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Leadership & The Expectation Gap
When it comes to leadership, I can share the issues of creating and delivering on expectations are no small matter.
Is the Customer Always Right?
Is the customer really always right? How far should a company go to satisfy their clientele or customer base?
How to Hire & Manage Consultants
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth While you might be lucky enough to survive in business with little or no advice from others, you will certainly not maximize your potential for success by doing so. All CEOs and entrepreneurs need advice in a wide variety of constantly changing areas…That said, I’m always somewhat perplexed as ...
Should CEOs Have Term Limits?
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion. You should know from the outset that I fundamentally disagree with the concept of CEO term limits, and quite frankly I cannot really come up with a ...
Entrepreneur, CEO or Both?
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? Which hat, or hats do you wear? CEO…that title sounds good doesn’t it? Okay, so you founded the company, but does that mean you should also be the chief executive? Did you bestow the title upon yourself simply because you had the authority to do ...
What All Great Leaders Have In Common
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth All great leaders have one thing in common: They read voraciously. Did you know that the average American only reads one book a year? Worse than this is the fact that 60% of average Americans only get through the first chapter. Contrast this with the fact that CEOs of Fortune 500 ...
CEO Success…It’s not Random
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Success is not random…CEOs need to realize that neither their success, nor their failure is a random act. CEOs also can rarely lay blame for their victories and losses on anyone other than themselves. Top CEOs have a knack for consistently exhibiting the right combination of skill sets, competencies, leadership aptitude, ...
CEOs In Crisis
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth CEOs are in a state of crisis. As an adviser to CEOs, I can tell you that chief executives are under siege on all fronts…This is clearly a defining time for CEOs as an occupational class. To be clear, I’m not using the term “crisis” as it relates to dealing with the ...
Influence and Personal Branding
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I’m often asked how to tangibly measure personal brand equity and my answer is quite simple…The value of a personal brand is directly proportionate to its ability to create and wield influence. When it comes to the subject of personal branding much has been written about authenticity, transparency, ...
Character Matters
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Character Matters…if our society can take anything away from watching the ridiculous nature of the public debacles that seem to occur on a daily basis, it should be that Character Matters. Character; that oft discussed leadership trait that seems to be inexorably tied to sustainable success…while much has been ...