by Chuck Kocher | Jan 28, 2013 | Leadership
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. The most important thing I do as a business coach is to listen to what business leaders tell me. It’s only after I hear about what’s really going on in a business that I can begin to offer a leader help in turning his...
by Chuck Kocher | Jan 22, 2013 | Leadership
Every year Fortune publishes a list ranking the 500 largest companies in the United States. This year is no exception, and you can look at the latest rankings here. But does making the Fortune 500 list make you a great company? And what about the leaders of those...
by Chuck Kocher | Jan 10, 2013 | Business Growth, Leadership
There is an inherent danger that faces business people who aspire to greatness. And that danger is success. That may sound heretical to those of us we passionately pursue things to make ourselves and our companies better. After all, isn’t success what we’re after in...
by Chuck Kocher | Dec 4, 2012 | Key Ideas to Think On, Leadership, People and Teams, Strategy Creation
There’s a great business story about a CEO giving one of his new employees a tour of the office. As they pass by one cubicle, the new employee can’t help but notice that the employee sitting in the cubicle has her feet up on the desk, her hands behind her head, and is...
by Chuck Kocher | Oct 29, 2012 | Leadership
Mistakes are part of business. We all make them, and if you haven’t made a big one you probably just haven’t been in business long enough. Granted, there are some mistakes you can (and should) avoid. What’s really important, however, is not whether or not you make...
by Chuck Kocher | Oct 1, 2012 | Leadership
As a business leader you’ve no doubt heard the admonition to “work smarter, not harder.” Maybe the phrase has crossed your own lips a time or two. But is working smarter really about intelligence? Does being the smartest cookie on the business plate guarantee your...
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