by Chuck Kocher | Dec 2, 2013 | Leadership
Entrepreneur magazine ranks Starbucks among the 10 most trusted businesses. Fortune magazine has it listed as none of the most admired brands in the world. Starbucks president and DEO, Howard Shultz received a phone call from President Obama, before the U.S. President...
by Chuck Kocher | Nov 19, 2013 | Leadership
As a business coach, I talk with people all the time about what it takes to be a great leader. That, of course involves talking about the essential character traits of a good leader. So, let’s take a little quiz. If I asked you to list the top three character traits...
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 | Oct 7, 2013 | Leadership, People and Teams
In his book, Good to Greatl best-selling author Jim Collins likes to talk about the importance of having the right personnel. He describes that as “getting the right people on the bus.” Here’s how Collins puts it: You are a bus driver. The bus, your company, is at a...
by Chuck Kocher | Sep 30, 2013 | Coaching and Encouragement, Great Reads, Leadership
If you’ve read previous posts from me, you know that I talk a lot about success. I write about great companies and great leaders. I write and talk about being great, staying great, and living great. We’re infatuated with success. We’re intoxicated by winning. And...
by Chuck Kocher | Sep 23, 2013 | Great Entrepreneurs, Leadership
When you think of Richard Branson, you may think of innovation. After all, Branson is the founder of Virgin Group, which boasts more than 400 companies around the world including Virgin Atlantic, Virgin America and Virgin Mobile. Branson has always been an...
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