by Chuck Kocher | Jul 6, 2015 | Business Growth
You’ve heard the old adage: When the going gets tough, the tough get going! It’s one of those “up-by-the-bootstrap” motivational sayings that’s supposed to test our mettle and get us moving. But the fact of the matter is that business is almost always tough—especially...
by Chuck Kocher | Jun 29, 2015 | Business Growth, Execution and Productivity
Can anyone really “own” a word? Maybe not in the most literal sense of the definition of ownership, but in the world of business, there are companies that own words or phrases. By that, I mean that they are the first (and maybe the only) company you think of when you...
by Chuck Kocher | Jun 22, 2015 | Coaching and Encouragement, Execution and Productivity
Companies have long given lip service to the idea of listening to employees. Many companies have suggestion boxes. Some are physical boxes attached to a wall and some are virtual boxes that exist online. Most of those boxes, however, share a common characteristic:...
by Chuck Kocher | Jun 15, 2015 | Coaching and Encouragement, Execution and Productivity
A counselor who specialized in helping parents raise adolescents once related a revealing conversation he’d had with one of the parents he’d met with. The father led off the session by saying: “I don’t understand my son. He won’t listen to me.” The counselor asked the...
by Chuck Kocher | Jun 8, 2015 | Coaching and Encouragement, Execution and Productivity
It can be risky to ignore your personal health. You can have all kinds of opportunities in front of you, but if you’re not healthy enough to take advantage of them, it really doesn’t matter. The same holds true for the health of your business. Your company may be...
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