N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Thirdly, If you cannot help to create positive changes then get out as quickly as you can. As always, I welcome your comments below. Ironically, the article bring out how it doesn't even serve their purposes well, and I think corporations should be wary about hiring such self-serving bullies and placing them in positions of trust.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

So, in today’s post I’ll examine the power of disruption as a key business driver… Disruptive business models focus on creating, disintermediating, refining, reengineering or optimizing a product/service, role/function/practice, category, market, sector, or industry. When was the last time you entered a new market?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Opposing positions, competitive tensions, power struggles, ego, pride, jealousy, performance discrepancies, compensation issues, just someone having a bad day, etc. Case in point…have you ever witnessed an employee throw a fit of rage and resign their position in the heat of the moment? So, what creates conflict in the workplace?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

I only care that they are totally committed to making a positive contribution to the organization. If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? Along the same lines, I don’t really care if someone does or doesn’t want to be led by me.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? Which hat, or hats do you wear? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it?

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 1, 2020

Since the 2008 financial crisis created ructions in the labor market, there has been prolonged focus on the nature of work. As the labor market has proved resilient in terms of people generally having work, the concern shifted to the kind of work people had, with worries that much of the new work was precarious in nature.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

The most rewarding thing for me is always when I receive a message from a person that tells me that I’ve made a positive difference in their life. This is a dangerous position for anyone who loses perspective. Among the many things that make leadership more challenging today is the global market in which leaders must compete.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

Let me make my position very clear…design absolutely matters. While this position may seem a bit harsh, it is nonetheless true. I could go on ad nauseum with similar questions, but my guess is that you get my point… Now let’s examine the flip-side of the coin by looking at the positives associated with strong design.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

They would take the position that gossip is just part of human nature, and that gossip will always exist in any type of environment where social dynamics are present. The old saying “it is what it is” is only true until you decide to make a difference.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Positive Attitude : To the one, the best leaders I’ve ever known all smile, listen, engage, have a positive outlook, and have a high energy level. Loyalty is a missing ingredient in job market of both the secular and sacred. I would like to add one. I think loyalty cost us nothing, yet delivers great reward to a team.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Avoid controversy, maintain a high likeability factor, consistently and proactively engage your customers, be a business of character that engenders trust and confidence with your target market(s), produce a quality product or service at a competitive price point, and provide great customer service.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

Therefore any items that don’t constitute $375 dollar an hour work that can be leveraged down to someone with a lower hourly rate provides positive arbitrage both in terms of cost savings and time recovered for higher and better use activities. Share and Enjoy: View Comments bfpower Well said, Mike.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

I strongly recommend to all business leaders that they learn to develop a command presence, and lead from a committed and passionate position of strength. I’ve rarely come across students of military history that don’t have a great command of both strategic thinking and tactical implementation.

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Experience to Lead

JANUARY 29, 2024

Now more than ever, businesses are dealing with the impacts of significant world events that have altered how they operate today. From the 2008 global financial crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing, devastating effects of war and conflict, real leadership is required to navigate these challenging times.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The simple truth is that many people can feign adequate leadership ability in the short run, but the 8 traits outlined below will seperate the posers from the players 11 times out of 1o… First of all, it is important to realize that just because someone is in a leadership position doesn’t necessarily mean they should be.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Great leaders understand how to manage conflict and close positional gaps. Leaders who operate behind a veil of secrecy are only setting themselves up for a rude awakening. Section IV: Tactics. Great leaders tend to be tactical geniuses and display a strong bias to action. Section VI: Persuasiveness. should anything be transparent?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Context, fluidity, and other nuanced behaviors are positive traits to embrace so long as they don’t serve as an excuse for a lack of discipline. I’m not suggesting that leaders should be robotic or static in approach – quite to the contrary.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

The harsh reality is that great numbers of leaders continue to operate in a vacuum by sequestering themselves away in the corner office and attempting to lead from afar. Trust me when I tell you that being out of touch is never a good position to find yourself in as the CEO.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

If you find yourself in the enviable position of being able to select your board, choose wisely. Board members have egos, and will go to great lengths to help you if they perceive you respect and value their position. Use these proactive encounters to flesh out, and seek alignment on, key issues and positions.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

Organizations short on leadership talent find themselves in such a position for a reason… current leadership failed to lead. It's an open question as to whether they'll be embraced and placed in positions of trust or smothered as a potential embarassment to the rest of the organizational heirarchy.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Just having a definition for what constitutes acceptable behavior is a positive step in containing the crazies. Understanding the WIIFM Factor : Understanding the other person’s WIIFM (What’s In It For Me) position is critical. If conflict does flare up, you will likely minimize its severity by dealing with it quickly.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Gut instincts can only take you so far in life, and anyone who operates outside of a sound decisioning framework will eventually fall prey to an act of oversight, misinformation, misunderstanding, manipulation, impulsivity or some other negative influencing factor. Being a leader means being in a position of special trust and responsibility.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

FACT : Leaders who lack emotional control won’t remain in a position of leadership for long. Case in point…have you ever witnessed an employee throw a fit of rage and resign their position in the heat of the moment? And it's hard to lose your self from your emotions, because your self and emotions are one.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Just like an algebraic formula, business also functions according to rules governing order of operations. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, the financial derivatives market collapse, Toyota concealing owner reports of sudden acceleration (resulting in a USA man sentenced to prison) and the BP Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Whether paid work or a volunteer role within a church, placing people in positions where they can maximize their strengths, know that they are truly valued and that they play a significant role in fulfilling the vision will go a long way towards preventing burn out and loosing incentive. Thanks for stopping by Jennifer.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

As a CEO you have the ability to influence positive changes, and to make contributions well beyond those who have not been afforded the same opportunities, and it would be nothing short of tragic for you not to clearly understand this. The politician in pursuit of his/her goal will live in infamy or insignificance.

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 25, 2020

Global banks are much stronger and less leveraged than in 2008. Stock markets should bounce back more quickly than the six years it took the Dow Jones Average from 2007 to 2013 to recover. Compared to the 2008 crisis, the financial system is more stable; compared to SARS, medical technology is more advanced.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

My suspicion is your best memories are of those teachers who inspired you, encouraged you, brought out your passion, and challenged you in a positive fashion. Sad but true…real talent won’t be attracted to, or remain engaged with leaders who operate on fear-based tactics.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

I actually prefer to play to the middle in that I am neither understated nor overstated, but I am comfortable with who I am and my approach to the market. If not, it should…The overly slick professional always makes me want to grab my wallet and run… Let me be transparent and use my personal situation as an example.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 7, 2021

The managers also revealed how autonomous their decision making was in terms of new products, sales and marketing decisions, and hiring permanent employees. The data covered the period on either side of the 2008 financial crisis, so allowed comparisons to be made before and after.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

If you choose voyeurism over real relationships you have precariously positioned yourself on a very slippery slope. There is much to ponder in the realms of privacy, intimacy, responsibility, and community and the affect of Social Media on all of them like so many "things" can be either positive or negative.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 6, 2014

I’m the SVP of Operations of a Cable TV Company that operates in 4 states and has 22 operating divisions. By 2008, it was time to really step on the accelerator and pull everything together… The Mad Scientists. After we had come up with all this Jeff, our VP of Network Operations, couldn’t stop there.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

The fact that character and integrity showed as poorly as they did in the survey, is proof positive for why the corporate workplace struggles with talent management. Values based hiring increases performance, enhances collaboration, reduces turnover, increases morale, and creates a stable culture.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I have actually come to cringe every time I hear a so called expert use the phrase in an authoritarian manner as a justification for the position they happen to be evangelizing. Don’t utilize your competitions practices, but rather innovate around them and improve upon them to create an advantage that can be leveraged in the market.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Far too often people end up rising the ladder only to find them in position for which they are ill prepared. A critical part of the talent management life-cycle is leadership development. Learning to make decisions and developing the practice of taking action, bold decisive action, has to start way before you reach the C-Suite.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

One of the reasons I think some organizations end up charging sub-par leaders with mission critical objectives is that leaders of projects are all too often chosen based on position in their hierarchy. link] mikemyatt Well said – your comment offers both sound thinking and sage counsel Susan.

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