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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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What Can Leaders Learn from Elite Athletes About High-Level Performance?

Leading Blog

Indeed, executives often see themselves as industry or functional domain expertswhether in tech, health sciences, finance, or as an engineer, designer, or head of operations. For example, evidence shows that for most of us, operating on fewer than six hours of sleep is equivalent to operating while drunk. In the U.S.,

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Tailored Executive Coaching for the Entrepreneur: Vision to Victory

N2Growth Blog

The Importance of Executive Coaching for the Entrepreneur Regardless of their industry or background, the entrepreneur faces unique challenges on their entrepreneurial journey. It is said that big doors swing on small hinges; this metaphor is especially true for the entrepreneur.

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How to Evaluate Whether You Made an Effective Career Decision

Lead Change Blog

Tom made a major career decision 3 months ago: he decided to leave his position as chief information officer at a large manufacturing firm to become an entrepreneur and start a company to provide software that helps manufacturers improve the quality of their manufacturing process. There was no room for any missteps.

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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. A- Authenticity: Identify your values, operating principles and define your brand. Authenticity & Transparency Career & Learning goal setting visualizing success' goals are vital.

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Employee Growth: How to Better Support Team Member Development

Let's Grow Leaders

When I read Whitney’s new book, I was struck by how her model reflected my own journey of taking the leap from Verizon Wireless executive to entrepreneur. The first decade of my career (and all my formal education) was about leadership development and communication. AND then, I became a large team operations leader.

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William Donaldson on Entrepreneurial Leadership

Leading Blog

The thread that runs through his career is the entrepreneurial mindset. There are leaders and there are entrepreneurs, but not all leaders are entrepreneurs, and not all entrepreneurs are leaders. He notes that an entrepreneur is not a gambler. By integrity, he means that they transcend themselves.