by Chuck Kocher | Feb 26, 2017 | Business Growth, Key Ideas to Think On, Strategy
Do you Have a solid strategy for achieving your business goals and vision—or are you simply “winging it”? Does strategy really matter? Sadly, many business leaders take the same approach to strategy as Philip Henslowe in the movie Shakespeare in Love: Philip Henslowe:...
by Chuck Kocher | Feb 19, 2017 | Business Growth, Key Ideas to Think On, People and Teams
Are you hiring and developing the kind of people who will be capable of building a business that really makes a difference—or are you simply filling seats? You hear companies make the claim all the time that, “Our people make the difference.” And yet, when you look at...
by Chuck Kocher | Feb 6, 2017 | Business Growth, Execution and Productivity, Key Ideas to Think On, Leadership
Business leaders are always looking for something that will give their companies a competitive edge. One obvious way to get a leg up on the competition is to out-perform them—to be more productive. That’s the appeal behind time management approaches. If you use your...
by Chuck Kocher | Jan 22, 2017 | Business Growth, Leadership, People and Teams
As business leaders we know how critical it is to have the right people in the right positions in our companies. We sometimes refer to it as “getting the right people on the bus,” and I’ve written about it before. One of the ways we try to ensure that we end up hiring...
by Chuck Kocher | Jan 15, 2017 | Business Growth, Great Entrepreneurs, Key Ideas to Think On, Leadership
You’ve probably heard people say that it’s lonely at the top. There’s no doubt that business leadership can mean great power—and carry with it the lonely task of great responsibility. And that responsibility can also bring the capability of making great mistakes. When...
by Chuck Kocher | Jan 8, 2017 | Business Growth, Execution and Productivity, Leadership, People and Teams, Planning, Strategic Thinking
If you’re serious about growing your business significantly—scaling it up to take it to the next level—you may be willing to take some serious actions to address the issues that are holding you back. You may think that it’s time to “pull out the big guns” to get the...
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