Myatt on Mondays
Vision vs. Mission
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Today’s Myatt on Monday’s question was posed by a CEO who asked: “Can you define the difference between vision and mission?” What a great question…it’s always refreshing to me when an executive checks their ego and asks a clarifying question (a characteristic of great leaders by the way) rather than pretend they ...
Executive Level Hires…
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 ...
Cutting Employee Churn
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Today’s Myatt on Monday’s question comes from a CEO who asked: “Our employee turnover is higher than I would like it to be. If you had to point out one factor that drives employee churn, what would that be?” Few things in business are as costly and disruptive ...
Family Business
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Family Business…a quote from Charles Dickens sums up my feelings about family businesses: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Oh what a conundrum…Family business; should I, or shouldn’t I? Today’s Myatt on Monday’s question comes from an entrepreneur who asks: “Should I ...
Changing Times
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth As the old saying goes, “The times they are a changing.” For those of you who are not regular readers of the Myatt on Mondays posts, Monday is the day that I often set aside to answer questions from readers. However in today’s post I’m going to switch things ...
The Hierarchy of Knowledge
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Today’s Myatt on Monday’s question comes from a CEO who asks: ”what is the best way for me to synthesize the overwhelming amount incoming information I receive while making the best decisions possible in a timely fashion?” While I have written often on the subject of decision making, today’s question is a bit ...
Transitioning the CEO
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Today’s Myatt on Monday’s question comes from a board member who asks: ”Our current CEO is underperforming against expectations…How does the board know when it is time to transition the CEO?” While it is refreshing to hear a board member paying attention to CEO performance, the decision to replace a CEO not only requires ...
Effective Compensation Plans
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth “Can you provide any tips for modeling a winning compensation plan?” is today’s Myatt on Mondays question which was asked by a CFO of an Internet marketing company. While certainly a great question, I must admit that I have been reluctant to address the topic of compensation in previous posts ...
First Time CEOs
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Today’s Myatt on Monday’s question was posed by a new CEO who asked: “Do you have any tips for first-time chief executives of a start-up company that would allow for a faster and more effective transition?” Virtually all of the advice and counsel I provide to CEOs is just as applicable ...
Affordable Employee Benefits
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Today’s Myatt on Monday’s question was posed by a CFO who asked: “What is the best way to manage the rising cost of employee benefits?” While the escalating cost of benefits is something that all companies deal with, for small and middle market entities the prices and complexities are ...
Keyword Analysis 101
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Today’s Myatt on Monday’s question comes from a marketing executive who asks: I hear a lot about keyword optimization, but what is this specifically, and how important is it really?” If you want to be successful on the Internet, understanding how to leverage Keyword and Keyword phrases is imperative. While ...
Columbia University…Round 2
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Today’s post is a follow-up to Friday’s blog regarding Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s invitation to speak at Columbia University (If you didn’t read the original piece start here). I hadn’t intended to follow-up on Ahmadinejad’s speech yesterday, but the combination of inquiries and post debate fall-out has inspired me ...