Leadership
Guest Post – Wally Bock
No, I didn’t just get better looking…I have a torrid travel schedule over the next few weeks and have enlisted a few friends to pinch hit with guest posts in my absence. First up is Wally Bock, the gentleman pictured to the left, who while being my senior looks 1o years younger. I really hate that, ...
Interview: Rebel Brown
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Today’s interview is with noted turnaround specialist Rebel Brown (@rebelbrown). Rebel has more than 25 turnaround engagements under her belt - she knows what it takes to be a successful leader in not just the good times, but in the toughest of times. I can tell you from personal ...
15 Traits of Great Leaders
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Today’s post will make the case for leadership development. While much has been written about the traits and characteristics that form great leaders, the truth is that leaders come in many different varieties…there is no one-size-fits-all formula for leadership. That said, all good leaders possess certain core qualities, and great leaders ...
Strengths vs. Weaknesses
By Mike Myatt Should you play to your strengths or shore-up your weaknesses? If you pose this question to a group of professionals some will answer play to your strengths, some will answer shore-up weaknesses and others will answer both. The truth is that they are all correct to a degree…The real answer lies in understanding ...
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 ...
Top Leadership Movies
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Top leadership movies…you may be thinking “can anything about leadership actually be learned by watching movies?” You bet. I was recently asked for my opinion about which movies I felt were the top leadership movies of all time. After thinking about my answer for a few minutes, I realized that while ...
Are You A Thought Leader?
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? As much as some people wish it wasn’t so, a thought leader is not someone who simply restates someone else’s views and positions. Furthermore, beyond uniqueness of thought, a true thought leader’s positions also ...
Robert Gates on Leadership
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Robert Gates is the 22nd US Secretary of Defense. He has served 8 US Presidents, was an officer is the US Air Force, his history with the CIA ranged from an intelligence operator to the Director of the Agency, and he even served as a college president along ...
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 ...
President’s Day – Part Two
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Today’s post is the second in a two-part series celebrating President’s Day by examining the leadership traits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. In yesterday’s post I looked at the unimpeachable character of our first President, and in today’s post I’ll examine the resolve of our sixteenth President. It is ...
A President’s Day Look at Leadership
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Since we’re headed into President’s Day weekend and the commencement of Lincoln’s Bicentennial celebration, I thought I’d take this opportunity to author a two part series in which I’ll examine the leadership characteristics of the two Presidents for which the holiday is celebrated; George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln. In today’s ...