by Chuck Kocher | Feb 8, 2013 | Leadership, People and Teams
This may sound like a bit of an odd topic for someone who is trying to grow his or her business. But it’s not what it sounds like. This isn’t a post about faith in the marketplace. And it’s not tips on how to pray for success if everything else has failed. The reality...
by Chuck Kocher | Feb 4, 2013 | Leadership, People and Teams
Having a great team is critical to building a great business. But great teams don’t “just happen”—you have to create them. Of course selecting the right people for your team is important, but just having the right kind of people doesn’t mean you’ll have a great team....
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...
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