Archive September 2007
Leveraging Collateral Material
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth It has been my experience that most businesses fall into either one of two categories when it comes to marketing and collateral material…They either understand how to leverage collateral material to add value to the sales and branding process or they don’t. I’ve personally witnessed any number of ...
Columbia University…Round 2
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Today’s post is a follow-up to Friday’s blog regarding Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s invitation to speak at Columbia University (If you didn’t read the original piece start here). I hadn’t intended to follow-up on Ahmadinejad’s speech yesterday, but the combination of inquiries and post debate fall-out has inspired me ...
The Declining US Dollar
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Today’s Myatt on Monday’s question was posed by a business school professor who asked: “Do you think we should be worried about the devaluation of the US Dollar?” While the short answer is yes, the reasons underlying the answer are both far reaching and complex. In today’s post I’ll ...
Columbia Univeristy
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Let me begin today’s post with fair warning to those who read this blog for its business related content…While today’s topic has little to do with business, it is nonetheless something I feel compelled to address. The actions of Columbia University in inviting Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak ...
So, You Want To Be An Entrepreneur?
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth While every entrepreneur has their own motivation for going into business, based on my experience the following statements reflect a valid representative sampling of the most common reasons; to create more income; to create a better life for their family; to work their own hours; to be their ...
Your Biggest Asset
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth So, what is your biggest asset? Before the masters of the obvious respond by answering whatever asset holds the most value on the balance sheet, I should state that I’m addressing this question to personal assets qualitatively measured as opposed to corporate assets being quantitatively accounted for. Even with this ...
Is It Worth It?
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth In my last post I wrote about the characteristics of good process. In reviewing yesterday’s text it dawned on me that I didn’t touch strongly enough on the single biggest factor involved in creating bad process, which is process for the sake of process. While the Nike slogan “Just Do It” has ...
Doing The Right Thing
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Doing the right thing…seems like a basic principle that most people should follow doesn’t it? One of my favorite things to write about is the topic of leadership, and one of my favorite business theorists is Peter Drucker. Peter Drucker authored more than 35 books during his lifetime, and ...
Why You Need A War Room
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Today’s Myatt on Monday’s question was posed by a CEO who asked: “I’ve heard reference to executive teams that utilize ‘war rooms’ for strategy development. Is this beneficial?” Let me begin by stating that any tools or techniques that bring executive teams together for the purposes of consistent and ...