Archive May 2011
Memorial Day Leadership Lessons
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Although a year has past since I originally posted this piece on Memorial Day and Leadership, I thought is was worth re-posting this year. Even if you read this post last year, I would encourage you to read it again. Moreover, at the end of the post I’d ask you to ...
Not All Research Is Meaningful
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Just because something gets published doesn’t necessarily mean it has any value. In fact, misleading or wrong information that finds its way into the public domain can be quite harmful. I just finished reading a research study conducted by Harvard Business School that is nothing short of academic hoo-hah, and is ...
Managing Up? Use Caution.
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth “Managing Up” is a great catch phrase and an interesting concept – it’s also a practice that can get you in deep trouble rather quickly if misunderstood or misapplied. Many people would say the purpose of managing-up is to have the by-product of your efforts enhance the work of those you report ...
What’s Your Time Worth? Why Pricing Matters
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Are you shooting yourself in the foot with your pricing strategy? How much is your time worth? What does your pricing say about your personal or corporate brand? Do you have a pricing strategy, or do you set your prices by some ethereal or arbitrary method? Even though I believe ...
Defining Great Leadership
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth With all the attention and emphasis given to leadership, I have a few questions for you: Why is it that so many people refer to themselves as leaders, but truly great leaders are so few in number? How do you measure great leadership? And finally, is there a common thread that ...