by Chuck Kocher | Sep 7, 2015 | Business Growth, Execution and Productivity, Great Entrepreneurs
Amazon has often been held up as an example of modern day entrepreneurship and business growth. Some consider Jeff Beezos a brilliant businessperson. Others hold the view that he’s nothing more than a modern day robber baron. There’s no doubt that Amazon.com has...
by Chuck Kocher | Aug 31, 2015 | Coaching and Encouragement, Great Entrepreneurs
One of the challenges of being a business leader is that you actually have to lead. Part of what that means is that you’re no longer just “one of the guys or girls”—you’re supposed to be out front providing vision and the resources required to accomplish that vision....
by Chuck Kocher | Aug 10, 2015 | Execution and Productivity, Great Entrepreneurs, Great Reads
Business meetings are an essential component of business success. And yet, most businesspeople I meet have a less-than-favorable view of meetings. Apparently they’re not alone. While promoting their recently released book, The Real Life MBA, Jack and Suzy Welch spoke...
by Chuck Kocher | Mar 23, 2015 | Great Entrepreneurs
Not too long ago Forbes magazine released one of their famous lists: The World’s Highest-Paid Musicians Of 2014. It’s always kind of fun to look at these lists from Forbes because they are a mixture of what you’d expect along with a sprinkling of surprises....
by Chuck Kocher | Mar 9, 2015 | Great Entrepreneurs
All of us in business have heard the platitudes and adages about failure time and again. Whether it’s Thomas Edison’s famous quote about not failing, but discovering 10,000 ways that don’t work or Abraham Lincoln’s failed runs for office before becoming President of...
by Chuck Kocher | Mar 2, 2015 | Great Entrepreneurs
You’d be hard-pressed to find someone in business who hasn’t read at least part of Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Many business people have these seven habits memorized—and they work on these habits regularly. As important and helpful as...
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