Overview
Goals and expectations are critical to success, but sometimes, we set bad goals with good intentions. We’ve got tips and tricks to help you set (and achieve!) better, SMART-er goals with the end in mind. Now that you have your goals, you need to follow-up and provide feedback to your team. Let’s explore ways to maximize your own emotional intelligence and self-management in the moment while also being sensitive to the other person in the conversation so you can manage your conversations well, whether that’s providing praise or sharing corrective feedback. Don’t forget about appreciation! Expressing appreciation at work is critical to building healthy employee morale, but sometimes it’s easy to forget, and even easier said than done. We’ll explore the 5 Languages of Appreciation and where they fit, along with tactical tips to help you get your appreciation across!

Objectives
By attending this course, participants will…

• Set clear expectations with your team, peers, and colleagues

• Thoughtfully provide feedback others can hear
• Deliver appreciation with individual styles in mind

• The City of Indianola 

• Simpson College  

• Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) 

• Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) 

• Small Business Administration (SBA) 

• Turner Construction 
• UnityPoint Health
• Weitz Construction
• And more!

Whip It Good Catering is excited to be hosting "Call Me Chef! Kids Cooking Classes again! Please read below for important information:

• Classes held at Whip It Good Catering, 110 South Howard Street, Indianola, Iowa
• Designed for kids ages 3-14 (give or take depending on child).
• An adult will be required to attend with the kids.
• Kids will prepare a full family meal that feeds 4-5 people. Meals will be prepared in disposable pans and ready for your ovens at home.  
• Kids will receive a paper chef's hat, disposable apron, and ceritificate of completion.
• Cost is $60 per child
  • $25 per additional child if they want to prepare and share the same meal
  • If they each want to prepare their own meals then they will need to each register at the $60 level
  • Payment is required no later than 1 week prior to the class. If you do not submit payment, your spot may be released.

We don’t have time to do things twice. We also don’t have time to repeat ourselves. So how do we get our messages through the first time?

• When we’re concerned about the level of risk on a project, how do we get that through to the people who need to be prepared for delays or cost overruns?
• When we need additional resources to resolve the issue at hand, how do we get the attention of those who have moved on to other priorities in the business
• When the decisions that need to be made have lasting impacts on the health of the organization as a whole, not just the stakeholder who screams the loudest, how do we make sure all of the right people are involved and paying attention?
• When we need input from everyone, not just the highest paid person’s opinion, how do we engage all and only the right people?

Influencing up has never been more challenging than it is right now, because there are so many competing demands for our attention!

Right now, you’ve already moved on to something else in your head. But come back…Because there’s real pain here, and a need for real solutions. And we can talk through some real solutions. Influencing up is an art and a bit of science. There are tools and techniques that help us. There are some charts and boxes and some proven processes we can follow.

This quick-hit, action packed webinar will give you a set of

• Critical success factors for influencing up in any organization, of any size or scale or industry.
• Three techniques to help you focus your own skill growth where you need it most.
• Practical, easy to apply tips to help you improve your stakeholder interactions to influence up, starting now.

Ribbon Cutting for Starbucks

Date: Thursday, May 22nd
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: 302 E. Trail Ridge Ave

We’re thrilled to welcome Starbucks to Indianola! Join us for their Ribbon Cutting ceremony to celebrate their brand-new location.

Grand Opening Alert: Even though the Ribbon Cutting is on the 22nd, Starbucks will be celebrating their Grand Opening on May 15th. Feel free to stop by early, grab a coffee, and check out the new space!

Let’s come together as a community to give Starbucks a warm Indianola welcome. In the meantime, be sure to visit their new location and show your support. We can’t wait to see you there!

Check out Starbucks here!

The Indianola American Legion Post 165 in Indianola is holding a Memorial Day parade Monday, followed by a service at the IOOF Cemetery. Joe Moody with the American Legion tells KNIA News the service honors and recognizes American Soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice in serving in the nation’s military, and will involve the raising the American Flag and the playing of Taps, and he hopes people know the significance of the ceremony. The parade begins at the Warren County Administration Building going south on Buxton, then east on Ashland across the square before turning south on Howard, turning east again on Salem, then turning south on 1st Street and crossing Highway 92 before ending at the IOOF Cemetery.

The parade begins at 10am, with the ceremony following the conclusion of the parade at the Junior Edwards statue on the east side of the cemetery.

Join us this weekend for our first-annual Cumming Circuit! Pedal your way to Cumming, IA (accessible through the Great Western Trail from Downtown DSM) to enjoy a fun day-trip in the country side.

This event is designed for healthy living and community connection in our charming agrihood. Cyclists will get to enjoy drink specials, local food, and fun activities along Cumming Ave. 🚴🍻

Here's what you can expect to find:

• Wilson's Orchard & Farm
  • Cyclist-exclusive Happy Hour | $4 off any of our pizzas & $2 off our ciders
  • The first day of strawberry picking! 
• Iowa Distilling Company
  • A $20 special on a unit of Prairie Fire Mini's (16 per unit)
• Middlebrook Farm
  • Music
  • Wine Wagon
  • Ice cream
• The Cumming Tap
  • Fun specials

The members of the Frank R. Brownell III Apprentice Artist Program kick off the 2025 Festival Season with the popular Apprentice Spotlight Concert on Saturday, May 31 at 6:30pm. Get to know each artist as they perform their signature aria for an appreciative audience.

This event is free and open to the public.