by Chuck Kocher | Dec 16, 2013 | Misc.
If you’re like a lot of small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) one of your biggest challenges is finding new customers. As a matter of fact, that tops the list of concerns for SMBs according to Yodle’s First Annual Small Business Sentiment Survey. At the same time, 23...
by Chuck Kocher | Dec 10, 2013 | Planning, Strategy Development
As you wrap up another year and get ready to head into a new one, you’re probably thinking about your annual planning meeting—at least I hope you are. The thing is that many of us have this love/hate relationship with meetings. We know they’re necessary. We (leaders...
by Chuck Kocher | Dec 2, 2013 | Leadership
Entrepreneur magazine ranks Starbucks among the 10 most trusted businesses. Fortune magazine has it listed as none of the most admired brands in the world. Starbucks president and DEO, Howard Shultz received a phone call from President Obama, before the U.S. President...
by Chuck Kocher | Nov 25, 2013 | Planning, Strategy Development
The calendar may still say November, but before you blink, it will be the start of a new year. If you’re like a lot of businesses, that means taking stock of where you are right now and mapping out a plan for getting where you want to go next year—a plan for success....
by Chuck Kocher | Nov 19, 2013 | Leadership
As a business coach, I talk with people all the time about what it takes to be a great leader. That, of course involves talking about the essential character traits of a good leader. So, let’s take a little quiz. If I asked you to list the top three character traits...
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