by Chuck Kocher | Oct 22, 2013 | Coaching and Encouragement, Great Entrepreneurs, Key Ideas to Think On, Planning, Strategic Thinking, Strategy, Strategy Creation
In the entertainment industry, people talk about “The X-Factor.” Some in the industry refer to it as the “It-factor.” TV-mogul, Simon Cowell built a whole reality TV series around the search for people who have “The X-Factor.” In entertainment, it’s a kind of...
by Chuck Kocher | Oct 14, 2013 | Business Growth, Coaching and Encouragement, Key Ideas to Think On, Leadership, People and Teams
Just a few years ago if you’d asked most Americans about European Football (soccer) you probably would have greeted with blank stares. Now many Americans follow the English Premier League on television—and they know one team in particular: Manchester United. And...
by Chuck Kocher | Sep 17, 2013 | Business Growth, Key Ideas to Think On, Strategic Thinking, Strategy
Sometimes the way you look at things makes all the difference in the world. And that’s what landed Fuhu, Inc. the #1 spot on Inc. Magazine’s 2103 500/5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America list. So how did the company—established in 2008 and committed to...
by Chuck Kocher | Sep 3, 2013 | Great Entrepreneurs, Key Ideas to Think On, Strategy Creation
One of the most common character traits that successful entrepreneurs have is that they are creative. That doesn’t mean successful people necessarily have a talent for painting, drawing, designing, writing, or any of the other things we often associate with...
by Chuck Kocher | Aug 12, 2013 | Business Growth, Execution and Productivity, Key Ideas to Think On, Strategic Thinking
Most entrepreneurial types are not lazy by nature. It’s just not a good fit. Long hours, sweating the details, and shouldering most (if not all) of the burdens (financial, decision-making, and physical) are simply not the kinds of things that lazy people gravitate...
by Chuck Kocher | Jul 22, 2013 | Coaching and Encouragement, Execution and Productivity, Key Ideas to Think On, Strategy Development
Sometimes businesses ask me for help with their marketing strategy. They’re not seeing the sales results they want, so they’re ready to “double-down” on their marketing efforts. But when they try to beef up their marketing they get bogged down. Things feel forced....
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