Management Matters

Management Matters with Mike Myatt: Dealing with 'Corporate Crazies'

Adam — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:55:00 -0500

By: Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --You can run, but regrettably you cannot seem to hide from the "corporate crazies." Over the years, I've simply come to a conclusion that many otherwise savvy business people have yet to grasp;...

Management Matters with Mike Myatt: The Next Domino to Fall

Adam — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:56:03 -0500

By: Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --The next domino in the economic downturn is already starting to fall. The more layers of the onion we peel back on the chaos in the capital markets, the worse the news seems...

Management Matters with Mike Myatt; Web 3.0

Adam — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:10:07 -0500

By: Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --As quickly as Web 2.0 arrived, it is being overcome by the next generation of digital applications and toolsets. Moreover, the need for broader understanding as to how to implement a more sophisticated...

Management Matters with Mike Myatt: Teach Them to Fish

Adam — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:00:00 -0500

By: Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --Do you feed your employees, or do you teach them how to fish? Do you like to swoop in and save the day? Do you see yourself as the white knight that can...

Management Matters with Mike Myatt: Good Employees Are Not Expendable

Adam — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:00:00 -0500

By: Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --Good employees are not expendable. As a CEO running a company during tough economic times, if your strategy to survive the economic downturn is to implement a slash and burn approach to cost...

Management Matters with Mike Myatt: Surviving the Economic Downturn

Adam — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:56:44 -0400

By: Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --As odd as it may sound, if you want to survive the economic downturn, increase your marketing expenditures. If you're the short-sighted CEO who cuts back on marketing, branding, and advertising budgets in...

Management Matters with Mike Myatt: Are Recruiters Effective?

Adam — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:45:13 -0400

By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --Sourcing tier one talent is an issue for all businesses. I was recently asked if recruiters are effective, or if they're worth the investment. Since my firm has a talent management practice which...

Management Matters with Mike Myatt: Partisan Politics Not Always Bad

Adam — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:17:56 -0400

The truth about partisan politics is that contrary to public opinion, it's not always a bad thing. Likewise, bipartisan efforts don't always reflect altruistic behavior and selfless acts. From my perspective, it isn't necessarily the stance you take, but rather...

Management Matters with Mike Myatt: Facing Up to Rogue CEOs

Adam — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:19:48 -0400

By: Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --Rogue CEOs. Given the recent failures of banks and financial institutions previously thought to be untouchable, there has been a tremendous amount of justifiable venom being spewed at the CEOs of these firms....

When to Consider Corporate Restructuring

Adam — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:24:49 -0400

By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --Times are tough, and they're likely to get tougher, so my question is this; Should you, or should you not, consider a move toward corporate re-engineering? Whether directly or indirectly, your business will...