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...
by Chuck Kocher | May 26, 2015 | Business Growth, Coaching and Encouragement
Chances are very good that you have a lot of competition in your industry. That’s why it’s so important to stand out from the crowd. You need to be different from the competition. Everybody knows that. The problem is that almost everybody thinks they are different. It...
by Chuck Kocher | May 18, 2015 | Coaching and Encouragement
One of the most important functions a business leader has is to motivate his or her employees. Sure, we all want to have people working for us who are self-motivated, but let’s be honest: sometimes you need to rally the troops and help them live up to their potential....
by Chuck Kocher | Mar 30, 2015 | Business Growth, Coaching and Encouragement
Successful businesspeople know the importance of good business planning. Many businesses, however, don’t make the distinction between basic planning and strategic planning. What makes a plan strategic? We’ve all known business leaders who just seem to be well...
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