Feb 9, 2023 | Arik Johnson
Once upon a time, I used to be a halfway decent writer. Every day, I’d draft a blog post (often two or three) that would examine the underlying narratives of whatever topic was in the zeitgeist of the business world. I wrote about all sorts of stuff I didn’t...
Feb 3, 2022 | Arik Johnson
Exactly 15 years ago executive leadership coach Dr. Marshall Goldsmith wrote a self-help book for already-successful people, subtitled with the same how-to advice many genre titles promise: how successful people become even more successful. And just like almost every...
Feb 3, 2020 | Arik Johnson
Twenty-five years ago today, I gave myself a most important birthday present: I started a company called Aurora Worldwide Development Corporation in the twelve feet on the eastern side of my mother’s beauty salon in my hometown of Chetek, Wisconsin and started down...
May 21, 2019 | Arik Johnson
What do you think of when you hear the word CHAMPION?Register now for the SCIP Bootcamp in London, June 25-26, 2019. Space is limited.Most people picture an athlete or sports team victorious after a contest against an evenly-matched rival. Historically, however,...
Feb 4, 2019 | Arik Johnson
Monday, February 4th, 2019 marks the first day of Aurora WDC’s 25th year.You’re invited to celebrate with us all year long, but more immediately actionable for you and your teammates, we’ve got our final discount live and running through midnight on Valentine’s Day...
Jan 16, 2019 | Arik Johnson
The day before Halloween 2009, two and a half years after Apple’s first-gen iPhone came to market in the United States, the iPhone 3GS went on sale in China. Today about 20% of Apple’s total revenue (up from 15% in 2012) comes from China, the lion’s...