Operations & Strategy
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 ...
Increase Employee Engagement With More Fast FACE Time
While the majority of our readers are CEOs, savvy senior execs, and seasoned entrepreneurs, I’ve noticed that we’ve been experiencing a rapid growth of late in readership falling within the ranks of developing leaders. So when Phil Gerbyshack was kind enough to offer to do a guest post I was estatic! Phil has established himself as a prolific writer and ...
Due Diligence – Not Optional…
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth As much as you wish it might be so, due diligence is really not an optional consideration. Have you ever made a decision based upon what you thought was a thorough understanding of all pertinent information only to find out after the fact that you didn’t know as ...
Employee Onboarding
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Employee onboarding is not something for CEOs to take lightly. The ability to scale your company will be largely dependant on your ability to recruit, retain, and properly deploy new employees. While certainly important, recruiting is not the end-game, but rather it is the very first step in ...
Improving Sales
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth The topic of improving sales should be near and dear to the heart of any CEO. Is your revenue flat or declining? Has the market shifted such that your sales model is showing signs of obsolescence? Are you tired of hearing the same old excuses from your line managers and staff professionals? A ...
5 Steps to Better Communication
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth While it would be nice to have the oratory skill of Winston Churchill or to possess the ability to write like T.S. Eliot you don’t have to be a polished public speaker or a prolific writer to be an effective communicator. It can take years of training to ...
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 ...
Intellectual Property
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth While the security aspects of intellectual property (“IP”) are often sacrificed for speed to market considerations in today’s world of mash-ups and knock-offs, I believe when it comes to IP it is possible to have your cake and eat it too. The protection of all forms of intellectual property (“IP”) should constitute ...
Customers vs. Clients
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Is your business built around customers or clients? Are you simply a purveyor of products and services to your customers or do you enlighten, add value, inform, advise, counsel, and advocate on behalf of your clients? There is not only a definitional difference between the terms customers and clients, but there are also tremendous strategic, ...
Thriving During a Recession
By, Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Recession are we, or aren’t we? While the economists and pundits are arguing about whether or not the US is in a recession, my opinion is that we are. The classic definition of a recession is a decline in GDP for two consecutive quarters. However, it is important ...
Risk Management Made Easy…
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Accountability is the lowest cost, most practical, and most productive form of risk management and quality assurance that can be implemented across an enterprise. Put simply, accountability is really nothing more than a common sense understanding that decisions made within a framework are going to have a greater chance of ...
The Value of Free
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth The old adage “you get what you pay for” makes for a good sound bite, but it is simply a myopic perspective based upon a misinterpretation of the value of “Free”. The ultimate marketing hook has always been, continues to be, and will remain the “Free” trial or ...