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.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 18, 2012

Here's some new research on innovation and a guest post by By Rich Wellins, Ph,D., Senior Vice President, Development Dimensions International (DDI): In the past year, innovation has risen to the top of the business agenda. It seems not a day goes by that the major media writes (or broadcasts) stories in innovation.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi wrote, “the fundamental role of a leader is to look for ways to shape the decades ahead, not just react to the present, and to help others accept the discomfort of disruptions to the status quo.”. At the end of the year, Korn Ferry CEO Gary Burnison releases The Five Graces of Life and Leadership.

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Women on Business

JULY 20, 2012

Marissa Mayer is a 37 year old executive of a technology firm that alone should create energy and excitement around leadership potential. So as we wait with bated breath to dissect her every move as CEO, here are things that I would like to see her bring to the troubled company. Innovation. That’s up to Mayer.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

We’re best known for our track record of handling highly confidential and complex Board, CEO, and C-Suite retained search assignments. Find Your Perfect Match Finding executive candidates who bring skills, innovation, and diversity to an organization has never been more critical, and hiring them has never been trickier.

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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.&# What about competing against the innovation of others that could cause the obsolescence of your product or service?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Significance Your Story Matters Service Above Self Capital vs. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT @janemyatt Their sacrifice.

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N2Growth Blog

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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CEO Insider

APRIL 29, 2024

Lorenz shares the history of influencers on the internet – primarily through social media – and how they impact our society. This realization happened recently while reading the book Extremely Online by Taylor Lorenz.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2010

A CEO’s ability to perform effectively is so closely tied to their ability to form a clearly articulated vision, evangelize the vision and then to execute on their vision, that no real discussion on executive leadership should take place without an emphasis on vision.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

This is so much the case that some CEOs will avoid restructuring initiatives at all costs. My question is this…since when have fear and avoidance become prerequisites for success as a CEO? That is the question that many a business is forced to ask at some point during their life cycle.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Trust me when I tell you that being out of touch is never a good position to find yourself in as the CEO. My advice to CEOs, regardless of whether you’re running a start-up or a Fortune 500 company, is to go see things for yourself.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap? Efficiency and productivity are not found working at or even near capacity. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT @janemyatt Their sacrifice.

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Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

For a seemingly multitude of reasons women have failed to gain a foothold in the growing industries of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or more commonly known as STEM jobs. STEM jobs are only going to increase as technologies are improved upon and the industries grow, so how do women break into industries dominated by men?

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CO2

AUGUST 17, 2010

Interview with Charlie Firestone and Vivian who is the CEO of NPR. Vivian Schiller CEO of NPR at the Aspen Institute 2010 gives insights into the importance of New Literacy. At Stoney Brook they are training all students regarding Media Literacy. What challenges and opportunities do the internet and digital media create?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

While I could cite many examples of what I just described, a particularly good one is the use of the phrase “social media.” In fact, look no further than the current business innovations to seek validation for my assertions. If you fail in communication, you can delegate to other how are better than us.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Over the years I’ve met more than a few CEOs who paid little or no attention to their board of directors, only to find themselves wondering what went wrong as they were being ushered out the door prior to the expiration of their employment agreement. As a CEO, your board can be one of your greatest allies.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

These companies have placed themselves far behind the technology curve because tenured managers hire employees with obsolete skill sets and together they create mediocre solutions. Tenure Inhibits Change and Cripples Innovation : Organizations that favor tenure also tend to be prone to majoring in the minors.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

Significance Your Story Matters Service Above Self Capital vs. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT @janemyatt Their sacrifice.

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CEO Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2011

I guess that should not surprise me - most CEOs are. Ceo is in the what business and the how business.but now it is much more about the people business". Angela Ahrendts CEO of Burberry. She did that by pushing innovation. The Chief Technology Officer has mission to get the word out. in revenue.

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Lead from Within

JUNE 11, 2018

Listening to a TED Talk is a great way to gain information, discover new sources of innovation, and jump-start your life toward success. Johnson has made a study of the places where human and biological innovation thrive, from the internet to the rainforest, in search of patterns that can help us become more creative and innovative.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

As odd as it sounds, businesses that are not dependant on smart talent, capital, or technology can scale faster and easier than those businesses burdened with the aforementioned dependencies. The dumb factor not only applies to talent, capital, and technology, but it also extends throughout the entire value chain.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

How has social media changed your business, if at all? Social media expands my reach and influence and allows me help people I would not otherwise interact with in a meaningful fashion. Eric Shinseki, former Army Chief of Staff, Alan Mulally, CEO of the Ford Motor Company, and Frances Hesselbein, former CEO of the Girl Scouts.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2010

The second trend is technology’s recognition of the first trend. First is the time pressure for our attention. People simply don’t have the time to listen to, or read, unnecessarily long forms of communication. Emails, voicemails, instant messages, text messages, blogs, Tweets, Facebook updates, etc., I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

Significance Your Story Matters Service Above Self Capital vs. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT @janemyatt Their sacrifice.

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LDRLB

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

A study just published in the Academy of Management Journal examined how others aspects of CEO personality impact firm performance in small and medium enterprises (SME) in a dynamic industries (e.g. high technology). The study found that the CEO’s personality did indeed predict the strategic flexibility of the firm.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Anyone paying attention to current events has recently witnessed that it doesn’t really matter whether you’re a politician, investment banker, CEO, or just an average citizen, when it comes to making a simple decision, managing a crisis, or attempting to exploit an opportunity, timing is everything. I Think Not.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 30, 2012

And while these figures represent US households, the percentages are being exported due to technology driven globalization. In 2012, 18 of the Fortune 500 companies will have women CEOs at the helm. For example, for the first time ever, IBM chose a woman CEO, Virginia “Ginni” Rometty. Increasingly, it’s women.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

You may also notice that politicians who confuse their real job with that of a media celebrity will lose the respect of their constituency and taint their effectiveness. I’m a huge believer in the use social media and social networking to further brand exposure.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 18, 2010

Also, a common response is to confuse a sales engine, fulfillment process, operational process, technology platform, or any number of other areas as business models, where this is not the case. Furthermore, a business plan, strategic plan, marketing plan, capital formation plan, exit plan, etc., are also not business models. I Think Not.

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Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Neal writes, “Creativity is often described as the catalyst to innovation, and creativity does not need to be left up to chance.” Learn more about cultivating this mindset in “ Creative Innovation as a Leadership Mindset.”. Neal Burgis, Ph.D. wrote about another leadership approach on the Practical Solutions blog. Jennifer V.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Significance Your Story Matters Service Above Self Capital vs. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT @janemyatt Their sacrifice.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

At an organizational level have you focused so much on process improvements and incremental gains that you’ve failed to recognize opportunity and innovate? Are you efficient or effective, or do you know? I really don’t have a problem with increasing efficiency so long as the tail doesn’t start wagging the dog. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

BullDog Reporter’s Daily Dog Media, News and Intelligence for PR Pros. ** N2′s Top pick for the latest information from the PR world. MIT Technology Review The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s magazine of innovation promotes “the understanding of emerging technologies and their impact on business and society.&#

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Significance Your Story Matters Service Above Self Capital vs. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT @janemyatt Their sacrifice.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Social: It is also critical to understand the difference between broadcast and social media. If you don’t have a big advertising budget, and even if you do, social media provides a significant opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations and interactions with your customers that broadcast media simply cannot produce.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

Think about it…when was the last time you viewed a negative soundbite of a CEO who was engaged in active listening? Use your vast array of social media platforms, toolsets and connections to listen. A key point for all leaders to consider is that it’s impossible to stick your foot in your mouth when it’s closed.

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