Archive for June, 2007
Talent Management
Friday, June 29th, 2007By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth
I receive at least 20 e-mails a week from executives and entrepreneurs asking ”How do I recruit top talent?” I’ve adequately addressed my favorite boomerang question in many previous pieces including three of this blogs most read posts: “How to Win the War for Talent” “Team Building” and “Who Should do the Hiring“. So in today’s post I’m going to take a different approach to dealing with the talent question by not focusing on recruiting but in dealing with the balance of the talent management lifecycle.
Read The Full PostTo Blog or Not To Blog…
Thursday, June 28th, 2007By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth
To Blog or not to Blog…Most of you who have been following this blog know that I’ve been an a strong evangelist of social media, and particularly blogging for years. So why is it that so many CEOs still seem paralyzed when it comes to taking the plunge? Let’s look at the numbers…According to Nielsen, at the time this post was originally written in May of 2006 there were more than 28 million blogs on the Internet…Fast forward to October 2006 and there were more than 50 million blogs, and today Technorati states there are now more than 112 million blogs on the Internet (apparently not counting the 70+ million Chinese and other non-English speaking Blogs). By any category analysis or analytical standard blogging has obviously developed into a powerful communication medium the likes of which has not been seen since the introduction of the Internet itself. However the question remains do the numbers in-and-of-themselves mean that blogging is right for everyone?
Read The Full PostSeller Considerations
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth
Let me begin with the disclaimer that there are many different types of exit strategies and many different reasons for exit. That being said, in the text that follows we will only focus on the entrepreneur who sells the business and stays on in an executive capacity for the new entity. Most entrepreneurs are taught to begin identifying their exit planning strategy as early into the lifecycle of a venture as possible. In fact many entrepreneurs are so predisposed to selling their company for the proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow that they spend more time positioning for sale than operating their business. But my question to you is this Is selling your business all that it’s really cracked-up to be? In today’s post I’ll discuss the flip-side of the coin by pointing-out what most entrepreneurs usually fail to consider; the downside of selling a business
Read The Full PostExecutive Decisioning
Friday, June 22nd, 2007By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth
Senior executives who rise to the C-suite do so largely based upon their ability to consistently make sound decisions. However while it may take years of solid decision making to reach the boardroom it often times only takes one bad decision to fall from the ivory tower. The reality is that in today’s competitive business world an executive is only as good as his/her last decision. In today’s post I’ll provide some tips for making consistently good decisions…
Read The Full PostSuccess as a Risk Factor
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth
Is your success serving as a catalyst for even greater success, or is it merely a temporary state precariously positioned and ready to implode with the slightest change in circumstance? As strange as it may sound success can often times be the precursor to failure. Success without perspective, purpose and focus can actually cause more harm than good. In today’s post I’ll discuss how CEOs and entrepreneurs can either leverage success, or if they’re not careful have it serve as their downfall…
Read The Full PostN2growth Webcast Updates
Monday, June 18th, 2007By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth
As many of you know over the last few months we have been testing a webcasting platform at N2growth. These efforts have been in response to your requests for broader access to the information that you find mission critical as CEOs and entrepreneurs. While we have held a few disparate webcasts on a one-off basis in recent months, we are pleased to announce the formal roll-out of the N2growth Webcast Channel. You can now find a calendar of upcoming webcasts on the topics of greatest interest to you (we know this because the cirriculum has been built from your input). You can now register to attend N2growth Webcasts as often as twice a week if you desire.
Read The Full PostBrand Acquisitions
Thursday, June 14th, 2007By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth
Real brands have real value…in fact recent studies confirm what many of us have known for quite some time, which is that brand equity can become one of the largest assets on a companies balance sheet and ultimately lead to increased valuations. While I have written often on the topic of branding in today’s post I’m going to look at brands (as opposed to companies) as potential acquisition targets…
Read The Full PostWho’s In Your Network?
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth
As business people nothing is more valuable than the quality of your relationships. Whether you realize it or not, your success in business (and in life in general) will largely be dependant upon your ability to not only establish key relationships, but in your ability to leverage, influence, and add value to your relationships. We have all known professionals that have been smarter, more affable, better looking, possess a better CV, or are more talented than their peers yet they never seem to rise to the top. These professionals that seem to have the whole package yet can’t reach the brass ring have failed to understand the power of relationships. Even more regrettable is the person who has the rolodex to die for who doesn’t do anything with it. In the text that follows I’ll discuss how to build a powerful sphere of influence.
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