Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 18, 2011

You have to have your head on straight all the time, attack each problem head on, and make sure you clean up the kitchen after you’re done. Sometimes you need to armor-up, get your troops in order, and take on the enemy to make the obstacle disappear. Bottom line, If you are going to have battle scars, so will they.

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Michael Lee Stallard

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

About Michael Find out about Michaels latest book, Fired Up or Burned Out. Online MBA Rankings Recently added Maximize Employee Engagement, Alignment and Productivity Strengthen Your “Critical Connections&# Cartoon Boosts “Voice&# in U.S. Military Gamification in Everything? why is everyone smiling? why is everyone smiling?

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CEO Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2010

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Friday, December 31, 2010 Slow Down, Sell Faster I am really enjoying the snow. If there are lots of things coming in the top, that creates pressure and helps things move out the bottom more quickly. Go down the corporate ladder before going up. I am CEO between positions. Beautiful.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

The achievement of current goals and objectives free up the time & create the resources to move on to bigger and better things…Trying to do too many things at once will impede progress, dilute effort & energy, add to chaos and lead to burn-out. Bottom line…success equals focus. I Think Not.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Published by Michael Lee Stallard on October 28, 2010 02:58 pm under connection culture , employee engagement , knowledge flow A participant in a recent session Jason Pankau and I were teaching on Connection Cultures and employee engagement shared that she connects with her sons by talking about sports. Military Gamification in Everything?

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Sports McCarthy Bottom-up Godin 347

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

As I’ve said many times before, things don’t always have to boil down to either/or types of decisions – not everything must end-up on the altar of sacrificial decisioning. Bottom line…check your motivations. This is more than a semantical issue – it’s become a systemic problem with many individuals and organizations.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

I cannot even begin to count the number of times I’ve had a CEO tell me that certain immutable business principles just don’t apply to his/her business because, “this business is different.&# Moving on…Believe it or not, CEO is not always synonymous with all knowing business guru.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Posted on August 31st, 2010 by admin in Leadership By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth “Who the * is in charge around here?&# Great organizations assign their best leaders to the most significant opportunities and/or to correct key shortcomings (see previous post: Resourcing 101 for CEOs ). What say you???

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Bottom-up Blog Objective Brand 342

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Tenure Kills Brands : As an organization expands and continues to promote mediocre talent up through the ranks, you’ll notice that growth will eventually slow, quality and customer service suffer, and eventually these negative attributes will be reflected in declining brand equity.

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Loyalty Blog Brand Follow-up 419

Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

I am currently finishing up the book and I am frankly blown away with all the great ideas, tools, and practices he espouses. Pick this up today at Amazon. Next post: Never, Never, Never Give Up. How To Pick Yourself Up After You Fail. Michael’s web site can be found here. Hope to meet you in person soon!

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

How many times have you put up with, or overlooked certain weaknesses in people because of their considerable strengths in other areas? The sad thing is they don’t just exist on the golf course… My bottom line is this…real leaders don’t accept mediocrity - they constantly seek improvement. Know the type?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

That said, I have little use for social networking junkies who collect friends/followers/contacts just for the sake of watching the numbers go up, while adding little or no value to their network. We have all been the victim of somebody's saved up tweets-all blasting out at one time. And then the cynic in me emerges.

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Brand Brand Management Blog Media 365

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? I believe that it can actually be both, but that decision lies solely with the employer, and is not really up to the employee no matter how much they might feel it is.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

The following list of suggestions is my gift to you in hope that it will allow you to outsmart those that feel they cannot be outsmarted… Define Acceptable Behavior : This first thing all CEOs need to do is to accept responsibility for any “corporate crazies&# who have taken residence in their organization.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

Bottom line…the way you identify leaders is not through psychological profiling or some miraculous transformative process. They're the ones on behalf of the team who step up and do a faceplant with an oncoming tomato. You identify leaders by their actions and their performance.

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Leadership Blog Consultative Brand 419

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Bottom line…unproven leaders come with a high risk premium. Bottom line – leaders who build a static business doom themselves to failure. Someone who has consistently experienced success in leadership roles has a much better chance of success than someone who has not.

Blog 420

Blog Meyer Short-term Learning-by-Doing 420

Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 4, 2011

See the small (size: 5-point) print on the bottom of your receipt?&# Every year, I take my family out for a hike during the day (even in bad weather) and then we go home, shower, and dress up for a night at a local, but highly rated Indian restaurant (our favorite food). How To Pick Yourself Up After You Fail. Smile or Die!

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Licensing Price Merchandising Ethics 333

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

The bottom line in regard to today’s thoughts on business modeling can be summed up in the following three points: 1.) if you cannot define your business model, then you likely don’t have one. if you don’t have one, create one, and; 3.) I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

As the old saying goes “you only get one chance to make a first impression,&# and often times it is the perception of appearance that determines whether or not you are even afforded the opportunity to get up to bat. The truth is most people when first meeting someone will quickly attempt to size them up.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Bottom line…Don’t manipulate for personal gain, rather facilitate for mutual benefit. It's sad that many potential leaders look past this and end up frustrated when they can't get people to act, little do they know they haven't developed trust. Thanks for stopping by David. link] Charles Hey Mike, you hit it right on.

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Influence Blog How To Brand 355

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

My engagements with CEOs often focus on helping them to embrace change through disruptive innovation. Bottom line…don’t be the CEO who causes your management team to continually say “the boss won’t go for that one.&# or my personal favorite, “We need to focus on our core business.&#

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Business Model Blog Disruptive Innovation Brand 338

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

No is not all it’s cracked-up to be…Still don’t believe me? It means your vision is not understood, your team is not aligned and your talent is not performing up to par. Bottom line…Yes is not a sign of weakness – it’s a sign of intelligent leadership.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

Bottom-Line… [link] Dr Sarah Morris Great post! My perspective is a Great Leader (successful and confident) counts on people power to achieve Success where as Weak Leader (financially very successful, Confident and Arrogant) counts on his individual skill and money power to achieve success. I Think Not.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Grow up and learn your tools inside out. Screw this up and you cut your sales dramatically. And their attitude is they are ‘too above’ this issue to worry about it — bottom line, YOU’RE NOT. How To Pick Yourself Up After You Fail. It’s not an overhead projector, it’s a laptop. Smile or Die!

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2010

Bottom line…I’m in awe of those who have mastered the art of brevity, and after looking back at this post I must admit that I still have some work to do… Share and Enjoy: View Comments Anand Very nice article to mention about the brevity – Don't beat around the bush, come to the point. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

From my perspective, the issues surrounding conflict resolution can be best summed-up in three words…&# Deal With It. &# While you can try and avoid conflict (bad idea), you cannot escape conflict…The fact of the matter is that conflict in the workplace is unavoidable.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 13, 2010

In answer to your query, I think having the card up front helps me remember the person’s name. at 11:29 AM Sarah – My business cards should appear at the bottom of the post – the front has EXECUTIVE ADVISORY and the other is white with a big ‘g’ You should see it on your browser. What do you think?

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Licensing Bottom-up Ethics Creativity 335

Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I have a lot of friends, colleagues, and clients who lost their job and quickly took up with an organization as an account executive. Bottom line — the more offerings you get — the stronger the foundation you will have to build a firm and successful sales presence. How To Pick Yourself Up After You Fail. But YOU DO.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

While many people immediately conjure-up an image of the ever so tough, bombastic extrovert without an ounce of compassion as the picture of what constitutes a real leader, nothing could be further from the truth. Of the legions of not so great leaders you’ve encountered over the years, how many of them were absent of these qualities?

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 18, 2010

If you’d like to know more go to where at the bottom of the page you can also download – “Basic Instincts” an article I wrote– for Dynamic Small Business. How To Pick Yourself Up After You Fail. Leave a Comment Previous post: Why Networking Is Dead – Part Two. Next post: This Is Broken (with Seth Godin). Smile or Die!

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 18, 2010

Published by Michael Lee Stallard on June 18, 2010 09:30 am under E Pluribus Partners , Media Appearances , connection culture , employee engagement Today, The Economic Times in India published an article I wrote about Jim Goodnight and SAS Institute. Jim Goodnight, co-founder and CEO of SAS Institute, is not one of them.

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Conference Bottom-up Software Long-term 261

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Bottom line…While I can appreciate eloquent and detailed word pictures, they are not always needed. In fact, look no further than the current business innovations to seek validation for my assertions. I Think Not. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca.

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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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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Leaders keep the whole person in mind:  Every organization has a bottom line. In the case of a mine rescue, the bottom line is getting the miners out alive. If you liked this post, check out this follow up post for leadership lessons from those who rescued the miners. They are in our prayers.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Bottom line – If you’re a leader then you need to watch this interview. Thanks for stopping by Scott. I Think Not. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio. mikemyatt: RT @janemyatt Their sacrifice.

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Michael Lee Stallard

MAY 30, 2010

Learn more about positive psychology and the Character >Connection>Thrive Chain on pages 116-130 of the free digital book download of Fired Up or Burned Out. Read— [link] Michael Lee Stallard on June 1st, 2010 William, Thanks for voicing your opinion. About Michael Find out about Michaels latest book, Fired Up or Burned Out.

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Organization Outsourcing Leadership Hedge 186

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If a conflict does flair up, you will likely minimize its severity by dealing with it quickly. If you’re a CEO who doesn’t leverage conflict for team building and leadership development purposes you’re missing a great opportunity. Where there is disagreement there is an inherent potential for growth and development.

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