N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Frequent readers of this blog can find a veritable plethora of tips on becoming a better and more effective leader. “My way or the highway&# leadership styles don’t play well in today’s world, will result in a fractured culture, and ultimately a non-productive organization.

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AUGUST 22, 2010

I can promise you one thing…If as a leader you don’t have a clear read on the pulse of your organization, it won’t have a healty pulse for very long. link] mikemyatt Hi Gordon: It sounds as if there is no "disconnect" in your organization. " Great article. Marlyn Fantastic and right on Mike.

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AUGUST 24, 2010

Organizations can no longer guarantee work and careers, even if they want to. Organizations train people. Employers promised work security and a steady progress up the hierarchy in return for employees fitting in, accepting lower wages, performing in prescribed ways and sticking around. None of these assumptions apply today.

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JULY 11, 2010

Vision is the core of culture, and without it organizations will never move beyond mediocrity – if they get that far. I'd add that a good vision isn't just the leader or the organization. It is far more than an ethereal statement – it is a catalyst for creating a focused, impassioned and productive workforce.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Fear based motivations don’t instill loyalty, create trust, build morale, inspire creativity, attract talent, or drive innovation. There are some organizations, business, and leaders who have an expectation that loyalty is a blind loyalty and that it does not preclude any behavioral example from them.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Great CEOs lead by example…they set the tone for others in the organization by demonstrating proactive, rational, logical and balanced thinking as opposed reactionary emotional thinking. link] Sai Bharadwaj Good to know you & this blog. link] Taariq Lewis Hi Mike: As always, a great blog. From N2Growth [link] [.]

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JUNE 14, 2010

Few things are more critical to your efforts in increasing your revenue growth and corporate sustainability than understanding the value of disruptive innovation. So why do so many established and often well managed companies struggle with disruptive innovation? or my personal favorite, “We need to focus on our core business.&#

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Online Degree 100 Blogs Posts That Will Make You a Better Leader 5 Tweets Humility and Leadership | N2Growth Blog By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth News Flash – the phrase humble leadership is [.] link] Ovidiu What a GREAT article! link] mikemyatt Hi Anand: Thanks for your comment.

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

I'm reminded of a blog post I wrote last year about the decision making processes in a trivia contest! When making decisions, leaders must always maintain the view if what is best for the organization and employees versus decisions that benefit the leader at the expense of others. Great post and very insightful blog!

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

Organizations would be well served to move past the infatuation with beauty contests and look for real strength in the areas that matter. I really enjoy reading your blog. What we’re experiencing today is too much form over substance – leaders lacking in foundation, but replete with social/political savvy. I Think Not.

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APRIL 5, 2010

Leaders that wait until a problem occurs to deal with it place themselves and their organization at a huge strategic disadvantage. 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 [.]

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

That said, it is nonetheless safe to say that CEOs who find a way to focus their efforts on values, vision, mission, strategy, team building, innovation, networking, and branding will be the CEOs who achieve the highest and most sustainable levels of success.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Concealed, avoided or otherwise ignored, conflict will likely fester only to grow into resentment, create withdrawal or cause factional infighting within an organization. While conflict is a normal part of any social and organizational setting, the challenge of conflict lies in how one chooses to deal with it. I Think Not.

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MARCH 18, 2010

Put rather simplistically, a business model is the system that defines what creates value, generates growth, and increases revenue and profit within your organization. The primary advantage that a business model has over any number of other strategic frameworks lies in the fluidity of its inherently dynamic nature.

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

We are refreshing our values in our organization which enhances our vision and mission. The mission is present oriented and serves as a road map for the future oriented vision statement of where you want the organization to go. You make have a way of taking the complex and making it simple and practical. JBC I totally disagree.

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JULY 6, 2010

I’m often regarded as a thought leader, but I don’t run an organization, and don’t have any desire to. When you’re the boss your suggestions become orders, all your jokes are funny, and the higher you climb in an organization the more your ego gets stroked. Marshall Goldsmith : Not to be a leader. Not everyone should be a leader.

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APRIL 14, 2010

I strongly suggest that whomever is doing the hiring within your organization utilize a values based recruiting model. Never oversell the company, but rather disclose all the problems and weaknesses of the organization so that the candidate can make a good decision that won’t later be unwound by inconsistent messaging or practices.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Even though the online social world has opened many opportunistic doors for many people/organizations, we should be mindful of both the virtual and physical worlds. I must say I am happy to be incorrect. This reminds me of the Perez Hilton — will.i.am Where has human decency and consideration for one another gone?

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OCTOBER 10, 2010

If you cannot turn an idea into innovation, if you can’t put thought into practice, it’s not a game changer. Leaders who leverage social media successfully for their organizations can bring about great change. If it’s not really meaningful, it’s not a game changer so why do it? Focus on value creation.

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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. Innovation, improvements, or these 'Next' Practices should be looked at in all facets of your business value proposition, your core. As an example, Look at Apple!

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Walt Disney, one of the greatest creative talents and true innovators of our time realized the value of action when he said: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.&# When an organization stops learning they begin dying.

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DECEMBER 13, 2010

Great leaders possess the ability to create a vision for the organizations they lead. Just how much inspiration can I get from sharing this idea wit… 4 Tweets Leadership Self Examination | N2Growth Blog By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Looking to benchmark your leadership ability? Section II: Vision. myself that.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Transferring influence is truly a force multiplier and a key to building a successful organization. What are some ways that influence can be possessed by my leadership staff? link] mikemyatt Hi David: Your question is a good one. I Think Not. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca.

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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. But hey, what do I know? If not why not?

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Great Leadership By Dan

NOVEMBER 6, 2011

Welcome to the November 6, 2011 edition of leadership development carnival! It's meant to be more of a menu - organized in a way that you can pick and choose based on author, blog name, subject title, and a "teaser" line if the author provided one. d Like to Have posted at Jesse lyn Stoner Blog. Mike Henry Sr.

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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. The goal of a leader is not to clone him/herself, but to harness individual strenghts for the greater good of the team and for the overall benefit of the organization. The Importance Factor : Not every difference needs to be resolved.

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CEO Blog

JANUARY 28, 2011

CEO Blog - Time Leadership Friday, January 28, 2011 5 Leadership Styles that Work A guest post by Art Gould Recipes for Success: 5 Different Leadership Styles That All Work! Google, one of the worlds fastest-growing and most successful organizations, is a vivid example of how effective this style can be.

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MARCH 6, 2023

In Good Power: Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World , former Chairman and CEO of IBM Ginni Rometty redefines power as a way to “drive meaningful change in positive ways for ourselves, our organizations, and for the many, not just the few.” She observes that power that doesn’t produce tangible results is pointless.

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JULY 26, 2010

Home Who We Are What We Do Services Contact My Favorite Blogs All Things Workplace Bob Sutton – Work Matters Brain Leaders and Learners Bret L. I figured it was time for me to say something too from the standpoint of the relationships you have in the organization. Paperwork, forms, and excessive structure can stifle creativity.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Also, not wanting to self promote, but I did a long restaurant analogy when I guest blogged for Ruud Hein here: [link]. Successful organizations understand and embrace this. What better way to learn strengths and weaknesses of an organization? I'd love to schedule a skype call at some point if possible BTW!

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Even the term change, a concept once reserved for the innovative and revolutionary, has been hi-jacked by the politically correct. It is this type of issue that pollutes our culture, stifles innovation, undermines our productivity, and sentences those who embrace politically correct thinking to mediocrity.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

I said no, not an organized one. I found this post over at Mike Myatt’s N2Growth blog and was inspired to join Mike and others to help keep the [.] Share and Enjoy: View Comments Jane Yesterday I spoke with 5 men from Ireland that are here in the US. They asked if we have a National day of mourning for September 11th.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 22, 2011

RT @ wallybock : Kudos to @ TanveerNaseer for posting one of my top five business blog posts this week. The 5% Creativity Challenge [link] # innovation #productivity #. RT @ Figliuolo : The thoughtLEADERS Blog: Getting Your Risk-Averse Boss to Take a Chance On Your Ideas [link] #. Twitter Weekly Highlights for 2011-01-28.

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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. Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. Have a great Thanksgiving Sir.

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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. I Think Not.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

Elephant in the Room : How Relationships Make or Break the Success of Leaders and Organizations by Diana McLain Smith. The Innovator's Manifesto : Deliberate Disruption for Transformational Growth by Michael Raynor. Advocacy : Championing Ideas and Influencing Others: Championing Ideas and Influencing Others by John A.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

From the comments submitted I’ll pick a winner who will receive a $500 dollar check, an Amazon Kindle, and a video interview to be hosted on this blog (anyone wishing to add to the prize package please send me an email). Here in Owasso, OK there is an organization called Owasso Community Resources. but you’ll not find that here.

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