Ask executives to list traits of great leaders and they will probably name vision, honesty, or the ability to execute change. Rarely mentioned is one critical capability that leaders need most in turbulent times: sensemaking, the ability to create and update maps of a complex environment in order to act more effectively in it.

Jeff Chapman (79BBA), of Dallas, Texas, is one of the top mergers and acquisitions lawyers in the country. Jeff credits University of Iowa Henry B. Tippie College of Business professors Nancy Hauserman (76JD), Gerry Nordquist (56MA, 60PhD), and Andy Policano for providing a strong foundation for his professional life.

These days, it’s common for people to work for many employers over the course of their careers. When an employee who previously left your company tries to come back, how do you determine whether or not you should rehire them? Research from Tippie's Chad Van Iddekinge shows rehiring these “boomerang” employees can come with some benefits.

The first Tippie Monday Memoir featured Tippie alumnus Jeffrey Ding (BBA16, Economics).

There is so much we can learn about ourselves and others with this month's Lunar New Year celebrations and Black History Month events.