by Chuck Kocher | Nov 24, 2014 | Misc.
There’s a great quote from the late Zig Ziglar that’s been around for a while, but never gets old: You don’t build a business—you build people and then people build the business. What a simple, but fantastic insight. We all know that businesses are comprised of...
by Chuck Kocher | Nov 10, 2014 | Misc.
A few years back there was a Doonesbury cartoon that depicted two CEOs talking, and one said to the other, “How did you lose your company?” The second CEO replies, “I went to lunch!” It might not be quite that bad, but there’s no doubt that it’s tough to stay on top...
by Chuck Kocher | Nov 3, 2014 | Misc.
Albert Einstein reportedly said, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” That’s good advice for growing businesses. Running—and growing—a business isn’t easy or simple. It’s complex. But getting down to the simple essentials of your...
by Chuck Kocher | Oct 27, 2014 | Misc.
Successful business leaders know that they have to lead by example. It’s important to model the kind of behavior you want from your employees. We’ve all heard that “talk is cheap,” and that “actions speak louder than words.” But we should never underestimate the power...
by Chuck Kocher | Oct 20, 2014 | Misc.
Chances are you’ve heard me talk (or read previous posts) about the importance of getting the right people in the right position within your company. It’s one of the basic tenets of Mastering the Rockefeller Habits (and of Verne Harnish’s new book, Scaling Up). But...
by Chuck Kocher | Oct 13, 2014 | Misc.
When Verne Harnish released Mastering the Rockefeller Habits in 2002, the book was groundbreaking. The principles in the book however, go back even further. Over a period of 30 years, Harnish has helped more than 40,000 business leaders scale up their businesses,...
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