Written by John P. Palen for Minnesota Business Magazine January 2014
After years of rising through the ranks of a large corporation, an ambitious executive will eventually ask the question: "What's next?"
A less-traveled path is to start or purchase a ...
Written by John P. Palen for Minnesota Business Magazine December 2013
Television and movies popularize the maverick charting his or her own course in a hostile and changing environment. We cheer for these people and at the same time wait for their destruction. It's part of...
Written by John P. Palen for Minnesota Business Magazine November 2013
George Bernard Shaw said that "youth is wasted on the young." Despite their advantages of stamina and mental sharpness, not all young people take full advantage of life's opportunities.
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Written by John P. Palen for Minnesota Business Magazine September 2013
Just one word can sum up how a friendly, small-town business can achieve global corporate success: "diversification." Taking feedback from clients is one way to diversify into new products or servi...