by Chuck Kocher | Dec 11, 2016 | Business Growth, Coaching and Encouragement, Key Ideas to Think On, Strategy
How important a role does assessment play in the growth of your business? It’s enormous. We all know the clever malapropism: “Ready, fire, aim!” We joke about it, but if we’re honest, we do it as business leaders. We make plans, create budgets, invest time, and don’t...
by Chuck Kocher | May 2, 2016 | Business Growth, Coaching and Encouragement, Great Reads, Key Ideas to Think On
Most of us have heard the sage advice attributed to the Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” But if you’re looking to make big changes in your business, that single step needs to be a big one, right? That...
by Chuck Kocher | Mar 21, 2016 | Business Growth, Coaching and Encouragement, Key Ideas to Think On, Leadership, Strategy
Successful business people understand the need for a clear and compelling corporate vision. It’s why they often spend so much time defining and refining their vision. Sometimes, however, leaders spend so much time working on their vision that they feel that it has to...
by Chuck Kocher | Jan 4, 2016 | Business Growth, Coaching and Encouragement, People and Teams
For a lot of us (about 40 percent of Americans according to one Forbes study) January is synonymous with making New Year’s resolutions. Some of us even resolve to do something new or better with our businesses (although we tend to call that “strategic planning”). But...
by Chuck Kocher | Nov 30, 2015 | Coaching and Encouragement, Key Ideas to Think On, Leadership, Strategic Thinking
Many of the companies I work with spend a lot of time crafting their core values. That’s important, because it shapes the very character of your company. Many spend equal amounts of effort defining and fine-tuning their unique value propositions. You’ve probably gone...
by Chuck Kocher | Nov 25, 2015 | Business Growth, Coaching and Encouragement, Planning, Strategy
If you’re familiar with The Rockefeller Habits you’ve probably heard of what the book calls a Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG). Companies that have their eyes set on growth use a BHAG to set their sites on achieving a long-term goal (probably 3 to 5 years out) that...
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