Blogging & Social Media
Flattery and Manipulation
A leader’s desire to have their ego stroked makes them vulnerable to a very seductive form of manipulation – flattery.
Is Blogging Dead?
Before you draw the conclusion blogging is dead, you might want to read the text that follows…
Promote YOUR Blog Day
Today is your day for fully authorized, gratuitous self-promotion of YOUR blog
Is Your Message Relevant?
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth When was the last time you bothered to read, watch, or listen to a message that wasn’t relevant to your needs? Great leaders understand the power, influence, and leverage created by relevant messaging. Put simply, relevant messages are engaging because they connect – they add value. Great (relevant) messages usually contain one or ...
Social Media for CEOs
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Nary a week passes where I don’t hear from a CEO who’s grappling with this social media conundrum: should I, or shouldn’t I? The inquiry usually goes something like this: “I’m interested in learning more about social media, but my board thinks it’s a bad idea, I don’t have any additional bandwidth, ...
The Lost Art of Brevity
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Do you ever grow weary of listening to the verbose, or reading the work of those that have issues with clear articulation? I certainly do…but fear not; the lost art of brevity is making a comeback. Those of you that know me have come to understand that I ...
Brand Exposure
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Do you understand the difference between presence, visibility and overexposure? Have you figured out how to apply the laws of scarcity to brand management? If not, then this post is for you. While a brand without exposure is not much of a brand, I consistently find that brand exposure ...
To Blog or Not to Blog?
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I think you’d be shocked at how many people still struggle with the “to blog or not to blog” dilemma. Most of you who have been following this blog know that I’ve been an a strong evangelist of social media, and perhaps even more so of blogging for several years ...
Social Media Responsibility
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth My wife pointed me to an LA Times story today that made me cringe…The article recounted how TV personality Bill Nye (“The Science Guy”) suddenly passed out while speaking at USC. While this caused a tense moment, he appears to be okay now. However what incensed me was ...
Best Leadership Blogs 2010
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I know we’re all a bit election weary, but I’d like to encourage you to consider casting one more vote this year. Kevin Eikenberry (@kevineikenberry) opened-up voting for The Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 yesterday, and the N2growth blog was one of 11 blogs nominated for the award. The winner will be the ...
20 Reasons Websites Fail
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth For years now I have consistently received inquiries from CEOs who wonder why their web initiatives are falling short of reaching their objectives. Because most of these inquiries come from executives suffering from web maladies of a similar nature, I decided to put forth a list of what I consider ...
Thought Leaders
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Thought Leadership…What is a thought leader, and what does thought leadership mean in today’s business world? These are interesting questions as we get ready to kick-off the World Business Forum today in New York. Over the next two days I’ll be with some of the worlds most notable CEOs, ...

