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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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 Change Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

They write: “Just because the business world has always operated one way doesn’t mean it should keep operating that way. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog submitted 6 Tips for New Managers. Chris Edmonds of The Purposeful Culture Group provided Culture Leadership Charge: Solving the Talent Crisis.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

This free eBook leverages the 3Rs Internal Communications Model, which was created to guide communications leaders through a communications plan overhaul during periods of significant change or crisis. From there, you can envision what’s possible and create the ideal communications approach with an actionable plan for long-term success.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 11, 2021

Covid-19 has been many things, but the digital transformation it has encouraged has been significant, whether due to the newly remote workforces, the urgent need for online sales channels, or the need for cloud-based technologies to maintain business operations.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 19, 2021

Captain Mark Brouker, retired US Navy , is a wealth of practical leadership wisdom gained from his military career as well as his experience as a professor, executive coach, and speaker. A few months prior, I had been selected to be executive officer, or XO (Chief Operating Officer), of U.S. Leadership is about care and compassion.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? Talent is clearly a plus as long as it is a value add and not a business requirement. If your company can’t be operated by mere mortals, you need to reexamine your business logic.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

While confidence can be mistaken for arrogance, and vice-versa, they are clearly not interchangeable terms. I think not. When you think of yourself as a leader do you view yourself as having the quiet confidence of David or the boastful arrogance of Goliath?

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

Regardless of whether or not they have served in the military, today’s business leaders would be well served to possess the characteristics of a warrior in their pursuit to achieve sustainable growth and long-term success.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Sidebar : This post was inspired by a conversation I had last month Mark Oakes ( @MarkOOakes ) about the historical origin of the term&# Plan B.&# Great planning (so long as it's not overdone) actually catalyzes velocity. Thanks for shedding light on a topic that has far too long remained in the dark!

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Ask yourself this question…Who is more loyal; an employee who has been with the company a long time but is an under-performer, or a less tenured employee who always goes the extra mile and consistently exceeds expectations? or implying that it is unlikely to have high performance if most people stick around for a long time?

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

In today’ post I’ll share my thoughts on the value of learning to become a humble leader… It’s been said that life is a long lesson in humility. At the same time I personally feel its a long way to go to see the environment what has been discussed in the article.

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Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 19, 2023

Insights were shared in terms of how project management, as a skill and as a distinct role, can benefit the organisation by driving teams towards achieving goals despite continuous disruption. Watch the highlights now: CMI Malaysia 2022 AGM The 5th CMI Malaysia AGM took place on 6 October at the KL Hilton.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? The sad fact is that many business people are absolutists in that they only see things in terms of rights and wrongs. The strongest teams don’t weed out or neutralize individual tendencies, they capitalize on them.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

If you want to be a long-term survivor in business I would suggest that you not participate in gossip and get rid of those that do. I have watched many a well intentioned executive get sucked into gossip in an attempt to help, only to pay a big price down the road for their error in judgment.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Long story short; if a leader receives a vote of non-confidence from their subordinates…game over. Only those leaders who can quickly recognize and adapt their methods to the situation at hand will be successful over the long haul. Any leader is only as good as his or her team’s desire to be led by them.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Make an equitable blend of ambition and desire: Fine-tuning one’s career is an admirable and necessary process. This premise also holds true for each corporate operating unit and department. Business relationships with customers, collaborators and other professionals are established to be long-term in duration.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Many times it is simply because companies have been doing the same things, in the same ways, and for the same reasons for so long, that they struggle with the concept of change. 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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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

He then proceeded to communicate in no uncertain terms that he wasn’t nearly as concerned about the faults he would find, as he was about how our leader (guess who?) This normally occurs in crisis/emergency/volunteer situations – for an example of this please read Wally Bock’s excellent post yesterday.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application. Just like an algebraic formula, business also functions according to rules governing order of operations.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

I really don’t have a problem with increasing efficiency so long as the tail doesn’t start wagging the dog. Clearly this endeavor will take time, and may not yield immediate results, but the payoff organizationally, relationally, culturally, and in terms of future contribution can be huge. Bottom line…check your motivations.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 2, 2016

I have had many excellent ones in my long career and have in turn mentored hundreds of others. The mentor becomes a role model, offering insights about their own life-career. The mentor stands for mentees throughout their careers and celebrates their successes. ” Approach your career as a body of work.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

If a leader’s primary obligation is for the care and well being of those under their charge, then I would suggest that you cannot be an effective leader over the long-term without love, compassion and empathy. The act of operating in the truest best interest of others is the issue. Thanks for the astute observations Mark.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Organizational purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics, long-term growth. Operations are sound, professional and productive. You offer a promising career and future for people with ideas and talent. Learn to pace and be in the chosen career for the long-run. Planning, tactics, organizational development.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

That said, buckle-up and join me for a ride as we journey into the politically incorrect mind of Mike Myatt… The institutionalization of “Politically Correct Thinking&# in the corporate world has done more to harm operating businesses than just about any other social and/or cultural influence in recent times.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

Long-term experience will either validate or invalidate first impressions.That said, it's the first impression that buys you the privilege of having the chance to be in the game to begin with. Thanks for highlighting that thought in your comment.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 5, 2017

While my work is usually associated with the term “Lean” and the lessons from the Toyota Production System, some of my earliest learning and inspiration for improvement came from the work of W. But, I was curious enough to check out the copy of Out of the Crisis that was on my dad’s bookshelf. Guest post by Mark Graban.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 26, 2010

While this coming weekend simply signifies a long awaited prelude to summer for some, it is much more than that for me. They could not be more wrong - I’m here to tell you that strength and compassion are not mutually exclusive terms. The strongest leaders are in fact the most compassionate leaders.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

While there were clearly a few moments last week that I found instructionally valuable in terms of creating a game changer ( Nando Parrado ), there weren’t nearly enough of them. A lesson that I learned long ago is that you simply cannot experience sustainable improvement without transformation.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2012

If you want to remain relevant and advance your career in today's global marketplace, you need to serve as an enabler of business growth and innovation. The immigrant mentality has proven time and again to accelerate careers and build enterprise. Career advancement must be approached with this same hunger for survival.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Their core is the design and the idea, the operating system, plus the network environment such as iTunes. As long as your vision remains in alignment with God's will for your church I would encourage as much creativity and innovation as you muster up. As an example, Look at Apple! But Apple does not manufacture them.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Forget all the buzzwords and acronyms, social media is about meeting your constituencies where they are – in a setting of their choosing, and communicating with them on their terms. Your comment got me thinking, which grew long enough to warrant a blog post: [link]. link] Allan W. link] Allan W.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

He had a successful career in ministry and was in good churches, but he felt God calling him to this assignment. Covey has garnered the loyalty and love of her students, something that she still evokes in my daughters even though they have long since left her classroom. but you’ll not find that here. but you’ll not find that here.

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You're Not the Boss of Me

MAY 30, 2010

This video speaks to the culture that is prevalent in more workplaces than any of us would like to admit, workplaces that operate on the basis of positional power with an undercurrent of fear. And, over the course of my career, I have also occasionally done some of these things as well. I have seen them.

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Tanveer Naseer

OCTOBER 7, 2014

For people to commit, especially over the long term, they need to have confidence that a company is well-led, heading in the right direction, and well-positioned to deliver products and services they know customers want. Pressure will come not only from outside (societies, governments, and customers) but also from within.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Is the developed world on the verge of a skills crisis? Cathy Benko, a vice chairman at Deloitte, has been studying the various ways companies are working to prevent a skills crisis while transforming for the digital world. There’s only one CEO of each of our careers—ourselves. level is a pretty dated concept.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Today, many high-profile companies— Cisco , Google , IBM , Samsung , Siemens , Disney , Volkswagen and Deutsche Bank , to name a few—contain such roving consulting groups to help solve the most critical strategy and operations problems throughout the business. To succeed long term, winning on price alone is not sufficient.

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