Leadership Matters

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An insightful examination and application of the tools of management by Mike Myatt.

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Performance Matters

By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth  I'm going old-school with today's message - it's going to be direct, and to the point...focus on performance. One of my pet peeves is the voluminous amount of management speak and self-help propaganda currently in circulation designed... FULL STORY

Now What?

By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth When things don't go as expected, what do you do? The best leaders always have a back-up plan, so my question to you is: what's your Plan B? My experience with most executives & entrepreneurs is that they are totally committed to and focused on... FULL STORY

Ideas vs. Innovation

By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I had a long conversation today with a client discussing creativity, ideas, innovation, branding and the like. As a result of our conversation, I decided to dust-off an old post, give it a few updates, and pass along my thoughts, which can be best summarized... FULL STORY

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A Culture of "No"

By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Leaders need to take great care to avoid creating a culture of no. There seems to be a popular movement afoot that believes the word "no" is the super antidote to the far inferior word "yes." There are many well known axioms espousing the benefits... FULL STORY

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The Fallacy of the Linchpin Theory

By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth After reading Seth Godin's book Linchpin, I was reminded of the volume of  information circulating of late espousing the benefits of making yourself indispensable to your employer. While this mantra has clearly gained... FULL STORY

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The Vaule of Candor

By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth While candor is often trivialized or viewed as less than tasteful, it nonetheless rates very highly in my book. I want people to know where I stand, and vice-versa. I'm not suggesting that we don't use tact in our communications, but people have become... FULL STORY

The Truth about PR

By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Much to the chagrin of traditional PR firms, the practice of public relations is changing faster than most firms can keep pace with. If the image to the left even remotely resembles how you feel when you interact with your PR firm, then it's time... FULL STORY

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The Value of Time

By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Time; it's the most valuable commodity we have, it's the only thing we all have in common, yet it's how we choose to spend it that defines and differentiates us as individuals. Even though time is a key success metric, I am always amazed at how many... FULL STORY

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Are Leaders Born or Made?

By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth So the question that many seem to want to debate to the death is: Are leaders born or made? While there is a very simple answer to this question, most people are so entrenched in their beliefs that no amount of reason or logic will alter... FULL STORY

Leading Change

By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth  "Leading Change" is clearly more difficult than arriving at the realization that change is needed...If you want to validate the prior statement reflect back on all of the "change agents" that have crossed your path over the years and ask yourself... FULL STORY

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