Archive February 2009
Employment Agreements
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth The need for a sound employment agreement is not something to be trivialized. I recently received an e-mail from a CEO who was unceremoniously “asked” to resign by his board of directors. He asked me to author a post on the value of employment agreements in hope of preventing other CEOs ...
President’s Day – Part Two
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Today’s post is the second in a two-part series celebrating President’s Day by examining the leadership traits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. In yesterday’s post I looked at the unimpeachable character of our first President, and in today’s post I’ll examine the resolve of our sixteenth President. It is ...
A President’s Day Look at Leadership
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Since we’re headed into President’s Day weekend and the commencement of Lincoln’s Bicentennial celebration, I thought I’d take this opportunity to author a two part series in which I’ll examine the leadership characteristics of the two Presidents for which the holiday is celebrated; George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln. In today’s ...
A Real Hero…
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth A Real Hero…they do in fact exist. But just in case you’ve forgotten what a real hero looks like, or if your senses have been dulled by the media fascination with celebrity worship, then I would suggest you to take a close look at Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III. The captain ...
Coach vs. First Class
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Jason Calacanis shared this image and I couldn’t help but repost it. While there is much that can be said about the difference between Coach and First Class, it’s hard to come-up with anything that demonstrates the difference better than this…nough said.
Super Bowl Ads
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Well, another Super Bowl has come and gone…While the ad rates continue to climb each year, from my perspective, the ads themselves seem to be declining in their appeal and their effectiveness. My belief is that with rare exception Super Bowl advertising makes no business sense whatsoever. My guess ...

