N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

A leader simply operates at their best when they understand their ability to influence is much more fruitful than their ability to control. If you’re still not convinced the art of leadership is about surrender and not control, consider the following definitions: Control: restricts potential, limits initiative, and inhibits talent.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 24, 2022

Most definitions of managerial courage involve speaking with candor, being willing to act with incomplete information, timely decision making, and addressing performance issues. 67% of the employees in our courageous cultures research said their manager operates around the notion of “This is the way we’ve always done it.”

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Leading Blog

MARCH 11, 2014

To align everyone in your organization create and pursue a common high definition destination. Think exclusively in high definition and create a specific, detailed, granular, crystal-clear picture of what you’ll look like and how you’ll be operating when your organization reaches its intended future destination.”

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application. Just like an algebraic formula, business also functions according to rules governing order of operations.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

But beyond its functional capacities — from streamlining operations to nurturing customer relationships — lies an untapped reservoir of possibilities. The definition of a ‘creative thinker executive’ transcends the mere ability to generate novel ideas. Tapping into this requires a distinctive leadership mindset.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

link] mikemyatt Hi Brian: I definitely take a look at your blog. Kevin and I have been in touch and I will definitely stay linked in with him. Great stuff! That said, you should also reach out to Kevin Eikenberry as he is currently taking nominations for next years contest. Thanks for stopping by Brian.

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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

What we need says Theil is a mindset of definite optimism. A definite optimist believes the future will be better if he plans and works to make it better. The next Bill Gates will not build an operating system. That is to say, getting on with building the future you envision—working the plan.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

This is the definition of presence, and it is only when we operate in the present that real creativity, growth and innovation occur. Operating in excess of that threshold will cause increased stress, lack of attention to detail and errant decisioning. Is your rubber-band stretched so tight that it’s about to snap?

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 22, 2013

And, there have been adjustments that to the “no boss” position - in fact, the employees themselves asked for some “ official blessings ” from the executives on projects “ fitting with specific priorities” In Carson’s words: People wanted a wide fence to operate in. But they do want a fence.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

As a business leader who turns the challenges of modern corporations into profitable opportunities and with extensive experience as a senior executive in a Fortune 20 environment, Jeannie understands how to transform operations to focus on fueling human centered performance within organizations.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

The Current Digital Landscape Today’s digital landscape is constantly changing, revolutionizing how businesses and industries operate. Extensive networks, data streams, and state-of-the-art digital technologies are increasingly becoming the foundation of modern operational strategies.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Leaders must pay as much attention to how well their team is operating as they do on how well their team is performing. He took responsibility – but the reality is he was disconnected from how his team was operating. Observe What’s happening Daily. That will require different behaviors and habits from you.

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Modern Servant Leader

AUGUST 29, 2012

The hourly workplace has set hours of operation (such as 9 AM to 5 PM). To be sure, some workplaces will require basic operating hours. At Best Buy, store employees operate under basic hourly principles, while most corporate office teams function in a ROWE. ROWE Environment. ROWE removes this issue.

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In the CEO Afterlife

MARCH 15, 2012

Steve Jobs and Larry Page took note of the environment in which their companies would operate but fretted little about it. Peering into the future by a decade, I expect to see little change in the definition of leadership. Little more than a decade of web brilliance and we have an enterprise generating $38 billion in revenues.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 18, 2011

When I was in the cable business as an SVP of Operations, I oversaw over 1,100 employees- not a “small&# company by too many definitions (unless you are in the Fortune 500).

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 27, 2014

There, at an annual budget meeting with the entire operations management group in attendance, an important decision was made. Get out in the field – engage with your teammates, roll up your sleeves, talk to customers – especially if there’s distance between you and your actual operations. “Will you follow me??”

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Our favorite definition of resourceful is, “The ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.” In our research on innovation and psychological safety, 67% of employees said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” ” Quick and clever.

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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? After starting and selling 3 companies now I can look back and see I was definitely the seagull in the fist one, arguably all 3. Which hat, or hats do you wear?

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2012

But your definition has to be based on the two macro concepts of defining your success destination and developing the character qualities that encourage others to follow your lead. The point is, leadership begins with your definition of what leadership means to you. Every day is just another day, without purpose or direction.

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Lead Change Blog

JULY 24, 2019

After some lengthy interviews with each director and extensive desk research on the business finances, operations, and history, I introduced the notion to them last week that their business was grounded, barely standing still, and as far from a legacy company as they might get. Think of strategy as an academic exercise.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In other words, it doesn’t really matter what level the leader is operating at, pretty much everyone lately is asking the question. Easier said than done, but it can definitely be done if the leader practices what I call perspective transference.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 10, 2019

Department heads had to assure our operating areas weren’t a drag on profits. Participants talk about stock price, earnings per share, revenue, gross margins, sales, operating cash flow, working capital, and the like. Today, in looking back at that moment, I shake my head in disbelief at the brouhaha created by not making enough money.

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Lead Change Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Yet it affects so much of a how a business operates, from the individual in the team to the company as a collection of teams to the entire market place. It is definitely a case of 1+1=3. And yet as the Gallup statistics reveal many organisations are under-performing and simply not operating at their optimal potential.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Exit definitively or renew obsessively, but never—ever—neglect your flywheel. Collins also makes it clear that a flywheel operates within a context —a framework of principles that great organizations adhere to. The flywheel principle operates at the pivot point from Disciplined Thought into Disciplined Action.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

By definition game changers happen, they exist, they have life. By definition, a game changer causes change. The churches I had previously worked with operated from the the philosophy this is church, and if people want it they will come. Would you agree that a game changer by definition is not incremental?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 20, 2020

Each of these 12 primary Contributions is categorized within the three basic needs of all teams: Create, Operate, and Relate. “If Each of us has definite contributions we can make to the teams we serve. Understanding group contributions in this way helps us in at least three ways.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

By definition, a value chain is organized into five sections, or categories. For example, Budgeting and establishing operating procedures could be core activities here; Staff – which contains a collection of core work activities that support staffing activities within a business area.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

It brings out facts that a standard problem definition process would miss. Your team must operate in an environment of psychological safety. Allow interruptions for other people to add things. Mark key events on a timeline. This process usually surfaces different viewpoints that you should investigate. No More Binary Choices.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

If you ask leaders across the board what alignment means in their organization, most likely they’ll give you one of two definitions. Does your business model allow the core operations to drive profits without derailing your mission in pursuit of smaller, less profitable niches or strategies?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 25, 2014

We both own and operate businesses that require a lot of our attention. Many leaders I know gasp when I tell them about the vacation that Ken and I take (almost) every year. We love what we do, but yearn for time away doing something that energizes us and makes us feel whole. So we spend a week in nature with little outside contact (i.e.

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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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Joseph Lalonde

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

If you want your company to thrive and expand in 2022 and beyond, you need to get off to a strong start, and that involves ensuring that your operations are well-organized and productive. This is especially helpful if you need to travel or if you have team members who operate remotely from different locations.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

This is a company in which operations have dwindled and a mass exodus of talent is occurring. What is their definition of leadership and importantly, does their definition align with your company culture? He was entirely closed off to innovation. That’s not the thinking of a true leader. Is there an actual track record?

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 17, 2012

They are not one in the same, and the latter is definitely preferable over the former. I don’t know about you, but I know how it feels when someone is “negotiating” with me vs. how it feels when someone is having a “discussion” with me. Think about it like this – you cannot lose a negotiation you don’t become a party to.

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Lead Change Blog

JUNE 18, 2019

By my definition, we’re addicted to change. A top executive gets bored with day-to-day, boring yet efficient and profitable operations. Gonna have to face it: we’re addicted to change. I’m not a scientist or a psychologist. I define addiction my own way. Over and over. Consider the experience of one of my coaching clients.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Both definitions are partially correct; and, there is a piece missing. We can weave this will to push the limits into our definition of leadership. It is important to develop these apps, and the techniques associated with applying them, but what about the operating system that runs them?

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Leading Blog

JULY 24, 2013

And that desire impacts how we operate in the world. "If So when the opportunity to step out of your comfort zone arrives, and it definitely will come, take it. Our believing minds simply cannot function while brooding over all of those chains. The psychic strain would paralyze us. And so we ignore them.".

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