N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

If all enterprises had socially acceptable values and based all behavior on those values, how would that have changed the outcomes of things like, for example, Enron Corporation, Bernard L. These are some examples of why I think values and their purpose is essential to any discussion of vision and mission. Vision never drives mission.

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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. I really like the "what if" Zappos example. Our Freedom.

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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? I personally dont feel bonuses work to promote a good work ethic. Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 4, 2011

There are many young men whose fathers give extremely poor examples for becoming men of character. How do you teach a boy about truth, promise-keeping, and concern for others when the most prominent example in his life is doing the exact opposite? Am I setting the right example? Attributes we’d like NOT to teach our children.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Using “Buddy the Elf” as an example for the four steps to brand building, this week we’ll discuss steps three and four: developing brand identification and meaning, and developing relationships with customers. How endearing is your brand to your customers? What do you your customers believe and understand about your brand?

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 14, 2010

We are being pushed rapidly down a route largely determined by the technological environment.&# “Anything that raises the cost of doing something reduces what gets done.&# Changes are happening at a breakneck pace; we can either embrace them and use them to our advantage, or ignore them to our peril.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 10, 2011

Example: frustrated at work and you hear yourself say “that will never change”. Think about it, would you only eat hamburgers for a month without anything else? “Of Of course not”, you sigh. Yet look at your verbal diet. Most of us say the same things over and over and over without giving it much thought.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 6, 2010

By being available as a mentor to other women – and also to men – we can lead by example as professionals and leaders, give others the benefit of our experience and perspective, and reap the reward of seeing others succeed in part because of our input. Jump In and Get Your Ideas Heard Post by Jane K.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 17, 2011

For example, if you have an email list of 100,000 prospects, select every 100th prospect to create a test list of 1,000. If your email blast, for example, is designed to drive prospects to your website, you’ll see very quickly how effective it is. How does their e-marketing supplement their traditional marketing?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

New York , NY With the financial sector reeling, New York is counting on technological innovation to save the day. Specifically, the state is pinning its hopes on small business, with a portion of federal R&D funds “set aside for small business to develop and commercialize innovative technology.&#

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Coaching Tip

JULY 14, 2011

Generational Signposts shape ideas about everything from expectations and perceptions about what the working environment will provide and how people should behave as employees, to company loyalty and work ethic. . . For example, Baby Boomers value teamwork and buy-in, while Gen Xers prefer to make a unilateral decision and move on. . .

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Women on Business

JANUARY 10, 2011

In organizations, for example, when we have researched workplace leadership styles, women tend to excel in listening, empathizing and sharing information, while men often stand out in short-term decision making, direct communication and curbing their emotions. But that hardly means that the style of women is in any way inferior.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 12, 2011

The Most Talked About Barrier- Work/Life Balance There are many many role models and examples of women. Advancement of Women – the Barriers We know the barrers to the advancement of women in. The Business Case for Building a Flexible Work Culture- Series Part I Why do organizations offer flexibility?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 8, 2011

Here are five examples of how I’ve used social networking for my business. Example 1: During the 2004 election season, I connected with a new friend through a grassroots Asian Pacific Islander political group. Example 3: I like Delicious.com because of the ability to save all my bookmarks in one place.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Let’s use “Buddy the Elf” as an example for the four steps to brand building. How endearing is your brand to your customers? What do you your customers believe and understand about your brand? This week, we’ll discuss the first two. Step 1: Awareness and Understanding: Who is Buddy?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 12, 2011

Another example is from a friend who was interviewing with a company as an account executive. I’m glad I listened to my gut. The job description was vague, a salary range was not discussed and the employer would not divulge vacation and sick time policies.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

This post is a great example of facing up to the expedient and popular trend of using no as a silver bullet. Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: The rigidity of a closed mind is the first s. mikemyatt: More thx @BradAustin1 @LeadershipWatch @GBSL.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

By Laura Nozicka In an interview with Oprah Winfrey on October 27, 2010, Jane Fonda astutely said, “Wisdom is knowing what you don’t need anymore.” The Most Talked About Barrier- Work/Life Balance There are many many role models and examples of women. What would Jane Fonda say? Authentic Leadership I was recently at the Pa.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 5, 2011

If you are interested in a promotion for example, don’t assume that your boss knows what you want. In 2010, make this a resolution. How often in your career have you held back from asking for something (a promotion, flex time, a raise, a new office, etc) because you feared rejection? Make your intentions well known. State your case.

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 21, 2009

Technology and automation certainly improve the work people do; however, no tools or equipment will ever replace the people in a successful organization. Their skills, knowledge, intellect, character and integrity provide the primary value to their company.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

Over time circumstances change, technology improves and opportunities appear that you do not expect. The more ideas you capture the more likely you are to get the perfect new product or feature. Many times ideas will seem silly or absolutely unobtainable; write them down anyway.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 10, 2011

Use this technology to increase your own “yield&# of connections. For example, I am a part of my alumni group within LinkedIn, which is a great place to hear news and to “virtually meet&# with other classmates. 1 Comments 1 Using LinkedIn as a Business Growth Tool :Social Strategy Guides April 8th, 2010 at 10:02 am [.]

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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? For example, “I understand if you want to check in with X. Had a family emergency?”

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 23, 2010

Navy One example of a leader who intentionally developed a Connection Culture using all three bridges is Admiral Vern Clark, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) from 2000 until his retirement in 2005. To Bono, U2 is “the best example of how to rely on others.” Connecting the U.S. These experiences have shaped them in important ways.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

For example, we might call a long-term customer on the day his annual report is due, and take it personally when he doesn’t have the bandwidth to give us feedback on our new product offering, or we might take rejection personally when a new sales call tells us it’s not a good time, not knowing that he’s late for his anniversary dinner.

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 8, 2009

Often I’ve found that most product managers will focus their effots on the area of expertise from which they originate, be that marketing, sales or technology. One Response PuristProductManagement , on June 10, 2009 at 9:26 am said: As you correctly point out Product Managers are in a unique position.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Perhaps "reward" a staff member that does something particularly well, for example, keeping track of sales calls or following up with potential clients, by letting that person contribute to the training. This does not have to be a time or money consuming activity.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 5, 2009

With over 20 years of technology industry experience, he has a fresh and current perspective in leading product management teams and has a gift for taking conceptual ideas and turning them into strategic reality using methods based on market sensing best practices. Jim’s passion is product management and product marketing.

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Lead on Purpose

JUNE 25, 2009

With over 20 years of technology experience, he has a fresh and unique perspective in guiding and managing product teams and has a knack for synthesizing conceptual ideas and turning them into reality. Do you set the example by following the team, department or company guidelines without failure?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 26, 2011

The Most Talked About Barrier- Work/Life Balance There are many many role models and examples of women. Please visit www.truebalancelifecoaching.com for more information or to schedule your complimentary discovery session. PRESS RELEASE Fort Wayne IN (PR Web) Oct.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

I don’t know about you, but it’s almost as if we have raised a generation of leaders who feel they have a moral and ethical obligation to be politically correct – WRONG. We need to look to leadership examples of truly radical, innovative, in-your-face teams like that at Nucor Steel. How sad is this? Our Freedom.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 12, 2009

Or, it could mean filter technology/product/service/experience (TPSE) ideas to align the TPSE portfolio with one or more strategies. Michael Reply David Locke , on May 13, 2009 at 3:41 pm said: The notion of idea to strategy isn’t clear to me. It could mean turn the management idea into a strategy.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees. A sense of entitlement is not a substitute for work ethic and a desire to achieve.

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CO2

JUNE 29, 2010

The Civil Rights and more recent Tea Party movements are good examples of what happens when angry followers decide to do something to change the status quo. Moreover, ethical followers can help leaders avoid making questionable decisions and high performing followers often motivate leaders to raise their own levels of performance.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For example, as a designer/writer, my skills are not well applied to bookkeeping or financial management. For example, when my book publisher was hit by Hurricane Wilma, (thus my upcoming book was literally blown away), I turned to graphic design where I had received all my training and contacts—but with a much different business model.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

For more information about Ken Ball and Gina Gotsill and Surviving the Baby Boomer Exodus (Course Technology PTR, Cengage Learning 2010), please visit their website www.survivingtheboomerexodus.com. Final Request… The strength of our community grows with the additional insights brought by our expanding member base.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 29, 2010

The Relational Leader : A Revolutionary Framework to Engage Your Team (Course Technology PTR, Cengage Learning 2010) by Frank McIntosh The Relational Leader presents a framework to use as a compass point so that you can project a consistent message and methodology to your people. It is possible to be hard-nosed and caring.

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