March, 2011

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Leadership & Influence

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By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. You cannot be a effective leader without influence. Let me make this as simple as I can – if you’re a leader, influence needs to be a competency. The key to developing influence is understanding that contacts and relationships are not synonymous. Don’t confuse a database with a sphere of influence.

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Shaking-up Leadership

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By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Fact : You cannot win a chess game without moving your pieces to create strategic and tactical advantge. The same principle applies to business. The problem with conventional leadership theory is it’s littered with misunderstood and misapplied practices. The fact is that any practice, no matter how highly regarded, when taken out of context or taken to the extreme cannot only erode the intended value, but can often cause great harm.

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Leadership & Change

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By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. First the bad news : If you’re not willing to embrace change you’re not ready to lead. Put simply, leadership is not a static endeavor. In fact, leadership demands fluidity, which requires the willingness to recognize the need for change, and finally the ability to lead change. Now the good news : As much as some people want to create complexity around the topic of leading change for personal gain, the reality is that creating, managing and leadi

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Form Over Substance

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By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. All sizzle and no steak is not a formula for leadership success. If your organization looks good, but lacks substance, then I would submit this unfortunate condition is a reflection of your leadership team. Great leadership isn’t meant to be proprietary – it’s not exclusive, but inclusive.

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Capital vs. Influence

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By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth . I have watched entrepreneurs and executives initially trivialize the value of influence in a capital transaction, only to regret it down the road. Savvy CEOs simply aren’t in a rush to close the deal and secure the funding if it means sacrificing knowledge, experience and influence. Impulsivity has a huge cost when it comes to capital formation.

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Leadership Interview – James Quigley

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By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. I’ve always said that if you want to learn about leadership talk to someone who has actually led something. James (Jim) Quigley, Global CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited is just such a leader, and the “something&# he leads is a global professional services juggernaut with more than $26 Billion in revenue, and 170,000 people located in more than 150 countries worldwide.

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Leadership Challenge

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By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. What if you could improve your leadership effectiveness in only 5 days? No really – what if? What if there were no costs, no strings attached, no hidden agendas, no complex curriculum, but just a simple set of instructions for you to follow over the next 5 days that will change your world as a leader?