N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The 2020 Leaders25 Top CHRO Award is a list curated by a panel of N2Growth team members ( co-led by Jeffrey Cohn and Mike Myatt ), as well as outside advisory members to ensure objectivity and rigor in our selection process. Beth is another former operator who really understands the business and their 37,000+ workforce.

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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. Well actually, no it’s not. Don’t fall into the rut of allowing your business to be trapped in a perpetual state of static thinking.

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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

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. Remember that most people who fail just quit a bit too early in the process.

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Chris Brady

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Commitment means you will persist with the process long before it appears to be working. It's what we know that just isn't so that holds us back the most. Be willing to do well what most people won't do at all. Deliberate practice over time is what separates the great performers from the great pretenders. I needed to hear that.

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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? Which hat, or hats do you wear? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it?

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Six Disciplines

MARCH 21, 2011

An analysis of the organization's strengths and weaknesses is typically an internal examination process. It's typically based on a review of internal and external facts and assumptions about the organization and the marketplace in which it operates. Having trouble starting out your SWOT analysis? Opportunities and Threats.

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The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Indeed, in an ideal world, the revenue raised by the taxation would be specifically used to finance retraining programs or otherwise be used to compensate displaced workers. Such occupations included file clerks, machine operators, and welders. ” Optimal policy. With nearly 13 million people employed in manufacturing in the U.S.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Gut instincts can only take you so far in life, and anyone who operates outside of a sound decisioning framework will eventually fall prey to an act of oversight, misinformation, misunderstanding, manipulation, impulsivity or some other negative influencing factor. Put simply…not all inputs should weigh equally in one’s decisioning process.

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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. link] mikemyatt Well said Tanveer.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

At an organizational level have you focused so much on process improvements and incremental gains that you’ve failed to recognize opportunity and innovate? Do your sophisticated screening processes do such a great job of filtering that blind you to new opportunities and critical information? Effective (N2Growth) [.]

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

This is so much the case that the most often overlooked aspect of strategic planning is adequately addressing contingencies as part of the planning process. My experience with most executives & entrepreneurs is that they are totally committed to and focused on success.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

The moral of the story is this…A lack of delegation creates operational bottlenecks, delegation confused with abdication creates organization chaos, and effective delegation of authority vs. tasks creates personal and operational excellence. Share and Enjoy: View Comments bfpower Well said, Mike.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Just because someone says something doesn’t mean it’s true…Moreover just because “Company A&# had success with a certain initiative doesn’t mean that “Company B&# can plug-and-play the same process and expect the same outcome. Okay, my question is this: What constitutes best practices in this situation?

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

Whether it is aesthetic, functional, creative, process, innovative, intellectual, technical or applicational…design matters. If a newly implemented business process has design flaws, will employees follow the process or circumvent it? Let me make my position very clear…design absolutely matters.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 14, 2010

Don’t be quick to hire based upon gut feel, but rather take time in the interviewing process to let the prospective new hire get a feel for your culture and your company. that can be administered as part of the hiring process. You might also enjoy a post which address the more human side of the hiring process: [link].

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 8, 2010

Now, to learn how those nurtured to be verbose can be retrained – particularly in politics! Over the years I have found that you really can't change anyones wiring until they are committed to being part of the rewiring process. I agree with you that coming to the point as quickly as possible is a great idea.

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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 mandates for compliance along with the accompanying maze of bureaucratic processes and procedures, will often take precedence over doing the right thing.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. Does your organization focus more on process than success? Are any of your executives thought leaders?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

The next step in the process is learning where to apply your new found listening skills. A key point for all leaders to consider is that it’s impossible to stick your foot in your mouth when it’s closed. Think about it…when was the last time you viewed a negative soundbite of a CEO who was engaged in active listening?

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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? What I like to refer as “positional gaps&# are best closed by listening to all sides, finding common ground and then letting the principle of doing the right thing guide the process.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2017

Even Streiff ended up concluding that it was the political nature of Airbus that prevented it from becoming an integrated company. In short, he became the unintended victim trapped by what the Financial Times called “byzantine organizational politics.” However, the reality is that politics is normal. So what is it?

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Take an assessment of what you do well and what you don’t and then apply rigor, process, structure and discipline to each of those areas. The most productive leaders I know have the ability to be extremely nice, very civil and always polite while maintaining the ability to be direct, focused, and candid.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Continuity should flow from values to vision, mission to strategy, and objectives to tactics to process. Be consistent: Consistency in all things throughout the value chain is critical. Mixed messaging or practices has killed many a brand. Keep posting interesting matters here.Thanks for the update.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

It is essential for organizational health and performance that conflict be accepted and addressed through effective conflict resolution processes. Closing gaps becomes much easier when you can position differences as non-adversarial and operate within a framework of trust. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Just like an algebraic formula, business also functions according to rules governing order of operations. With these fundamentals in place, it is helpful to have a roadmap to outline the process for setting strategy and tactics. link] Laurie Young Hi Mike, thanks for the explanation. I like Mike's framework.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Lack of Feedback : If as a leader you don’t subject yourself to a 360 review process, then you are not earnestly looking for personal growth and development opportunities. Sad but true…real talent won’t be attracted to, or remain engaged with leaders who operate on fear-based tactics. The boss will never go for that.&#

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Loyalty Blog Leadership Brand 417

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

I have found that business-speak can be particularly beneficial in using just a few words to explain situations, scenarios, processes, trends, attitudes and any number of other ethereal and esoteric concepts that might have otherwise needed several sentences or paragraphs to describe.

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HR Digest

APRIL 9, 2024

Companies with greater diversity not only have higher retention, but they have higher revenues and operating results, as well as higher brand recognition in their marketplaces. Recently, the world has seen heightened social, political and economic tensions, along with seismic shifts in the labour market.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

When we view our responsibilities three-dimensionally as if through a prism that simultaneously allows us to keep focused on the MRC concepts, we will make better mission-focused decisions that are based upon how our resources must be deployed to accomplish them, and we will operate in ethical ways that resonate with our partners and employees.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

It was this taste of disappointment that led me to share my personal process for finding and implementing game changers – I call it SMARTS(C) ( S imple- M eaningful- A ctionable- R elational- T ransformational- S calable). The way I view the process it’s something like this. Flash-analysis/trial again and again until it clicks.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

Bottom line…the way you identify leaders is not through psychological profiling or some miraculous transformative process. As much as most companies don’t want to admit this, it is highly unlikely that you have anyone in your organization that has great leadership attitude and aptitude that hasn’t already been identified.

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Leadership Blog Consultative Brand 419

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2015

election cycle is on track to break political spending records — and corporate contributions will be a large part of that. More than ever, it is the directors’ responsibility to determine when and how their company should engage in political activities. The 2016 U.S. Our contention is no. Consider what Aetna faced in 2012.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2011

But these debates have, so far, had little political impact. A recent UK report from The High Pay Commission sets out a multi-faceted political case — on business, economic, and social grounds — against such extreme compensation growth. At a minimum, the report should be carefully scrutinized by U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

Employers are increasingly talking about politics with their employees. In fact, since we began our outreach and monitoring, we have seen a fourfold increase in employer-to-employee political communications, from 5% of the private workforce hearing from their employer about politics in 2000 to over 20% in 2008.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

In recent months I have observed a decent amount of politically correct discourse on the topic of team building and equality. Tim, Mark, Hans and perhaps others correctly offered alternatives to a team decision making process based exclusively on consensus. Where Dan lost me was on point #4 – Teams Decide by Consensus.

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Chris Brady

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

The inherent problem with our partisan political process is that the very essence of its structure imbibes a false assumption. What has happened is the American public has been hi-jacked by a glitzy distraction called partisan politics in which blame and guilt are manipulated by the media to keep us split in a neat fifty-fifty feud.

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