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.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Gut instincts can only take you so far in life, and anyone who operates outside of a sound decisioning framework will eventually fall prey to an act of oversight, misinformation, misunderstanding, manipulation, impulsivity or some other negative influencing factor. They make bad decisions. I'll be sure and check it out.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

This is more than a semantical issue – it’s become a systemic problem with many individuals and organizations. The mechanistic world of the industrial age continues to have a grip on our belief system. If efficiency starts diluting productivity rather than increasing it something is woefully amiss. Thanks for sharing Tom.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 28, 2020

Travel has been disrupted, tourism has shriveled, healthcare systems have come under intense strain, and factory output has withered. Many economists were predicting a global recession before the coronavirus crisis, but the prognosis now is even gloomier. Those able to work from home have to adapt to often very new ways of working.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

The harsh reality is that great numbers of leaders continue to operate in a vacuum by sequestering themselves away in the corner office and attempting to lead from afar. So the real question is this…how does a CEO get to the point of being so disconnected from operations that he or she just doesn’t have a clue?

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Starting Over – Without being hampered by systems/processes that haven’t worked, you can create as you go. Immediate Feedback – It is far better to succeed or fail. Not knowing where you’re going or how we’re doing causes us to make many more mistakes.

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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? That is the question.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Discipline requires a systemic approach. To make good decisions, we need to understand how the system works. The most productive leaders I know have the ability to be extremely nice, very civil and always polite while maintaining the ability to be direct, focused, and candid. It takes some work, but don't settle for anything less.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Clarify management values. Usually, management has not yet articulated their own individual values, let alone those of the organization. This process helps to define and develop value systems to create success. Develop a mission statement. It is the last thing that you write, not an end in itself.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

In short, most CRM practitioners have traditionally assumed an internal (inside-out), operationally centric approach to customer management and strategy. Or if they do-more times than not, it’s impersonal and relies on a rating system-not the feedback itself.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

In an era that encompasses mistrust of business, uncertainties about the economy and growing disillusionments within society’s structure, it is vital for every organization to determine, analyze, fine-tune and communicate their value systems. Corporate Responsibility is more than just a statement that a committee whips together.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

When it’s time to hire for critical positions within your company, consider the training and certification in military systems offered to service men and women. Bill Sebra is Chief Operations Executive at Korn Ferry Futurestep. About the Author. You just finished reading Veterans Among the Best Civilian Leaders !

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2010

I find that it's rarely this bolt of lighting epiphany and rather a collective result of thinking systemically about solving a key problem. Jim Collins did a good job of addressing this as have you in prior posts. Vision is often misunderstood.

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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. On with the exam… Section I: Character. Ambiguity in communication offers opaque expectations maybe we have to think more and more about its paradox.

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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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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

It is not enough for management to endorse quality programs; they must actively participate. It applies to service industries and manufacturing operations. Paying attention to quality can realize: Lower operating costs. Employee suggestion systems. Statistical management methods. Customer retention. Communication.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

The leader has failed to communicate with those around him of what their system does, its current and future capabilities, and the group or individual's vision for the future. You assume that the person asking the question is always right. But are they?

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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. Even though I will from time-to-time slip and refer to something as “Best Practices&# I am attempting to extricate that phrase from my vocabulary. As an example, Look at Apple! But Apple does not manufacture them.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2010

"False" beliefs, a lack of sincerity, or any belief system that is not genuine can be harmful. What I was able to take away from your comment was insightful if viewed with perspective.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 5, 2016

Systems and Processes. Operations are sound, professional and productive. Duties, activities, tasks, behaviors, attitudes, contracting, project fulfillment. Role and Job. Assignments, responsibilities, functions, relationships, follow-through, accountability. Structure, hiring, control, work design, supervision, decisions.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Those who matured in the era of the Human Relations style of management were still clinging to value systems of Hard Nosed. Executives who were educated in the Management by Objectives era were still recalling value systems of their parents’ generation before it. They were not just “old school.”

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Processes, trends, fads, perceived stresses and “the system” force adults to make compromises in order to proceed. Non-profit organizations operating more business-like. How individuals and organizations start out and what they become are different concepts. Volunteering, as time permits and worthy causes appear.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 2, 2010

Then we look for tools and systems to manage those relationships and expand our capacity for more relationships, and they can add an additional layer of complexity. So, now throw on top of that a few hundred Facebook friends and hundreds or potentially thousands of twitter followers and things start getting complicated.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The set of individuals who would benefit from leadership skills in daily practice is much wider than those with specific career interests in management. A second, separate set of necessary skills deals with systems literacy. impact of training on quality metrics) of their interventions.

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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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Chartered Management Institute

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In diving, we recognise we’re never going to get to zero risk because we’re operating in an inherently hazardous environment,” he says. This premise equally applies to the environment businesses operate in today. Human error is a very real consequence of people operating in the real world.

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Roundtable Talk

JANUARY 25, 2011

His speech and book marked the beginning of my realization that the workplace is essentially stuck in the industrial age and bears no resemblance to how we need to operate in the knowledge economy. But, as a manager, I was pretty stumped about what do to about it.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Those who matured in the era of the Human Relations style of management were still clinging to value systems of Hard Nosed. Executives who were educated in the Management by Objectives era were still recalling value systems of their parents’ generation before it. They were not just “old school.”

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2018

For instance, banks have been using transaction monitoring systems for decades based on pre-defined binary rules that require the output to be manually checked. The success rate is generally low: On average, only 2% of the transactions flagged by the systems ultimately reflect a true crime or malicious intent. Insight Center.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Engineering Manager with Adobe Systems). But I have been doing people and project management for years. And I believe that management is about applying common sense. So, people management is applying common sense on common people. Your blog certainly deserves to be at the top, in my opinion. I’m not an MBA.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

working with one of our business partners was installing an electronic security system in the Pentagon window that was struck. Of particular note, I remember receiving the call that a young technician (Allen Bandy – sp?) He left behind a lovely wife and 3 small children.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2016

These include legislation, regulation, investigation, enforcement, litigation, ethics, reputation, crisis management, corporate citizenship, and pressures from public officials, NGOs, and the media. The challenges of business-in-society issues arise in many different settings.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2011

This project just started its operations and we are learning each day to maximize all the utilities of the software and IT system for our everyday routine. But the main challenge is not how to operate the machine. We built it in a partnership with IBM, Oracle, Samsung and other companies.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

I love the comment by Sally Kempton when she said…"It's hard to fight an enemy that has outposts in our heads" As we encounter challenges we are afforded invaluable opportunities to reshape our mental filters and personal belief systems. M [link] mikemyatt Hi Mark: You point about chosen beliefs is an astute one.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 4, 2013

It’s not enough just to handle a crisis effectively. The follow-through and crisis preparedness planning process helps to divert other crises from transpiring. Recommendations for crisis management and preparedness as part of macro planning are offered. In times of crisis, advisors are called upon more frequently.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2014

FireEye’s sophisticated system worked: It triggered alerts that malware had entered Target’s computers. There may have been some skepticism about the system, because it was new to Target. In response, Target acknowledged that its computer system had been alerted to suspicious activity.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Frankly, I'm all for letting the system be overrun by those who deserve to be there. Our educational system, family, societal status, etc indoctrinates biases). universities to ensure the student population base remains “white” instead of being overrun by high-performing Asian students.

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