Strategic Planning Posts

Who am I, What am I, Why am I?

When working with businesses and individuals we often ask our clients to answer the following questions: “Who am I, What am I, Why am I”. We always want to get to the core of these questions early on in... Read More »

What’s the value of one good idea?

At Truth@Work, an organization with which I am involved, we often ask the question: “What’s the value of one good idea?” Recently, in listening to a CD coming off my monthly LIFE subscription, I was reminded of a story... Read More »

Biblical Success

Arnold Business Advisors LLC prides itself in aiding businesses and individuals in truly defining what “success” looks like and building strategies to achieve this “success”. With this being our mission, it’s not uncommon for us to engage in discussions... Read More »

The Cause

“The Cause”, “Our Mission”, “What Matters”, “Making a Difference” — Is it important that your organization have a “mission statement”? Some tend to dismiss the importance of “mission statements”; however, we have been reminded over the past month of... Read More »

John Wooden Pyramid of Success

Walking into my son’s basketball game this past week, John Wooden Pyramid of Success caught my eye.  Great words of wisdom from a man we all love and honor. Click here to view in pdf format. Read More »

What is it we do?

As we don’t sell a particular product or service, it’s often that people have difficulty understanding what we do. While we have a wide range of capabilities, our core business is in the following areas: Strategy Leadership Development High... Read More »

Are you ready for the recovery?

This past week, I attended the ACG Indiana & The Alliance Group Joint Luncheon. Panel discussion speakers were John Aplin, Managing Director of CID Capital, Private Equity Group; Chuck Williams Dean of Butler College of Business; and John Platek,... Read More »

The Formula for Success

Intention + Mechanism = Results First, let’s understand the definition of both of these terms: Intention an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result; the end or object intended; purpose. Mechanism the agency or means... Read More »

The Success Process

Vision: What is “success”? What are your “three wishes”? Where is your “pain”? Are we willing to pay the prices for “success”? Goals/Metrics: How will we know we are successful? Do our goals and metrics truly support the vision?... Read More »