N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

Thanks for the post, Larry Bruce (@pcmguy) [link] Dan Collins Not bad Mikey – nothing could add to that one. I encourage u and other investors to work make the founder understand their role and way it’s important for them to play it. link] Mike Myatt Thanks Dan…Have a great weekend Sir.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, This is a very, very important post. In some circles a lack of empathy is defined as having sociopathic tendencies Thanks for sharing Lori… [link] mikemyatt Hi Deb: Agreed…true strength is born out of love. It addresses one of the most prevalent misconceptions of leadership extremely well.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.] 2 Tweets Who’s In Charge? N2Growth Blog By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Who the * is in charge around here?

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Lead on Purpose

JULY 21, 2009

Technology and automation certainly improve the work people do; however, no tools or equipment will ever replace the people in a successful organization. Recently I decided to re-read (actually listened to) to the classic business book Good To Great by Jim Collins where he discusses, among other things, the value of people.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

link] Dan Collins Thanks Mike. link] mikemyatt Hi Tom: Thanks for your comment as well as the editorial perspective. I've taken your counsel and added your thoughts to the writing calendar. Thanks for stopping by Tom. – What are the traits of a leader – what is leadership?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

link] Dan Collins Mike, If there is one characteristic I admire in leaders and respect in you it is the willingness to state in no uncertain terms (sorry for the play on words) their stance. No seldom takes you where you want to go. Best, Dan [link] mikemyatt Hi Dan: Thanks for stopping by and sharing your insights.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

With the plethora of reading material on the market today it is not a simple thing to make sure that you’re covering all the bases in a time efficient fashion. Best wishes Scott… [link] Dan Collins Mike, Excellent post. link] Diploma in Digital Marketing Qualification – MMC Learning | Digital Marketing [.]

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Lead from Within

JUNE 9, 2018

In Good to Great, Jim Collins writes, “Those who build great companies understand that the ultimate throttle on growth for any great company is not markets, or technology, or competition, or products. It is one thing above all others: the ability to get and keep enough of the right people.”

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LDRLB

AUGUST 17, 2010

The answers to these questions reveal one of five strategies: opportunity, differentiation, technological, implementation, and acquisition. When reading Ruthless Focus , the parallels to two authors develop immediately: Collins and Porter. The highlights of the book are the case studies.

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Six Disciplines

APRIL 27, 2011

” (Sam Decker, Decker Marketing). ” (David Daniels, Business & Technology Reinvention). “The approach is current and I love that it ties technology and systems with strategy. ” (David Daniels, Business & Technology Reinvention). Skip Angel, Random Thoughts of a CTO).

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, You must have been sitting in on our meetings here. The game changer for me was the importance of setting an environment that people enjoyed and enhanced their spiritual experience. It took my personal church from a 100 to hundreds and headed to thousands. It was a game changer! Your smart acronym is very focused.

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The Empowered Buisness

JANUARY 26, 2016

BHAG stands for Big Hairy Audacious Goal , a concept introduced by Jim Collins in his book, “Built to Last.” It can make or break a product launch, change initiative, new technology or even growing your company. Missing emerging market trends and opportunities. Let’s dig in! QUESTION 1: What is your BHAG?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Jim Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap.and Others Don't. Jim Collins introduced new rigor to the evaluation of business leadership in his instant classic Good to Great , with a research team reviewing "6,000 articles and generating 2,000 pages of interview transcripts."

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Jim Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap.and Others Don't. Jim Collins introduced new rigor to the evaluation of business leadership in his instant classic Good to Great , with a research team reviewing "6,000 articles and generating 2,000 pages of interview transcripts."

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In our new book Great by Choice , Jim Collins and I pondered that question. Over the years, the CEOs of these companies faced massive technology disruptions, deep industry recessions, sudden collapses in demand, price wars, oil shocks — you name it. Markets down? Market hype? Competition severe? He did not care.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

There are plenty of organizations with cool technology or hot products. The organizations I admire don't just lead their industries in terms of innovation or financial performance or market share. As Jim Collins, the great management guru, has argued, "The signature of mediocrity is not an unwillingness to change.

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Innovation Excellence

MARCH 12, 2016

Why was the best performing stock in the S&P 500 compared to a flywheel? What is the flywheel model for growth? Why is data critical to high performance? What has changed to make data accessible and actionable for any firm?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2011

Ned Barnholt is the former CEO of Agilent Technologies, the measurement company, and these days he's one of the more respected executives in Silicon Valley. They worked on numerous initiatives in large, growing markets that were adjacent to or somewhat related to HP's existing business. The technology was great.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2013

And last year, he decided that the answer was to take the company private, to escape the hectoring of the public market. Dell''s fortunes have not reversed over the past six years, owing in part to the recession, but more fundamentally to the decline of the PC market. For more background on the potential deal, click here.)

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2018

My manager and team practiced an egalitarian decision-making process in which we would meet, discuss everything from content marketing campaigns to social media tactics, and collectively come up with strategies to move forward with. Some years ago, at a former company, I began noticing a curious series of events. Organize more daytime events.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

How did your brand move the needle in a market category? This simple exercise grows out of a powerful question I heard years ago from advertising legend Roy Spence , who says he got it from Jim Collins of Good to Great fame. What contributions did your business unit make to your company? But ultimately.in

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Power of Pressure : Why Pressure Isn't the Problem, It's the Solution by Dane Jensen (Collins, 2021) What’s the most pressure you’ve ever been under? Emerging technologies, changing demographics, the data economy, automation, and other trends-the undercurrents of radical, systemic change-are crashing into each other. Blog Post ).

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2013

I have met with, interviewed, emailed or tweeted with librarians, salespeople, educators, thirteen-year-old kids, marketers, technologists, consultants, business leaders, social entrepreneurs — from countries all over the world — who have an idea, want to go public with it, and, in some cases, build a sustainable enterprise around it.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2013

In terms of people, processes and technologies, Toyota and Google's YouTube have little in common. I just tell them, 'Please make something great,'" says Liam Collins, who oversees the Los Angeles facility, told the paper. "We They don't just partner; they provide resources that add value. We provide the space, equipment and expertise.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Jim Collins, Al Gore, Joseph Stiglitz, Charlene Li, Bill McDermott, Mavin Odum and Luca Majocchi didn’t make my cut – do you think they should have, and/or do you think my list should be reordered? I have to admit that I am surprised you didn't include Jim Collins or Charlene Li.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

I have live video above, and in the text that follows I’ll share my opinions on the best and the worst of WBF Day 1… Jim Collins kicked-off the day with everything you would expect from him. Social Media is not about technology – it’s about communication. Jim was animated, passionate, informative and lucid.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

in the comments below… [link] Dan Collins Mike, I believe leadership is pretty simple – not easy, not common, but simple. I'm not sure Godin's work classifies as leadership…though I do read it every day, it's more for marketing tips and deep thoughts. Great work… [link] davidburkus Good list.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Joe Mascia [link] Dan Collins Mike How do I offer a dissenting opinion to this piece? You said, “Understanding and respecting others perceptions is such a critical part of being an effective leader that absent this ability I truly believe you cannot be effective in a leadership role.” Great stuff Mike! Ego drives and Ego destroys.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

“We have to disrupt ourselves before the market does.” Perhaps no approach has captured the imagination of big companies yearning to get more nimble than the lean startup method: quickly building and launching minimum viable products — MVPs — and then iterating and pivoting based on market feedback.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 3, 2016

Unease is rippling through financial markets, and a sense of anxiety has overtaken society. Technology may be heading toward self-driving cars and genomics-inspired medicine, but most people believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. The signature of mediocrity is chronic inconsistency.”

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2016

I have a clock in my office that synchronizes itself at 1:00 am every day using a signal sent out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Fort Collins, Colorado, which has an advertised precision in the fraction-of-a-second range. It should be trustworthy, right? Not so — it can be wildly inaccurate.

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Modern Servant Leader

JULY 2, 2024

Collins and Jerry I. Jim Collins 2019 Other Business Balance Case for Servant Leadership The author argues that servant leadership is ethical, practical, and meaningful. Leadership has never been easy, but the technology available today can help.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Recruiting in today’s ultra-competitive job market is tough and success can often hinge on the team that you already have in place. How technology is changing the way we work. Following these six principles will make your recruiting more effective and help you get the right people on the bus, as Jim Collins used to say.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2010

link] Dan Collins Mike, Leaders inspire us by their example. but you’ll not find that here. Ted is one of dozens of other soldiers I could have mentioned here, but he's due to come home for his R&R (rest and relaxation) this week, so I thought of him first.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

You can also consider a business that awakens a massive industry then dominates the market shares globally at the same time, busting misconceptions about the way the food service industry must treat employees. $16 In southeast Michigan – arguably the toughest labor market in the world. We’ll teach you our technology.

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Modern Servant Leader

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

You can also consider a business that awakens a massive industry then dominates the market shares globally at the same time, busting misconceptions about the way the food service industry must treat employees. $16 In southeast Michigan – arguably the toughest labor market in the world. We’ll teach you our technology.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Despite the claims of those that support certification, I do not believe those with certification will be paid more than those without it and I do not believe the market will be fooled into believing that certification is a substitute for experience and wisdom. As you say, it is not about the coach. Client's do not want a coach.

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