by Chuck Kocher | Aug 3, 2015 | Business Growth, Execution and Productivity, Great Reads
Not long ago, Forbes published a list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies. You can check out the entire list here, and read up on who’s who (according to Forbes) in the world of innovation. But I found a quick glance at the top 10 companies on this list to be a...
by Chuck Kocher | Jul 27, 2015 | Business Growth, Coaching and Encouragement, Execution and Productivity
Summer is when the pace of business tends to slow down a bit. It’s good to take some time to recharge your batteries and get away. All work and no play can make both Jack and Jill dull, unhappy, unhealthy, and unprofitable. It’s important to take some time to kick...
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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