My Writing

Danny Rehr’s Blog
Why I’m Writing & About What

Explore business management theory and more in a practical way to make sense of the workplace and improve your career.

What You’ll Take Away

Learn something, rethink, reframe, gain perspective, or even acknowledge previous understanding of the work environment of which you are a part. Improve yourself and your career along by reframing what you know, how you fit in systems, and how you engage the workplace.

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Interviews of the Ambitious Campaign
The Ambitious Among Us
Description

Research-backed articles.

I informationally interviewed local businesspersons who I called The Ambitious Among Us.

What was the Take Away?

Using business theory and cross-discipline research, the reader could learn about the person behind the job, and his or her business strategy.

My Interviewees – the Ambitious Among Us!

Selected Articles
Description

The Scale-Up of You: 10 Ways to Link Opportunities & Resources.

Originally published on August 15, 2019.

I gave a talk that evening called The Scale-Up of You. The number one question I was asked was “could I provide more examples. “What are some ways for an individual to scale-up their personal lives and/or professional careers?”

What was the Take Away?

How to think about and examples of combining current opportunities and resources to create new opportunities and resources.

Description

Originally published on February 20, 2019 as part of my Interviews of the Ambitious campaign, Scott Fish’s story was super impressive. I ended up forwarding my article to university business professors to pitch lifestyle business creation.

What was the Take Away?

“His business strategy and personal ambition were one in the same. An altruistic cooperative of transactions, Scott Fish’s positioning…I believed, [was a] self-regulated lifestyle business[man].”

Other Articles
Accounting Industry Analysis
Description

This was a 6-part series of articles I developed when operating as an independent strategy consultant back 2019. I analyzed the accounting industry and learned that accountants had:

Human interest in the good fortunes of others. 

What was the Take Away?

Accounting firms want to see their small business clients:

  • Grow their business acumen.
  • Become more resilient to industry threats and competitive deficiencies.
  • {Re]Discover alignment with their personal ambition.

Accounting Concerns

Innovation: Accounting As A Process & Product

Coupling Strategy for Accounting Firms

The Accounting Brand Gives Permission to Pursue Personal Ambition

Stories Differentiate Accounting Firms

Convention ≠ Strategy: Impact To Talent Acquisition in the Accounting Industry

My Research
Photo by lil artsy from Pexels.
Description

In support of my writing, some of the world’s great minds, talents and thought leaders gave me permission to upload their content.

Examples Included:
  • A Fields Medal winner.
  • A World Barista Champion.
  • A researcher from the Stockholm Resilience Center.
  • The most popular fountain pen reviewer on YouTube.
  • Two world-renowned guitarists.
  • An award-winning career expert and podcaster.