inaccurate information about GOP frontrunner Bob Vander Plaats’ tenure as President and CEO of Opportunities Unlimited, a long-term care facility for individuals with brain injuries. Rants based his false attack on Vander Plaats’ success as a turnaround chief executive officer on the contention that Vander […]

South Korean Journalists to Visit The Concept Works on Sept. 21

Two Korean journalists will visit The Concept Works on Sept. 21 as part of a U.S. State Department project, “Politics-Journalism Cooperation and Competition.” Mr. Song Min Jin, a reporter on the Seoul Broadcasting System Economic Issues Desk, Seoul Broadcasting System, and Mr. Sewon Lee, a reporter on the Yonhap News Agency Social Affairs Team, will […]

Vander Plaats to Culver: Don’t Wait, Bring Economic Improvement Group Together Now

SIOUX CITY – Republican gubernatorial front-runner Bob Vander Plaats said today that Governor Chet Culver should bring together the state’s best business minds to develop a plan to fix Iowa’s economic climate and stop mounting job losses, including Tuesday’s announcement that 400 Lake Mills workers will be laid off as their jobs are moved to […]

Rickert First to File in West Des Moines Council Race

WEST DES MOINES – Brian Rickert today became the first candidate to file nomination papers in this year’s municipal elections as he seeks to succeed retiring incumbent Loretta Sieman in the Third Ward. “Today’s the first day for candidates to file and I’ve been looking forward to it because we’ve already received such tremendous support […]

Vander Plaats to Make Gubernatorial Bid Official with Sept. 7 Announcement in Sheldon

SIOUX CITY – Sioux City businessman Bob Vander Plaats, the 2006 Republican nominee for lieutenant governor who is leading the field for the party’s 2010 gubernatorial nomination, will officially launch his campaign on Monday, Sept. 7 in his hometown of Sheldon in northwest Iowa. “Labor Day is the traditional start of the election season and […]

Vander Plaats Dismisses Christopher “Ready, Fire, Aim” Rants’ Attack on Health Care Core Principles

DES MOINES – Bob Vander Plaats, the front-runner for the 2010 Republican gubernatorial nomination, today dismissed an attack by fellow candidate Christopher Rants as “more of the same from a career politician.” Rants issued a statement falsely claiming Vander Plaats “unveiled a health care plan over the weekend” that would “double the size of the […]

Food for Thought: We’re Overled and Undermanaged

Corporate America has had too much of fancy leadership disconnected from plain old management, writes Henry Mintzberg in the latest issue of Business Week. Mintzberg is the Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies at McGill University and a founding partner of www.CoachingOurselves.com. To read the entire column, click here.