N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Marshall Goldsmith : I don’t specifically work in the area of strategy or leadership, but my work often affects those areas as what I do is help people change behavior. Social media expands my reach and influence and allows me help people I would not otherwise interact with in a meaningful fashion.

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

If you’re still on the fence, I would request you try and answer the following question: If you can engage those with whom you conduct business, or otherwise desire to interact with in a meaningful and value added fashion why wouldn’t you do so? Thoughts? Good content will rise above the noise. Thanks for stopping by Jesse.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Popular business axioms and management theories are thrown around in such cavalier fashion these days that they can actually result in flawed decisioning. Let’s look at this from another angle…Why would you want to do business in the same fashion as your competitors?

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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. They either don’t value your contributions, or they know from experience that you’ll treat their inquiry in a belittling fashion. The boss will never go for that.&#

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

By actually seeking out areas of potential conflict, and proactively intervening in a fair and decisive fashion, you will likely prevent certain conflicts from ever arising. When I first You Can’t Argue With Crazy – n2growth.com 12/31/2008 By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth [ You can't argue [.]

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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. Great leaders model the behaviors they expect of others.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

2 Tweets 5/6/10: Top Talent Development Posts this Week 2 Tweets Managing Board Relations | N2Growth Blog By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Over the years I've met more than a few CEOs [.] Experience, while a great teacher, can nonetheless result in a very costly education that rarely occurs in a timely fashion.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

On the business front… Strategy: Yes, our clients are our bread and butter. Take some time to rethink your strategy and go after clients that allow you to thrive and to whom you can provide the most value (and who appreciate your talents and pay for them!). Are you going after the book of business that’s right for you?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

I’ve addressed this topic before, but perhaps not in this fashion…True leadership is dedication to something beyond self. While today’s post is a bit more kumbaya than most, please don’t check out on me because you perceive this topic too gooey and gushy to be relevant. Just look at how many comments you generated.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

Parents are raising their children in the same fashion and we are breeding a world where people cant take rejection, and people or managers who do say no are bad or don't practice "intellegent leadership." I couldn’t disagree more…&# – Read article [.]

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

The first key in understanding how to make great decisions is learning how to synthesize the overwhelming amount incoming information leaders must deal with on a daily basis, while making the best decisions possible in a timely fashion. They make bad decisions. And in some cases they compound bad decision upon bad decision.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

Lack of Focus and Follow-Through : Those leaders who lack the focus and attention to detail needed to apply leverage and resources in an aggressive and committed fashion will perish. The short answer is yes…There are in fact a great number of tests that can quickly assess leadership ability.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Trust, leads to a willingness to be open to: new opportunities; new collaborations; new strategies; new ideas, and; new attitudes. By actually seeking out areas of potential conflict and proactively intervening in a well reasoned and decisive fashion you will likely prevent certain conflicts from ever arising.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

I'm hopeful that today's comments will help us all process things in a healthier fashion while not forgetting the sacrifices that have been made for us. link] mikemyatt Hi Erin: Thanks for sharing your memories of that day, and your prayers for all affected. Best wishes Erin.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 23, 2020

as well as the Tohoku earthquake in Japan in 2011. This is where technology can save the day. Today’s mobile autonomous robotic cart (MARC) technology takes automation a step further. As technology continues to advance, automation’s capabilities will only skyrocket. AUTOMATION AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN.

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Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

There is a big difference between “knowing that you can” and “deciding that you want to” and at Bettcher we use a toll gate product development process fashioned after Robert Cooper’s StageGate process. So into the “Scoping” stage we go and the learning begins. Million; not big, but interesting.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2018

In 2011, GE embarked upon an ambitious attempt to digitally transform its product and service offerings. This kind of unfortunate decision has happened over and over again, in wave after wave of transformative business technology. It is multi-faceted and diffuse, and doesn’t just involve technology.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

Developing what we call an “M&A strategy for talent” is one way to overcome this. But it’s also true for more traditional M&A, where CHROs are too often sidelined, rather than being central to driving strategy. Between 2011 and 2015, the company added 3,000 new people in engineering and development.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

Ideas in and of themselves do not constitute a philosophy, principle, or strategy. However while most anyone can cobble together a high level strategic plan, very few can author a strategy that can be successfully implemented. link] Bill Wood Okay, I reposted your piece on CEO strategy direction.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Among the top performers on the 2011 World's Best Multinational Companies list are culturally-strong technology companies such as Microsoft, NetApp, SAS, and Google. Old-fashioned benefits like health insurance, family leave, and flex time ranked only 15 percent when considering most valued HR offerings. They're upgrading.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

If you choose to dive into the social media world without a strategy, without understanding how to create social media influence, you will not be pleased with your results. Following are a few tips to help you build influence online: Have a Strategy - If you want to create success and influence using social media you better have a plan.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. Matthew Eyring , Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer of Vivint Inc.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

Let’s consider first the example of Blink Booking , which Rebeca Minguela started in 2011 after graduating from HBS. New tools and strategies. Absent regulatory barriers, Google can so easily extend its search technology to new regions and countries that would-be rivals struggle to find an untapped location.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2013

There are many reasons why Silicon Valley might have been a top contender: for years, it''s been the premier technology hub of the world. While no one can dispute Silicon Valley embodies the quintessential technology culture, there''s another piece of the culture equation that matters just as much for a company like ours: diversity.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2013

They also want to be involved in developing sustainability strategy. Instead of encouraging people to do their jobs in traditional fashion and perhaps volunteer for philanthropic activities on the side, leading companies make sustainability a core part of the work. Leaders in this area, by contrast, do a few things differently.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2011

Indeed, Apple has consistently prioritized user experience over the latest in whiz-bang technology. It's a strategy we call achieving "threshold competence" before scaling. They are the authors of Jumping the S-Curve: How to Beat the Growth Cycle, Get on Top, and Stay There (Harvard Business Review Press, 2011).

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

It’s about having the guts to seek feedback from others in a sincere and genuine fashion. In my book, I recount an incident that took place at a famous, fast-growing technology company. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Authenticity is about owning your failures and shortcomings. All rights reserved.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

There is no question that Porter's work has helped shape (some would say, "invent") modern-day strategy. But today, both macroeconomic forces, and technological advances mean that customized products aren't just for the one percent. It carries with it one fundamental assumption: that customers are tangential to the process.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

I am a huge fan of the benefits of professional development gained from good old-fashioned reading. With the plethora of reading material on the market today it is not a simple thing to make sure that you’re covering all the bases in a time efficient fashion. Did you know that the average American only reads one book a year?

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

As I’ve said in other posts, great leaders have the innate ability to call on the right skills in a contextually and environmentally appropriate fashion. No single leader can possess every needed attribute. " [link] Principal (le?) learning » Leadership thinking [.] definition of leadership – with some great quotes! [.]

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

Closing the Execution Gap : How Great Leaders and Their Companies Get Results by Richard Lepsinger If an organization can’t execute its plans and initiatives, nothing else matters: not the most solid, well thought-out strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even technological breakthroughs that could transform an industry.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 9, 2013

India has numerous small retailers and service providers who are shining examples of scrappy entrepreneurship at its best, but the information technology startups that are my primary interest typically require outside funding. India has done well in the last twenty odd years to build its technology industry through services.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

We saw a similar situation in our recent work with a technology company, in which the executive team complained that major quality initiatives impacting multiple business units had fallen through the cracks. Getting Healthcare.gov up and running is a good thing, but it’s not a complete turnaround strategy. Embrace transparency.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

I would caution you against confusing speed with reckless abandon…I’m a big proponent of planning, assessment, analysis and strategy, but only if it is concluded in a timely fashion. Leadership requires attention to detail and a commitment to quality, but rarely does it require perfection.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

This approach is often executed in a pre-canned fashion. There is nothing short of a voluminous amount of leadership information being published on a daily basis. Your comments remind me of two distinctly different approaches. Broadly speaking… The first leverages the Socratic method of questioning.

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