N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2022

Topping the list of experiences is a thorough understanding of your marketplace; most often, your candidate will have previously operated as a senior leader within a relevant sector. The CEO might find it incongruous the drive for re-invention and accelerated growth bottom and top line with market realities.

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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. Bottom line…Just because a business has a particular advantage doesn’t mean that it can disregard sound business logic. Well actually, no it’s not.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In a hiring market like the one we’re currently experiencing, finding a true game-changing leader is extremely challenging. Vukelic notes that boutique firms create team structures to work on projects, and their “top-to-bottom” approach offers the client extraordinary attention to detail. Typically, Ms. Earlier, Ms.

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Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Bottom line, organizations are seeking to reconstitute themselves as a network of teams, ditching the traditional hierarchy. Leaders are at the bottom of the pyramid supporting those in the team above them and not the other way around. Simon operates from London with a Dublin-based support office. Not really.

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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.

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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?

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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. The bottom line is this…as an employer you need to possess an extreme bias toward performance. Walking into these organizations is often like traveling back in time 20 years.

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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.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 5, 2011

Pricing impacts everything from strategy and tactics, to finance, to branding, to marketing and sales, to vendor selection and supply chain management, to recruiting and compensation, and to customer satisfaction and loyalty. Competition : Does your pricing place you at a competitive advantage, or disadvantage in the market?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 4, 2011

Things have spun so far out of control that I recently had a CEO ask: “Is strategy still relevant in today’s business world, and if so, what role does strategy play in the overall make-up of a CEO’s duties and responsibilities? The noise attempting to lift one up above the other is simply more unneeded rhetoric.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 29, 2025

Whether youre weighing pros and cons or analyzing a market trend, its like having a brainstorming partner on tap. AI helps you think outside the box by generating creative solutions and perspectives you wouldnt come up with. The bottom line? Theyll be trying to catch up. Innovation Engine: Stuck on a problem?

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Modern Servant Leader

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Because Southwest Airlines seems to have the worst, most outdated operating technology in the industry. Too often, information technology and operational tools are minimized as costs to be controlled. If you screw up, own it. Clearly, excessive cost control at the risk of the companies operational foundation played a role.

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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.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 23, 2010

Posted on March 24th, 2010 by admin in Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Is the customer really always right? Lost Ancillary Revenue : On average, a single account is good for a 30 -40% cross-sell and up-sell revenue increase over time as new products, services, joint ventures etc.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 4, 2013

According to Christensen, you keep nimble and respond to up-and-coming innovations at the bottom of the market. The Product Management Perspective: Product managers operate in a very interesting position (in light of Clayton Christensen’s theories): they need to innovate and keep their products viable.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 7, 2011

But when theories are marketed as fact, I begin to lose patience rather quickly. I’ve been around far too long, and cleaned up far too many messes that resulted from theory being applied as fact to be lulled into stepping on this very slippery slope.

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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.

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Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 28, 2013

Forbes the Worst CEO Screw-ups of 2012. The veteran “Worst CEO” writer and market insider Greenberg picked Groupon’s Andrew Mason, who didn’t appear on either of the first two lists. How can CEOs avoid ending up on the “Worst CEOs of 2013”? Just give them a little more time, and they’ll end up on a list at some point.

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N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2010

As the old saying goes “you only get one chance to make a first impression,&# and often times it is the perception of appearance that determines whether or not you are even afforded the opportunity to get up to bat. The truth is most people when first meeting someone will quickly attempt to size them up.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 20, 2010

They were the born leaders we all grew up with. I meant this post to be more of a thinking exercise than a choosing-up sides and fighting till the bitter end drill. They were your class presidents, team captains, club leaders, and the people who held virtually all the available leadership positions you can imagine early in life.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

Bottom line…if you have high employee turnover (see “ Cutting Employee Churn “), a fractured corporate culture, a lack of leadership development and mentoring programs, regressive compensation programs, and a lack of C-level focus on talent then talent cannot be your biggest asset. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Bottom line…unproven leaders come with a high risk premium. Bottom line – leaders who build a static business doom themselves to failure. Not Customer Focused : Leaders not attuned to the needs of the market will fail. Visit [link] to learn more about the leadership system. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

It’s also important to understand that a toxic culture cannot exist if toxic people are not allowed to take up residence. Bottom line - toxic individuals kill productivity, and if allowed to run unchecked can have a much broader and deeper impact on an organization than one might think. I Think Not.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

From my perspective, the issues surrounding conflict resolution can be best summed-up in three words…&# Deal With It. &# While you can try and avoid conflict (bad idea), you cannot escape conflict…The fact of the matter is that conflict in the workplace is unavoidable. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Bottom line…personal responsibility and accountability have always been the ultimate leadership “hot potato&# in that everyone wants to be in charge, but few are willing to take ownership of the never-ending obligations that go along with the privilege of leadership. What say you??? 2 Tweets Who’s In Charge?

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 11, 2010

You’re moving on up. Making your way up the ladder, dodging bullets, using every last bit of your intellect and motivation to deftly ingratiate yourself with key decision-makers. Operational - Know how the organization works inside and out. Sit at home and map out your operational chain from start to finish.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

As I’ve said many times before, things don’t always have to boil down to either/or types of decisions – not everything must end-up on the altar of sacrificial decisioning. Bottom line…check your motivations. With the proper perspective and focus it is quite possible to be both efficient and effective. Effective (N2Growth) [.]

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 28, 2010

And to top it off, they have no technical experience to operate their own machines. Grow up and learn your tools inside out. Screw this up and you cut your sales dramatically. And their attitude is they are ‘too above’ this issue to worry about it — bottom line, YOU’RE NOT. Smile or Die!

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

Bottom-Line… [link] Dr Sarah Morris Great post! I think not. While confidence can be mistaken for arrogance, and vice-versa, they are clearly not interchangeable terms. Ramzi I think arrogance is a sign of lack of self esteem. I Think Not. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca.

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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? I believe that it can actually be both, but that decision lies solely with the employer, and is not really up to the employee no matter how much they might feel it is.

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In the CEO Afterlife

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

by John • November 20, 2011 • Branding , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. Michael Jackson , the theme to “Billie Jean” and a phenomenal blend of marketing and entertainment drove the Pepsi brand to the pinnacle of contemporary culture. So, what are Pepsi’s marketers doing to revitalize it?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2019

Needing a way to capture and document this event, I recruited Dan Evans , our Chief Marketing Officer , to join me on a journey that would span over 42,000 miles on four continents ( 11 countries total, including stops ) to interview and record sessions with experts in the science and art of leadership. Casablanca, Morocco.

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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. Eich , Ph.D.

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Leading Blog

JULY 25, 2019

The most important job for startups is to focus on their (probably one) product and to subsequently scale up. Optimizing innovation makes up the majority of what established organizations already do today. Continuous optimization, both on the operational side and the customer side, is good and important -- in the short term.

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Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Organizations and markets are complex and constantly changing. Bottom Line—face reality—the good, the bad, and the ugly! Help people see themselves operating in the new environment. At regular intervals, provide up-to-date information on progress and problems. Open up and share what you are thinking and feeling.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Bottom line…Don’t manipulate for personal gain, rather facilitate for mutual benefit. It's sad that many potential leaders look past this and end up frustrated when they can't get people to act, little do they know they haven't developed trust. Thanks for stopping by David. link] Charles Hey Mike, you hit it right on.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Managers will increasingly need to take up more innovative roles to manage disparate and dispersed teams. The Pandemic forced almost all organizations to transition to work from home , but with the waning of the disease, the solutions being thrown up were a mix of in-office and off site work weeks. Operations Before Experiences.

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