Executive Level Hires…
Posted on November 30th, 2009 by admin in Myatt on Mondays, Talent Management
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth
Today’s Myatt on Mondays question comes from the president of a technology firm who asks: “I don’t have the best track record when it comes to making executive level hires. Do you have any specific suggestions that might help?” Since I have written often on the subject of talent management, and have covered the basics of recruiting in previous posts, I’m going to share a few secrets that can help separate the great talent from those that simply interview well…
So, what’s your story? If your personal or corporate brand doesn’t tell a story, then your brand is lacking the very essence of what makes a strong brand to begin with…The story. There is no denying that everybody loves a good story, and there are numerous reasons why. Think about the novels you’ve read, movies you’ve watched, speeches you’ve listened to, ads that have hooked your interest, or virtually any other message delivered by any other medium and it’s the story that either seals the deal, or leaves you feeling cheated. In today’s post I’ll discuss the value in creating a strong brand story…
Today’s interview is with noted turnaround specialist Rebel Brown (
Individual vs. Community Blogs…I was recently asked: “Do I think individual blogs have a future?” The underlying premise behind the question was the insinuation that if as an individual blogger you don’t take shelter within a blogging community, you simply won’t be able to survive. There has been a lot of buzz surrounding this topic of late, with people beginning to form very firm opinions on either side of the debate. From my perspective, I believe there are sound arguments to be made on both sides. The larger issue is not whether one form of blogging will survive while the other perishes, but rather how the maturation of the blogosphere may force many bloggers to choose a side. In today’s post I’ll take a look at the benefits of individual vs. community blogs. 
Today’s rant is going to be short and sweet, but contrarian and politically incorrect as usual. Buzzwords and Business-Speak…it’s so difficult to spend even a few minutes in conversation without hearing a litany of the most popular catch-phrases, that many have taken to trivializing anyone who utters these buzzwords as an incompetent, uneducated, and completely inferior corporate citizen. While you may find it hard to believe, I don’t have anything against buzzwords, techno-jargon, colloquialisms, acronyms and other forms of business-speak with the following caveat…that they are used in context, and by someone who possesses an underlying knowledge of what the phrase de jure actually means. I know that for many of you, what I’ve just espoused is nothing short of sacrilege, but I encourage you to read the text that follows as I think I can actually make the business case for becoming accepting of the use of buzzwords and business-speak…
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