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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO.

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A Better Way to START your SMART GOAL process

Let's Grow Leaders

I was recently asked to give a workshop for the National Speakers Association on SMART goals to help entrepreneurs launch their businesses. Sure I could talk SMART goals, almost every leadership development person can. I really resisted all the advice that well-meaning supporters gave me as I launched my business.

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Executive Coaching Company Breakdown: How to Get the Most Out of Coaching for Strategic Change

N2Growth Blog

The truth is that the world’s best leaders invest time in developing themselves and prioritize their leadership development so that they not only lead better but create more leaders by bettering others. CEOs & Entrepreneurs. Executive & Leadership Teams. Individual Board Directors.

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Leadership & Emotional Control | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

However I believe the more important emotional trait for CEOs and entrepreneurs to gain mastery over is what I call EC or emotional control. Resist the temptation to give way to emotional decisioning and you’ll see your career and company soar to new heights of success.

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Social Media Influence | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I would also suggest resisting the temptation to have all your communications be self-serving. link] Social Influence Measurement – Tools, Resources & Commentary | Digital Marketing Blog // Digital Operative [.] Let me say this as clearly as I can…a ready, fire, aim approach will rarely find the target.

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Have a Real Impact; Keep Your Day Job

Harvard Business Review

The men and women who choose this path have diverse expertise and job responsibilities: marketing, leadership development, communications, operations, new business development, purchasing. James is using his expertise as a chemical engineer to develop new business models for base-of-the-pyramid consumers.

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How to Improve Your Sales Skills, Even If You’re Not a Salesperson

Harvard Business Review

” Scott Edinger, the founder of Edinger Consulting Group and the author of The Hidden Leader , says that the resistance to sales stems from an “antiquated idea that selling is pushing people to buy something they don’t want, don’t need, or can’t afford.” ” But that notion is outdated.

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