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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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

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The difference between the two aforementioned examples is that great leaders have mastered the art of finding the right message regardless of the medium, market, or constituency being addressed. The Market “is&# the Message : This view of messaging values the target audience above all else.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

They don’t sit idly by and watch the business lose market share, suffer margin erosion, see their competitive value propositions vaporize, or watch their brand go into decline. That is the question that many a business is forced to ask at some point during their life cycle. They make changes.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

The fuel for toxicity is conflict not resolution, ego not humility, self-interest not service above self, gossip & innuendo not truth, social & corporate climbing not team-building, and the list could go on. Those team members who share the same core values will be predisposed to trusting one another at high levels.

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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. So the real question is this…how does a CEO get to the point of being so disconnected from operations that he or she just doesn’t have a clue?

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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? Priority number two is team building and talent management. Which hat, or hats do you wear? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

He went on to say, &# it takes no talent to hustle and your team deserves better.&# I think loyalty cost us nothing, yet delivers great reward to a team. Loyalty is a missing ingredient in job market of both the secular and sacred. From my perspective, there cannot be a true sense of team without the existence of loyalty.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

The number of activities a CEO takes on can certainly vary based upon skill sets, stage of corporate maturation, and the talent level of the rest of the executive team. The tips mentioned above will help you build a formidable organization, make better use of your time, and insure operational performance gains across the enterprise.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Section IX: Team Building. Great leaders create great teams throughout the entire value chain. 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. should anything be transparent?

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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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Leading Blog

MAY 16, 2020

It will transform how we develop, market, sell, distribute, support, and monetize products and services. Great leaders will inspire their teams to embrace innovation at every level of their organization. To streamline operations and control costs. citizen in 2008. New technology will change the way we work.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Posted on November 29th, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy , Talent Management By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Bonus or no bonus? However I took great care of the team I had on my own outside of their quarterly bonus. That is the question. An idividual either has it or doesnt.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

display: none; } 3 Tweets Building a Great Team | Catalyst 2 Tweets Contingency Planning | N2Growth Blog By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth My experience with most executives and [.] My experience with most executives & entrepreneurs is that they are totally committed to and focused on success.

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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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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Any leader is only as good as his or her team’s desire to be led by them. Not Customer Focused : Leaders not attuned to the needs of the market will fail. If these traits are not possessed by your current leadership team you will be in for a rocky road ahead… Which of these traits stand out to you?

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CO2

AUGUST 31, 2010

The book that is being presented is written by Aaron Goldman entitled Everything I Know about Marketing I learned from Google. Gary Cohen grew the company from two people to 2,200 employees Currently, he is Managing Partner of CO2 Partners, LCC, operating as an executive coach and consultant. I bet the book is great too.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Great leaders lead all people under their care, not just those who agree with them. As much as some don’t want to hear this, there is an “I&# in team because teams are comprised of individuals. If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

For those of you not familiar with Kevin, he is a two-time best selling author and the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group , a learning consulting company that has been helping organizations, teams and individuals reach their potential since 1993.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Remember that great CEOs see themselves not as masters of the universe, but as inspirational servants, catalysts, teachers, and team builders…Again, I would strongly encourage you to think “leader&# and not “dictator.&# Reflect back to your time as a student…which educators brought out the best in you?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

As much as it may be politically incorrect to say so, it’s not nearly as much about the team, as it is the leader’s ability to assemble and lead the team. In all but the rarest of circumstances, teams simply don’t function well in the absence of sound leadership. is who they are going to put in charge?

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 6, 2014

After all, after you’ve spent so much time and effort to set up the right values and build a great culture of accountability that should lead to greatness, how do you know you’re getting there – or better still, how can you show your team you’re getting there? Separate the critical few from the trivial many.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Understanding how to leverage the influence factor can make a defining difference in your ability to drive change, build cohesive teams, and to successfully implement strategic vision. link] #30Thursday Post Number Nine (Yes it’s fine!) | Musings on Marketing and Other Morsels [.] and, [link].

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

They become efficient and we created an effective team. We then teach this method to the others. link] mikemyatt Hi James: Excellent points. In fact, the manner in which you frame your thoughts can also serve as a good rule of thumb in dealing with this argument. Thanks for stopping by James.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Often it has been seen in many places I have worked that so called leaders (not all though) don't show humility in their work, and doesn't respect the members in the team. He said that servant leader will consider the priorities of his "followers" or team, first. Especially from a leadership coaching standpoint.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help avoid conflicts. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

It is emphathy that enables leaders to understand both their teams and their customers, and foster an atmosphere of greater creativity and problem-solving. The act of operating in the truest best interest of others is the issue. Lori Meyer Thank you so much for this post. Deb Costello I love this post! Mike Henry Sr.

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CO2

AUGUST 2, 2010

Productivity When you consider who is on your team you no longer have the luxury to be sentimental. Think about it this way, if you have a person on your team that has been on your team for a year and you know they are not progressing at the pace of others on the team can you really afford to keep them.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help even out the uneven. Where there is disagreement there is an inherent potential for growth and development.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

They're the ones on behalf of the team who step up and do a faceplant with an oncoming tomato. link] mikemyatt Thanks for sharing your observations Mark…Most leaders I know have taken more than a few tomatoes for the team:) Ron Mike, I agree that real leaders will make themselves known. Thanks for sharing your thoughts Tom.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

It means your vision is not understood, your team is not aligned and your talent is not performing up to par. " Saying no doesn't imply that your "team is not aligned and your talent is not performing up to par," or that "it means you’re not teaching, mentoring, communicating, or leading."

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 10, 2009

in the 1980s, put it this way: “In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product and profits. With the right ‘business operations’ in place, your company will achieve success: People: In any company or organization, the real assets are the people. People come first.&#

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 7, 2021

This diversity comes at a cost, however, as research from the University of Pennsylvania highlights that coordinating a diverse team is much harder than coordinating a homogenous team. Global fluency. And then you have countries, such as the U.K., Speaking the language.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

Design will impact your messaging, positioning, business modeling, team building, resourcing, branding, and virtually every functional aspect of what you do. Make sure that everyone within your organization pays attention to design aspects relevant to their roles and responsibilities – make attention to design part of your culture.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

If, for example, you are trying to find out from one of your team why their colleague didn’t include the requested statistics in a report you were just handed, something along the lines of, “Is he having trouble finding them? At the very least, approaching it in this way narrows the scope of the inquiry.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

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. Their core is the design and the idea, the operating system, plus the network environment such as iTunes. As an example, Look at Apple! But Apple does not manufacture them.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

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