Dan Arens

Business Growth: Hoping Does Not Make It Happen

There is a saying: “There are three kinds of people; those who watch things happen, those who make things happen, and those who don’t know what’s happening.... Read More

Business Growth: Critical Thinking for Decision Making

In a recent interview, Virgin founder Richard Branson shared the primary criteria he takes into consideration when making a significant decision. While most business owners take several different appr... Read More

Grow Your Business: Preparing for Board Service

Surprisingly, the word "board" is derived from English country life. More than four hundred years ago, each house had a table that was made from wide boards. Some of the boards were used for eating. O... Read More

Grow Your Business by Leading with Humor

Former President Ronald Reagan was the epitome of leadership with a fair amount of humor. When running against Walter Mondale in 1984, during one of their debates, he said, “I will not make age an iss... Read More

Business Growth: Personality Types

Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffet have all admitted being a certain personality type. There are three major personality types: introverts, extroverts, and ambiverts.... Read More

Grow Your Business: By Turning Adversity to Your Advantage

John Chambers, the retired Cisco CEO, recently spoke to a group of startups and told them “You want your competitors not to change.” Then he went on to emphasize, on the other hand, “You want to have... Read More

Business Growth: Small Businesses Become Bigger Businesses

With a little thought, some imagination, and some inspiration, now might be the time for you to rethink where you are and where you are going, even if it means starting your own business. Remember, sm... Read More

Business Growth: Let Big Data Be a Big Help

Informed decisions can work out well for organizations, if the iconic baseball movie Moneyball is any indication. In the movie, Brad Pitt starred as coach Billy Beane. Coach Beane used certain perform... Read More

Grow Your Business: By Making Better Decisions

A reporter asked the farmer, “How is your corn?” The farmer replied, “I didn’t plant any.” “Really?” asked the reporter. “I thought this was corn country.” “Some say it is,” said the farmer. “But I wa... Read More

Business Growth: Dealing With Terminations

Human Resources professional Bob McKenzie thinks the likelihood of a discrimination suit being filed, in the case of an involuntary termination, is 95 percent. With a professional estimate that high,... Read More