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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Strategy Driven

MAY 4, 2020

Every startup requires funding, even if the versatility of the modern business world does reduce the costs. Financing the venture from your personal savings is an option, but won’t be open to many. Moreover, it will cause serious problems if you misjudge the costs involved. The team ethic truly counts for everything.

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Outsourcing ROI Entrepreneur Banking 67

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

When you own and operate a business you need to have certain procedures for an efficient and seamless function. Sometimes the difficulty of managing your time makes for a haphazard operation. An inefficient operation results in unproductive activities which often miss the point and worse yet, result in wasted time and wasted resources.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

These silos are staffed with legions of “tenured&# COBOL and C++ programmers, as well as &# tenured&# IT managers overseeing the operation. Reward talent, innovation, loyalty, attitude, creativity, work ethic, contribution, and leadership ability…not tenure. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 21, 2019

Every startup requires funding, even if the versatility of the modern business world does reduce the costs. Financing the venture from your personal savings is an option, but won’t be open to many. Moreover, it will cause serious problems if you misjudge the costs involved. The team ethic truly counts for everything.

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Outsourcing ROI Entrepreneur Banking 52

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? I personally dont feel bonuses work to promote a good work ethic. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. That is the question. Our Freedom.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

When we view our responsibilities three-dimensionally as if through a prism that simultaneously allows us to keep focused on the MRC concepts, we will make better mission-focused decisions that are based upon how our resources must be deployed to accomplish them, and we will operate in ethical ways that resonate with our partners and employees.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Just like an algebraic formula, business also functions according to rules governing order of operations. Our responsibility is to respect the ethic. Furthermore, the enduring anchor of an organization is found in its values and ethics, not its mission. Vision never drives mission. impact the competitive arena.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

They will not compromise their value system and personal ethics for temporary gain. Leaders who operate behind a veil of secrecy are only setting themselves up for a rude awakening. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. On with the exam… Section I: Character. should anything be transparent? Our Freedom.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

I am always so refreshed by the centrality of ethics, doing the right thing, and people as capital – in your work! mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Great insights Susan. link] Elllen Weber Wow – Mike, thanks for the way you weave the parts together with such agility. Our Freedom.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

It's not – Unless the request infringes upon our values, moral or ethical standards using no as a response is just intellectually lazy, avoidance or ego centric – imho [link] mikemyatt So Dan, tell me how you really feel All kidding aside, you and I are definitely on the same page here. Our Freedom. All Rights Reserved

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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. How sad is this?

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Politics Blog Leadership Diversity 317

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

The CFO-GC alliance has always been important because the finance function and the legal function are truly the nervous system of the corporation—sending critical signals to all parts of the company about the accuracy of the financials and compliance with law.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2016

Producers in less-developed countries compete by keeping costs low. Conventional wisdom holds that improving working conditions (which typically costs money) would undermine the competitive advantage these firms enjoy. Workers specialize in simple, highly routinized operations. Operations in a Connected World.

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Lean Manufacturing Supply Chain Apparel Compliance 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2018

Over the last decade, industries, academics, and the public sector have turned their focus toward culture and ethics in response to the financial crisis as well as misconduct at a broad range of corporations. A firm’s cultural capital is a type of asset that impacts what a firm produces and how it operates. naqiewei/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

The availability of this data creates fertile ground for robos to provide algorithmic insights and recommendations that deliver highly predictive, error-proof, and low-cost advising. Companies are both operators and investors. The costs of AI-enabled tools are falling, and availability is rising.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Sales could be developing a behaviorally informed strategy, while operations looks for ways to cut costs. If you plan for the team to be self-financing after an initial period, how long do you have to make it work — a couple of months, or a couple of years? Find the Right Home for the Team.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2011

As the president of Almond China, he wanted to show his Chongqing colleagues how much he cared about the topic under discussion: ethical business practices. The two went way back: Both had been with their German parent company, Almond Chemical, since 1999, when it first established operations in China. listed companies. Are you okay?"

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Case Study Chemicals Ethics Finance 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Within EB, Merck first created a Global Health Innovation Fund and then a Healthcare Services and Solution unit to identify, develop, and operate nascent opportunities that fit that thesis. This combination provides scale, scope, and cost economies, which allow Ilum to tailor its offering for each individual hospital.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 2, 2018

For example, I manage the finances for a team that travels very often, and I’ve been grateful for the intelligent guesswork that my expenses software extracts from receipts using machine learning: the merchant’s name, the dollar amount spent, taxes, and likely expense categorization. Insight Center. Adopting AI. Sponsored by SAS.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

In evaluating any relationship in the value chain I’m looking for value, talent, performance, leverage, efficiency, economy of scale, work ethic, integrity, character, discipline and many other traits irrespective of your skin color, age, etc. A sense of entitlement is not a substitute for work ethic and a desire to achieve.

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Diversity Blog Leadership Learning-by-Doing 296

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

But, at the end of the day, it is bank leaders and employees who must take the right business, legal and ethical actions under existing law. It must be led not by staff, but by business leaders who devote appropriate resources, hire outstanding people and embed the prevent, detect and respond activities deeply in business operations.

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Banking Management Ethics Letter 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2014

and elsewhere) have kept pushing for more competition, lower transaction costs, and a smaller middleman’s take. Nobody seems to have a good handle on the economic benefits and costs of high-frequency trading. Ethics Finance Technology' Now I worry a lot about Vladimir.” ” Don’t we all ?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2011

The perception has been eroding our industry's image and has caused many in our industry to assume that R&D, innovation, and social contribution are unaffordable luxuries in a fiercely cost-based competitive game. This philosophy has started to take its toll.

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Industry Strategy Supply Chain Long-term 10

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

But many businesswomen are so overwhelmed with running day-to-day operations, there is little or no time to do a good job at casting the net of promotional effort out—whether through community activities, donations, networking events, promotional campaigns, public relations initiatives, or advertising—it is NEVER enough!

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Tactics deemed as ’standard operating procedure’ for some companies were exposed and ridiculed by others. How much further should we extend ethics? Sadly, many of the perpetrators did not see lapses in ethics… it was legal and just business to them. High Costs, Learning Curves. People suddenly feel lost.

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Ethics Cost Crisis Learning-by-Doing 59

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

At the same time, it is long past time for the field to have a serious conversation where their data comes from, and the ethics of using big data. Social life and the operation of organizations increasingly leave more or less permanent data traces, like the contrails left by jets. ” Is management research a folly?

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Management Retail Construction Ethics 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

But that mind-set's simply too focused and operational. Yes, this exercise will surface all manner of ethical — and possibly legal — conflicts and risks. The classic business perspective typically views these data as high-performance fuel to make the business run faster, better, and leaner. BIG DATA INSIGHT CENTER.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2014

Through January, 2014, the company has spent $439 million on the probe, and estimated that it would spend $200-240 million more on investigative and compliance costs this year. What is known is that the inquiry is wide-ranging and Walmart has taken it very seriously. Think GM and its delays in addressing problems with an ignition switch.).

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

The Ten Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount are all the ethical code anybody needs.&# - Harry S. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Truman Please comment below sharing your thoughts and insights on what you believe defines great leadership. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: The rigidity of a closed mind is the first s.

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Definition Blog Leadership Covey 313

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 3, 2011

From the same letter: [N]o company operates in a vacuum. The inability to differentiate between Wall Street and Main Street by Washington, as well as by the public at large, has hurt the image of Main Street banks and increased their cost of operations. Why did M&T make such out-of-character investments?

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Banking Crisis Letter Hedge 14

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

link] ATIG Mike, authenticity and transparency for better and ETHICAL business. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. In fact, you might be interested in reading a previous post that I authored on this topic: [link]. – I'd be interested in your thoughts. Thanks for the suggestion Dan. Our Freedom.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

They go by names like corporate social responsibility, sustainability, shareholder advocacy, social assessment and auditing, consumer action, government regulation, leadership development, ethics, realignment of incentives , attracting long-term investors , creating shared value , and more. Change the Rules.

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CEO Incubator Supply Chain Entrepreneur 11

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

Their work is off-the-shelf, conforms to an established mode of operation, contains original thought and draws precedents from experience. (17 The company which makes the small investment on the front end (consulting) saves higher costs. Pro-bono community involvement is a factor because it indicates character, ethics and integrity.

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Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 60

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 18, 2011

Unless an untreated psychological, neurological or psychiatric condition exists, an inability to change is likely self-inflicted by one or all of the following: no recognition of needed change; no desire to change, or lack of work ethic needed to cause the change. mikemyatt: RT @thinkBIG_blog: Cheap always costs you mo. Our Freedom.

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Leadership CEO Blog Learning-by-Doing 419

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2017

But with the departures of a number of high-level HR leaders in late 2016, head of operations Ryan Graves largely took on the head HR role in addition to his other duties. As Pete Ramstad and I note in Beyond HR , leaders often have far better developed frameworks for the value proposition of the finance function than for HR.

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Compliance Hedge Human Capital Finance 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2012

Now, let me couch this for you in the human terms of political economy — the terms in which you and I should rightly conceive of an "economy" as the sum of the enduring human good; not merely as a set of pipes for the grease of finance to be injected into. Who's who, mechanism and operator, sovereign — and serf?

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