N2Growth Blog

JULY 20, 2010

Posted on July 20th, 2010 by admin in Leadership By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Leaders: born or made? Leaders who rest on their laurels without making the effort to develop their skills will eventually be overtaken by those who view leadership as a professional skill to be developed and refined.

Blog 413

Blog Brand Depreciation Consultative 413

Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Suggestions for C-suite executives Be open about your own learning and development. Don’t think for a second that leaders throughout the organization don’t notice the absence of discussion about c-suite development and learning. Your support of learning and development at all levels in the organization is crucial.

Development 240

Development Learning-by-Doing Blog Self-aware 240

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Not recognizing, developing, and rewarding talent is the fastest way I know of to drive talent out of your organization and directly into the hands of your competition. These silos are staffed with legions of “tenured&# COBOL and C++ programmers, as well as &# tenured&# IT managers overseeing the operation.

Loyalty 419

Loyalty Blog Brand Follow-up 419

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

In today’s post I’ll quickly examine the merits of developing your listening skills. Listen to those that confront you, challenge you, stretch you, and develop you. Take a moment and reflect back on any great leader that comes to mind…you’ll find that they are very adept at reading between the lines.

Blog 420

Blog Brand Consultative Media 420

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. Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. Our Freedom.

Blog 418

Blog Leadership Self-aware Crisis 418

Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Dan McCarthy of Great Leadership announces a penalty in Individual Development Plans are Worthless….if Lynn Dessert plants some thoughts about leadership development at Elephants at Work on Is Your Organization Teaching the Right Lessons to Build Executive Talent? article was featured in the October Leadership Development Carnival.

Leadership Development 220

Leadership Development Development Leadership McCarthy 220

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Instead of beating yourself up or giving in, it is critical that you develop the ability to learn from setbacks. Turn setbacks into development opportunities by asking positive questions such as: What are the positives surrounding this situation? Don’t hide from the reality of the situation at hand. What can I learn from it?

Blog 415

Blog Brand Reputation Crisis Management 415

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Developing effective conflict resolution skill sets are an essential component of a building a sustainable business model. Where there is disagreement there is an inherent potential for growth and development. Unresolved conflict often results in a loss of productivity, stifles creativity, and creates barriers to cooperation.

Blog 419

Blog Fashion Brand Self-aware 419

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

One of my mentors once cautioned me about treating people as furniture saying that “individuals are not inantimate objects to simply be moved around and discarded, but that people require a constant investment of time and money to develop to their full potential.&# Don’t hype…stop complaining…fix the problem.

Blog 366

Blog Politics Mission Statement Brand 366

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Clearly the difference possessed by all great leaders is that they refine, develop and build from their foundation – they don’t ignore it or take it for granted. Active, intentional, empathetic, and analytical listening all require a bit of development. link] Dan Black Great thoughts. I really enjoy reading your blog.

Blog 412

Blog Leadership Loyalty Self-aware 412

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Making sound decisions is a skill set that needs to be developed like any other. By developing a qualitative and quantitative filtering mechanism for your decisioning process you can make better decisions in a shorter period of time. They make bad decisions. And in some cases they compound bad decision upon bad decision.

Blog 416

Blog Analysis CEO Brand 416

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? I believe great leaders will mentor and coach subordinates for the purpose of identifying and developing other great leaders. Which hat, or hats do you wear?

Entrepreneur 382

Entrepreneur CEO Blog Welch 382

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Should the traits mentioned above be more formally cultivated in leadership development programs? And there’s no professional development without personal development… In this case, I suspect those leaders who find it difficult to express their compassion publicly could do so with some developmental work.

Blog 419

Blog Leadership Brand Reputation 419

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

So, in today’s post I’ll share two a few tips on deciding which tasks, and to whom, the art of delegation should apply… As a CEO it is critical to develop a keen understanding of your value to the enterprise, and to further develop an awareness of activities that are dilutive to said value.

CEO 349

CEO Blog Delegation Covey 349

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? Our Freedom.

Blog 417

Blog Gordon CEO Consultative 417

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.] Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. Here are "9 Signs That Your Next Company Cares About Its Employees." " [link] [link] mikemyatt Thanks for the kind words as well as sharing the link Donna. Our Freedom.

Environment 419

Environment Blog Due Diligence Brand 419

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.] Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. It is possible to have both speed and planning so long as planning doesn't turn into "analysis paralysis." " Thanks for adding to the conversation Jennifer.

Contingency Plans 360

Contingency Plans Planning Blog Ryan 360

N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. I think not. While confidence can be mistaken for arrogance, and vice-versa, they are clearly not interchangeable terms. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: The rigidity of a closed mind is the first s. mikemyatt: More thx @BradAustin1 @LeadershipWatch @GBSL.

Blog 419

Blog Loyalty Long-term Brand 419

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

If you crush the individual character and spirit of those who form your team, how can your team operate at its best? When you develop the skill to transform negative conflict into creative tension is when you will begin to earn and hold the respect of even those individuals who don’t agree with your positions.

Blog 419

Blog Gordon Follow-up Open-book 419

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: The rigidity of a closed mind is the first s. mikemyatt: More thx @BradAustin1 @LeadershipWatch @GBSL. mikemyatt: RT/mention thx @AMAnet @SmartBrief @Leadersh. mikemyatt: A leaders Intellect should not be a depreci.

Blog 419

Blog Reputation Participative Brand 419

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

If you believe you possess a fully developed competency in a section give yourself 10 points. They understand the need for talent and are effective at recruiting, deployment, development and retention of tier-one talent. Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.]

Blog 366

Blog Leadership Benchmarking Tactics 366

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

I’m a huge advocate of refining initiatives that allow any level of talent to be developed to the maximum potential. Leaders and non-leaders alike need career-pathing, training and development. I’m just not a believer in attempting to label someone as a leader, and develop them as such when they are clearly not. Our Freedom.

Leadership 419

Leadership Blog Consultative Brand 419

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Great businesses are in constant search of improvement, innovation, change, disruption, knowledge and other strategic leverage points that lead to a competitive advantage or operational enhancement. Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. Well actually, no it’s not. Our Freedom.

Blog 305

Blog Brand CEO Depreciation 305

N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

I strongly recommend to all business leaders that they learn to develop a command presence, and lead from a committed and passionate position of strength. Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. The word “passion” comes from a Latin root which means quite literally to suffer. Our Freedom.

Brand 353

Brand Depreciation Blog Politics 353

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Posted on November 22nd, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Rants , Talent Management By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth As much as some people won’t want to hear this, “ help &# is not a dirty word. Its easy to ask for help when you first make a decision and develop it as a habit. It paramount and necessary.

Blog 415

Blog Brand Influence Learning-by-Doing 415

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

link] Links for May 16 2010 — Eric D. I am a firm believer that even when certain traits are not present they can be acquired, developed and refined so long as one thing is present – the desire to do so. No Ratings Yet) Loading … [.] link] 50 Tips to Make You a Better Leader – Just another redarchive.net weblog [.]

Blog 420

Blog Meyer Short-term Learning-by-Doing 420

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Thanks in advance for sharing… Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.] Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: The rigidity of a closed mind is the first s. All Rights Reserved

Blog 419

Blog Leadership Servant Leader Long-term 419

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: The rigidity of a closed mind is the first s. mikemyatt: More thx @BradAustin1 @LeadershipWatch @GBSL. mikemyatt: RT/mention thx @AMAnet @SmartBrief @Leadersh. mikemyatt: A leaders Intellect should not be a depreci.

Efficiency 400

Efficiency Blog Brand Depreciation 400

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Take a sincere interest in the success of others, work on your likability factor, become adept at gaining commitment, develop your authority and control, and have access to things of value or scarcity and your influence with others will increase. Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth.

Influence 375

Influence Blog How To Brand 375

Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 9, 2012

I’ve recently had the opportunity to help design a brand-new open-enrollment Woman’s Leadership Development Program to be offered through the University of New Hampshire’s Executive Development Program. Here are 10 Elements of a Great Woman’s Leadership Development Program: 1. Start with a solid research foundation.

Leadership Development 249

Leadership Development Development Committee Leadership 249

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Kevin also hosts the Best of Leadership Blogs 2010 contest of which this blog is a nominee (if you haven’t voted yet, today is the last day for voting). Do you say you believe that your people can develop, grow and have tremendous potential? Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth.

Leadership 353

Leadership Blog Brand Consultative 353

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

A critical part of the talent management life-cycle is leadership development. If your mentoring and training programs don’t focus on the development of action oriented leaders then you are simply breeding obselesence, and utlimately…failure. When an organization stops learning they begin dying.

Blog 387

Blog Learning-by-Doing CEO Strategy 387

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. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: The rigidity of a closed mind is the first s.

Business Model 344

Business Model Brand Blog Supply Chain 344

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Why didn’t Folgers recognize the retail consumer demand for coffee and develop a Starbucks type business model? Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. Why didn’t IBM see Dell coming? How did Microsoft not keep Google at bay? Our Freedom. All Rights Reserved

Business Model 361

Business Model Blog Disruptive Innovation Brand 361

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In today’s post I’ll clearly explain the difference between vision and mission … As as a backdrop to answering today’s question, I want to share a simple organizational framework I developed several years ago to help executives gain a better understanding of leadership structure.

Blog 395

Blog Mission Statement Tactics Objective 395

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Copyright/Legal Privacy Resources Sitemap N2Growth Blog © Copyright 2010 N2Growth. Context, fluidity, and other nuanced behaviors are positive traits to embrace so long as they don’t serve as an excuse for a lack of discipline. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: The rigidity of a closed mind is the first s. All Rights Reserved

Blog 418

Blog Leadership Brand Consultative 418

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

While developing an understanding of great communication skills is easier than one might think, being able to appropriately draw upon said skills when the chips are down is not always as easy as one might hope for. Communicate more effectively. Classic business theory tells leaders to stay at arms length.

Tips 417

Tips Blog Learning-by-Doing Open-book 417