Women on Business

DECEMBER 12, 2010

Here are five smart charitable giving strategies to keep in mind: 1. Using some of all of the above strategies, gifting doesn’t have to hurt your wallet either! But charitable giving offers significant tax benefits and it’s a great way to support your community.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Product managers hold a unique position in the company: they depend on people from other groups, but they do not have managerial authority over those people (in most cases). Therefore, a product manager must earn the trust of people in the organization and influence them to do their jobs effectively and efficiently.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 10, 2011

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

“Manager&# is an interesting title. An account manager is different from a store manager. Even within the title of “store manager&# the scope and breadth of responsibility varies widely. The manager of a 7-Eleven has significantly different responsibilities than the manager of a Costco store.

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

In most companies product managers have a lot of products and significant responsibilities. With all the meetings, floods of email, and requirements to manage, the thought of focusing on a product’s profitability can be illusive. Good product managers write understandable and timely requirements and prioritize them effectively.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

offers quick, practical management tips and ideas from HBR.org. Visit this… 2 Tweets Gossip in the Workplace | N2Growth Blog By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Gossip in the Workplace…At first blush the [.] While these articles tended to stir the pot a bit, they were in my opinion mostly missing the mark.

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QAspire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

I was a functional head in year 2008 when my growth had plateaued. In the book, Bill offers strategies to build a culture of Courage in teams and organizations. There is no growth without courage. In my career of 25+ years, I had several moments that required me to exhibit courage. I walked up to my boss and sought his able counsel.

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QAspire

AUGUST 26, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Training Middle Managers On People Management Basics Here is a simple idea: Whenever you have a new manager (project manager/departmental leader) joining in your organization, put him/her through a simple training program on how to manage people.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

As we rapidly approach Q4, it is my most sincere hope that you will take pause for a bit of reflective thinking – I would ask that you ponder the following question: “Am I so busy that I’ve lost the ability to be as productive as I need to be?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Thanks, Brian blog comments powered by Disqus Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer N2growth Author/Moderator Facebook Twitter LinkedIn You Tube Blog Feed Favorite Posts Dont Negotiate.Facilitate Leadership and Opportunity Leadership & Political Correctness How To Make Great Leadership Decisions Buzzwords Arent All Bad Success vs.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

If your organization confuses loyalty and tenure there is trouble on the horizon…If your business rates tenure higher than performance as a measure for employee evaluation, it is time for you to consider updating your talent management practices and procedures. So, what’s wrong with tenure you ask?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

Have you figured out how to apply the laws of scarcity to brand management? While a brand without exposure is not much of a brand, I consistently find that brand exposure is an aspect of brand management that is all too often overlooked as a success metric. If not, then this post is for you.

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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.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 12, 2009

Ideas need development to become strategies. This is the primary responsibility of product managers. Yahoo’s new CEO Carol Bartz has shown the need to drive ideas to strategies from the highest levels of the company. .&# The development of ideas is not an easy undertaking.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

Senior managements paralyzed themselves with an attachment to “success brings success’ rather than “success brings failure’ and are now forced to break the implied contract with their employees – a contract nurtured by management that the future can be controlled.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

Productivity links said: n2growth.com: Looking For Leadership: By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Really? Identifying leaders? Have we really degenerated to this point? Identifying leader… [link] [.]

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

" blog comments powered by Disqus Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer N2growth Author/Moderator Facebook Twitter LinkedIn You Tube Blog Feed Favorite Posts Dont Negotiate.Facilitate Leadership and Opportunity Leadership & Political Correctness How To Make Great Leadership Decisions Buzzwords Arent All Bad Success vs. I think not.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

There are many so-called management gurus in today’s politically correct world who would take great exception to what I’m putting forth in today’s post. As we approach this 4th of July weekend I can’t help but think of our founding fathers and the sacrifices they made when they fought to establish our country’s freedom.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 3, 2010

John Durfee is a Gulf War veteran and the marketing manager for Airsplat, the nation’s largest retailer of Airsoft Guns including Spring Airsoft Rifles. The temperature is dropping quickly in the desert night. As you wait behind the door, you hear your team line up, boots scuffing the ground, weapons cocked.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

by thecoachingconnection on July 15, 2010 This was reprinted below in its entirely by Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth, who originally [.] FACT : Leaders who lack emotional control won’t remain in a position of leadership for long. link] QUIT YELLING « The Coaching Connection, LLC [.]

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

Give me real leaders who possess courage, vision, and a bias toward action, and spare me the timidity of mediocre managers posing as leaders. That is the question that many a business is forced to ask at some point during their life cycle. My question is this…since when have fear and avoidance become prerequisites for success as a CEO?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Any well crafted strategy anticipates obstacles and factors in multiple “ what if &# scenarios. My experience with most executives & entrepreneurs is that they are totally committed to and focused on success. Smart leaders view obstacles as a constant rather than a variable, and incorporate that thinking into their planning.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? Perhaps you were the right person for the job initially, but has the company outgrown your management ability? Which hat, or hats do you wear?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Unless you are a very large enterprise it is unlikely that you have the time, money, staffing, or external professional relationships to execute a brand management strategy such as the one outlined above. The preceding description paints the perfect illustration of why branding is one of my favorite topics…It is complex.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

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Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Breakdowns in a company’s management system, not managers’ lack of ability or effort, are what cause a company’s underperformance.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Perhaps most importantly they have the ability to align interests and sell the vision unifying leadership, management, staff and external stakeholders as well. Section III: Strategy. Great leaders are strategic thinkers who have the ability to translate their vision into an actionable strategy to insure its success.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

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Michael Lee Stallard

JULY 17, 2010

Art Kliener, editor of Strategy and Business magazine, sent me a terrific article that you would like. So many interesting developments in the brain science field. Don’t know if you read it or not but I’m a big fan of David Myer’s book “Intuition: It’s Powers and Perils.&# why is everyone smiling?

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N2Growth Blog

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 [.] Thanks in advance for sharing… Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.]

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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? but to focus on compensation strategy that builds on performance. That is the question. link] Brad Mountz I think you make some great points.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

For those of you not familiar with the Cranky PM, she is “a fictional product management professional at a fictional enterprise software vendor named DysfunctoSoft.&# She blogs about what she calls “fictional stories&# of product management and product marketing professionals. She is real and she is really smart.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help avoid conflicts. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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