Archive August 2011
10 Steps to Creating a Talent Advantage
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Creating a talent advantage begins with smart hiring. That said, it never ceases to amaze me at the number of people who are charged with hiring who possess absolutely no skill at doing so. While I rarely meet a CEO who is completely comfortable with the administration of ...
Love and Leadership
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth In my last post I took a bit of a contrarian look at passion as a leadership trait. Who knew people were so passionate about passion? The comments I received inspired me to republish this piece on love and leadership. While most people tend to view passion as a ...
The Downside of Passion
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Review any list of positive leadership traits and “passion” will undoubtedly rank near the top – rightly so. In most cases passion is an asset capable of carrying you through tough times, sharpening your perspective, revealing purpose, and helping you succeed in the face of overwhelming odds. You’ll ...
Leadership and Blame
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth In the world of leadership where the traits of accountability and personal responsibility are so highly regarded, I have one question? What’s with all the finger pointing? One of my pet peeves is coming across leaders who think they’re always right, and that any problem or challenge that arises must ...
Leadership is Black and White
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I was skimming through headlines on my RSS feed this past weekend when a particular title caught my eye – it simply read: “Situational Ethics.” Have we really devolved to this level of thinking? Situational Ethics – Really? If ever there was an oxymoron this is it. While this ...
Greatness & Tragedy
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Few things highlight great acts of selflessness and heroism more than tragedy. This weekend’s helicopter crash in Afghanistan was a horrific loss for the families of our fallen warriors, but also for our nation as a whole. The men who perished in the crash were in fact our nation’s best. ...
Ideas Don’t Equal Innovation
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I had a long conversation yesterday with a friend discussing creativity, ideas, innovation, branding and the like. As a result of our conversation, I decided to dust-off an old post, give it a few updates, and pass along my thoughts, which can be best summarized as “Ideas Don’t Equal ...