Engaging Leader

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

After honing his expertise in general management, marketing, strategy and sales techniques across healthcare and information technology sectors, Nicholas now leads marketing and public relations functions while helping to drive strategy and […].

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Global mindset is truly having the desire, knowledge, and skills to operate effectively in business today. A global mindset is a critical skill parallel to legal, marketing, sales, or strategy. It fills a strategic tactical need of operating in today’s business setting. Understand customer behavior. Negotiate with vendors.

Globalization 150

Globalization Long-term Social Capital Travel 150

Women on Business

JANUARY 18, 2013

If you operate a home décor company that strives to connect to style-savvy urban hipsters but your website is cluttered, and very UN-edgy, you’re going to be perceived as anything but hip. The same goes for your print collateral, which despite the digital takeover still has a place in modern marketing. Or, big execution. Your website.

Public Relations 255

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Determine the Cost of the Operation. Determine your Potential Market. If its market share or product offering is too strong and stable, it will be more difficult to enter the market. You should also be aware of industry-related regulations and laws, especially when it comes to taxes and permits. Identify Obstacles.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Avoid controversy, maintain a high likeability factor, consistently and proactively engage your customers, be a business of character that engenders trust and confidence with your target market(s), produce a quality product or service at a competitive price point, and provide great customer service.

Brand 271

Brand Blog How To Public Relations 271

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The difference between the two aforementioned examples is that great leaders have mastered the art of finding the right message regardless of the medium, market, or constituency being addressed. The Market “is&# the Message : This view of messaging values the target audience above all else.

Blog 289

Blog Audience Brand Influence 289

Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

I was struck not only by their disciplined approach but also by their freedom to discover, develop and design within broad operating parameters—conditions I did not typically associate with large, for-profit corporations. Michigan), is president of Eich Associated , a marketing and public relations consulting firm.

Decentralization 284

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

All business (for profit or not) provide goods, services, or intellectual property/capital to a market (or markets) for some form of consideration. Well actually, no it’s not. Don’t fall into the rut of allowing your business to be trapped in a perpetual state of static thinking.

Blog 287

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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.

Business Model 269

Business Model Blog Brand Depreciation 269

Strategy Driven

JULY 5, 2019

Public relations firms continually strive to restore consumer faith in businesses. On top of that, subtle, yet informative marketing could be used to restore your company’s name in the public consciousness. Sometimes, a negative business reputation can be so bad, you need to rebrand your operations.

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Reputation How To Operations Marketing 56

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Operating in excess of that threshold will cause increased stress, lack of attention to detail and errant decisioning. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

Blog 412

Blog Leadership Brand Depreciation 412

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

They don’t sit idly by and watch the business lose market share, suffer margin erosion, see their competitive value propositions vaporize, or watch their brand go into decline. Current or anticipated changes in market conditions that will adversely impact your business model. They make changes.

Restructuring 287

Restructuring Blog CEO Brand 287

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2011

The difference between the two aforementioned examples is that great leaders have mastered the art of finding the right message (the relevant message) regardless of the medium, market, or constituency being addressed. The Market “is” the Message : This view of messaging values the target audience above all else.

Audience 290

Audience Chief Executive Officer Media Content 290

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Rarely will you come across a static opportunity in the sense that it will stand idle and wait for you to act…Significant opportunities are not only scarce, but they typically operate on the principal of diminishing returns. Those who currently lead are aware that our times and this market demands flexibility and quick decision making.

Blog 394

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

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Blog 305

Blog Leadership Depreciation Brand 305

Strategy Driven

JUNE 1, 2018

Businesses operate at a pace such that they grab for help wherever it is available. Online marketing firms. Professional service firms, including lawyers, accountants, marketing, public relations, quality management. It is lonely at the top. Websites containing educational material as a way to sell services.

Advice 50

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

Even solid world class institutions like the University of California Berkeley under the leadership of Chancellor Birgeneau & Provost Breslauer are firing employees, staff, faculty and part-time lecturers through “Operational Excellence (OE) initiative”: last year 600 were fired, this year 300.

Blog 419

Blog Brand Consultative Depreciation 419

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

So, in today’s post I’ll examine the power of disruption as a key business driver… Disruptive business models focus on creating, disintermediating, refining, reengineering or optimizing a product/service, role/function/practice, category, market, sector, or industry. When was the last time you entered a new market?

Business Model 300

Business Model Blog Disruptive Innovation Brand 300

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.

Succession 50

Succession Strategic Planning Budgeting Goal 50

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.

CEO 287

CEO Blog Long-term Short-term 287

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Bill Gates once said, “If I had just one dollar, I would spend it on public relations.” But in this statement, we clearly understand the importance of Public Relations. A company makes use of public relations through a set of strategic communication actions. Well, what are the odds of that happening?

PR 13

PR Public Relations Crisis Loyalty 13

Women on Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

When it works, it’s wonderful but the operative word is when it works. For a small business, this is a huge operational problem. Deciding that personal computing is not a lucrative market is like spitting on small businesses. It breaks down at least twice a month and the scanning feature is hit or miss.

Hotels 150

Hotels Wireless CEO Long-term 150

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? If your company can’t be operated by mere mortals, you need to reexamine your business logic.

Business Model 295

Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 295

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

The moral of the story is this…A lack of delegation creates operational bottlenecks, delegation confused with abdication creates organization chaos, and effective delegation of authority vs. tasks creates personal and operational excellence. Share and Enjoy: View Comments bfpower Well said, Mike.

CEO 294

CEO Blog Delegation Covey 294

N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

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Brand 299

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

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Blog 419

Blog Reputation Participative Brand 419

N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Most companies can claim an element of success in some aspect of CRM proficiency such as sales force automation, database marketing, development of a knowledgebase, etc., That said, I have rarely witnessed CRM implemented to its full potential.

Blog 272

Blog CRM Management Brand 272

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. Walking into these organizations is often like traveling back in time 20 years.

Loyalty 418

Loyalty Blog Brand Follow-up 418

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 5, 2014

The following pointers are offered to companies who communicate with niche publics: Seek and train multi-cultural professionals. Design public relations programs that embrace multicultural constituencies, rather than secondarily appeal to them after the fact. It opens your services to additional market niches.

Diversity 88

Diversity Budgeting Open-book Risk Management 88

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2012

Traditional marketing — including advertising, public relations, branding and corporate communications — is dead. Many people in traditional marketing roles and organizations may not realize they're operating within a dead paradigm. Here are its critical pieces: Restore community marketing.

Marketing 22

Marketing Social Capital Media Influence 22

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Leaders who operate behind a veil of secrecy are only setting themselves up for a rude awakening. That said, there are certain proprietary topics clearly not meant for public disclosure. Section IV: Tactics. Great leaders tend to be tactical geniuses and display a strong bias to action. should anything be transparent?

Blog 305

Blog Leadership Benchmarking Tactics 305

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?

Blog 392

Blog Gordon CEO Consultative 392

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? Which hat, or hats do you wear? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it?

Entrepreneur 318

Entrepreneur CEO Blog Welch 318

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

It applies to service industries and manufacturing operations. Even non-profit and public sector organizations must utilize quality approaches for staff and volunteer councils/boards. Life-threatening experiences (loss of business or market share, economic recession) signal the urgency for the team to collaborate. Higher sales.

Quality 50

Quality Metrics Strategic Planning TQM 50

N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Among the many things that make leadership more challenging today is the global market in which leaders must compete. Marshall Goldsmith : The principles of leadership haven’t changed much, but the world in which we apply them certainly has.

Blog 289

Blog Leadership Brand Media 289

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

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Environment 419

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

My experience with most executives & entrepreneurs is that they are totally committed to and focused on success.

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Contingency Plans Planning Blog Ryan 302