Letter: State should address billing practices
The price that I pay for health care on site at a hospital should not be the same price I pay for an off-site visit to my primary care doctor’s office for the same service.
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Letter: Nation needs quality public officials
When can we get back to quality office holders more concerned about governing through collaboration and thoughtful consideration of all aspects of the major issues facing the country instead of focusing on their extremist wars?
Mickey Kim and Roger Lee: Microsoft’s ‘Sydney’ chatbot shows the dangers of AI
At the same time, we can’t help but see the similarities between the hype surrounding how AI is going to disrupt the way we live and learn with the excitement over how cryptocurrencies were going to replace government-issued currencies and “de-fi” (decentralized finance) was going to render our current financial system obsolete.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: A price Americans might be willing to pay in Ukraine
Perhaps the most depressing aspect of the war is, there is no end in sight.
Mandy Haskett: Leadership development shouldn’t just focus on leaders
Factors like toxic culture, bottlenecks, a lack of strategic clarity, lack of diversity, or cross-functional conflict act as organizational barriers that stifle your good people’s impact.
Mark Montieth: Mount’s 61-point performance part of Purdue basketball lore
It remains the single-game scoring record for a Big Ten player and stands as one of college basketball’s all-time-greatest shooting performances when the game’s meaning and opponent’s quality are considered.
Editorial: Lawmakers should abandon partisan school elections idea
Partisan politics at the state and national levels already have caused deep enough divisions among the citizenry, and there’s no need to do more to spread the discord.
Kate Pangallo: We must all be in the business of developing talent
More transparency of the region’s high-quality, high-need feeder roles from which workers can advance can make our region a place where the talent development and opportunity landscapes are as dynamic and exciting as the economy they fuel.
Kevin Teasley: It’s time to talk about the role of school districts
How can districts, not just IPS, continue to compete in a world where choices for parents are growing by leaps and bounds, and there is no end in sight?
Letters: It’s not just trucks that should go faster
Every time I come back to Indiana, I am reminded of the absurdly low speed limits on Indiana’s urban interstates.
Letters: TIFs need overhaul
The lack of transparency, diversion of much-needed property tax revenues away from schools and libraries, and overall mismanagement of the wacko financing scheme appears over-ripe for overhaul.
Nate Feltman: Your feedback matters at IBJ Media
It might not always be obvious, but in the media business, we like when communication goes both ways.
Tiffany Sauder: Break your hiring process to make it better
It’s easy for urgency to overpower the realization that hiring is one of the most important things we do as leaders. Going fast and on your gut serves no one.
Cecil Bohanon and John Horowitz: First comes security, then comes marriage and kids
Only 20% of parents say it is extremely or very important their children get married or have children as adults.
Jalene Hahn: Couples and money: Opposites attract, blend over time
Money management is different in that we tend to be drawn to others that complement our natural approach.
Michael Caliendo: Meeting the cybersecurity challenge for small and midsize businesses
Migration of more business functions to the cloud and the explosion of remote work as a result of the pandemic both create significantly higher risk for attacks.
Derek Schultz: The Colts coaching search may be over, but their offseason makeover is just beginning
Critical decisions on additions and subtractions loom, and if those decisions fail, it won’t matter if Steichen is the second coming of Vince Lombardi, Nick Saban or John freaking Wooden.
Editorial: City, advocates must counter negative downtown perceptions
That will mean an aggressive marketing campaign to remind residents in the region what there is to do downtown and that they can feel safe coming to do it.
Lesley Weidenbener: High marks for food, not so for cleanliness
IBJ received nearly 2,000 responses to a survey asking questions about downtown. The results aren’t scientific but they are interesting.
Darryl Lockett: Improving health outcomes will require collaboration
We know that as much as 80% of a person’s health status is influenced by social factors—factors that disproportionately impact marginalized populations.