by Chuck Kocher | Jan 28, 2013 | Leadership
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. The most important thing I do as a business coach is to listen to what business leaders tell me. It’s only after I hear about what’s really going on in a business that I can begin to offer a leader help in turning his...
by Chuck Kocher | Jan 22, 2013 | Leadership
Every year Fortune publishes a list ranking the 500 largest companies in the United States. This year is no exception, and you can look at the rankings for 2012 here. But does making the Fortune 500 list make you a great company? And what about the leaders of those...
by Chuck Kocher | Jan 17, 2013 | People and Teams
Fortune has released its annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list. You can peruse the whole list—and what makes each company a great place to work—here. But here’s a look at the top 10 “best places to work” according to Fortune: 1. Google 2. SAS 3. CHG Healthcare...
by Chuck Kocher | Jan 14, 2013 | Business Growth, Key Ideas to Think On, Strategy, Strategy Development
There’s a great bumper sticker that proclaims: “Mild-mannered women rarely make history.” The same sentiment applies in business. Leaders who don’t make tough decisions don’t have much impact. But those who play it safe and avoid making waves with the decisions they...
by Chuck Kocher | Jan 10, 2013 | Business Growth, Leadership
There is an inherent danger that faces business people who aspire to greatness. And that danger is success. That may sound heretical to those of us we passionately pursue things to make ourselves and our companies better. After all, isn’t success what we’re after in...
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