by Chuck Kocher | Sep 28, 2015 | Coaching and Encouragement, Execution and Productivity, Leadership, Planning, Strategy
Every time you turn around these days, there’s another new gadget on the market that someone is convinced you can’t live without. Apparently, when Apple trademarked the phrase: “There’s an app for that” they were serious (By the way, if you want a reminder of how time...
by Chuck Kocher | Dec 10, 2013 | Planning, Strategy Development
As you wrap up another year and get ready to head into a new one, you’re probably thinking about your annual planning meeting—at least I hope you are. The thing is that many of us have this love/hate relationship with meetings. We know they’re necessary. We (leaders...
by Chuck Kocher | Nov 25, 2013 | Planning, Strategy Development
The calendar may still say November, but before you blink, it will be the start of a new year. If you’re like a lot of businesses, that means taking stock of where you are right now and mapping out a plan for getting where you want to go next year—a plan for success....
by Chuck Kocher | Nov 4, 2013 | Business Growth, Coaching and Encouragement, Great Entrepreneurs, Key Ideas to Think On, Strategic Thinking, Strategy, Strategy Development
What’s the real source of innovation? Is it really the domain of the “wild and crazy” guys who seem to dream in Technicolor and have imaginations that leave the rest of us poor mortals in the dust? Or can it sometimes be a bit more down-to-earth? Let’s be honest....
by Chuck Kocher | Oct 28, 2013 | Business Growth, Execution and Productivity, Great Reads, Key Ideas to Think On, Planning, Strategy, Strategy Creation
When we think about how to achieve business success we tend to think about strategies, financials, innovation, marketing, supply chains, and windows of opportunity. All of those things are valid—and worth our attention. But how many of us think about things like...
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...
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