N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. In the text that follows I’m going to poke holes in a process generally accepted as productive, when it rarely is. I’ll likely take some heat over this, and while this post works off some broad generalizations, in my experience having worked with literally thousands of leaders, they are largely true.
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
I was asked by a reader how much equity he should give out to early employees and to service providers in a very early stage startup. I'll get to service providers in a later post. Founders vs. Early Employees To help with this discussion, let me start with a definition of "early employee." Steve Blank divides the individuals associated with startups as: Founders Early Employees (Employees # 1-25) Later Employees (Employees # 26-125) The reality is that the definition of founder and em
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Terry Starbucker
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
I visited the US Post Office today to put a few things in the mail, and as I left, I scanned the large bank of national and local newspaper boxes near the front door. Nearly all of the headlines were economic “downers&#. From just about every perspective – jobs, housing, personal income, you name it. These are interesting times, but not in a good way.
Next Level Blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
Being busy makes you stupid. And when I say, "you", I mean me. Heck, I'll just say it out loud. Being busy makes me stupid. I realized this in a conversation with my wife on Friday night. We were. Please click the headline to read the whole story.
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Steve Farber
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
The ideal state for all of us at work—from leadership to the front line—is to do what you love in the service of people who love what you do. The emotion of love is often considered to be out of place or simply inappropriate in the world of business. Many even believe that good business people keep their hearts out of their work, but the opposite is true.
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N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011
By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Every so often a time arrives where society reaches a crossroads – where the situation and/or circumstance so obviously demands change that a populist mandate – a “ movement ” takes place. I would submit that we find ourselves a just such a crossroads today. We are in a crisis of leadership, and our world is suffering greatly at the hands of people who confuse their desire for an ego boost, their quest for power, and the
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
This post is admittedly the outcome of a conversation with a few people over some beers. Some of it is a bit tongue-in-cheek and certainly we are greatly simplifying things. The people around the table included a bunch of us who would be prey in some situations. So, please take this in the spirit intended. The conversation centered around a founder who's key question is "Where Do I Find a Developer for My Startup?
Terry Starbucker
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
Getting, keeping, and leveraging your confidence as a leader is one of those tricky things that can make us great, or banish us to mediocrity. It’s tricky because there are two ways to build it – with bricks, or with sticks. Confidence built with bricks can withstand the inevitable failures and setbacks, while confidence built with sticks can fall down easily, sometimes with even the slightest disturbance.
Lead on Purpose
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
By Peter Davey. John C Maxwell defined leadership when he said, “The true measure of leadership is influence, nothing more and nothing less.” Maxwell has correctly identified that leadership is not just about traits, position, personality and experience; it’s more about having an ability to influence people by maintaining integrity and trustworthiness.
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Steve Farber
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
A Declaration of Extreme Leadership. We, the undersigned, have devoted ourselves–personally and professionally–to changing the world, in some way, for the better. We strive to use what we have–passion, talent, desire, resources, imagination, time–to make a difference, to expand the rightness of things. We don’t consider ourselves to be naive or idealistic–although others certainly may.
Change Starts Here
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
Today’s guest, Richie Cullom, is Senior IT Manager at Genuine Parts Corporation. An avid writer, he is also a storyteller at heart. He has merged these two areas to bring corporate storytelling to life as he manages high performance teams that develop and deliver strategic product updates. Listen in to hear why we need stories in organizations, and learn the components of a compelling narrative.
N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Can you be a true leader without possessing a command presence? In my experience, very rarely…I’m not referencing the wannabe leaders oozing bravado, false confidence, arrogance, or self-delusion spun as confidence. Nor am I referring to the weak, innocuous or timid, who while viewing themselves as leaders, are perhaps the farthest thing from a leader.
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
This post is admittedly the outcome of a conversation with a few people over some beers. Some of it is a bit tongue-in-cheek and certainly we are greatly simplifying things. The people around the table included a bunch of us who would be prey in some situations. So, please take this in the spirit intended. The conversation centered around a founder who's key question is "Where Do I Find a Developer for My Startup?
Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage
Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
Terry Starbucker
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011
I know you hear this all the time. In fact, its become one of the most overused cliches in the business world. “Hey, let’s all get on the same page&#. Right up there with “ think outside the box &# (oh gosh, my mentor used to hate that one… ). Leaders are always talking about alignment – that need to get everyone marching to the beat of the same drum (yet another cliche).
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
Were you ever fired from a job? Just the thought is chill-inducing. Fired, it means failure, finished, foolish, and a lot of words that are meant to be esteem-downers. That’s how it was for Tory Johnson when she was a twenty something and on the rise in corporate America. Within one hour she had fallen from grace and was out on the street. Fast forward to today.
The Recovering Engineer
SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
I tend to notice how people respond to certain words. I guess that’s something of an “occupational hazard” for me. As I watch how people respond, I look for patterns. And I see a strong pattern developing around three words (and some variations) that almost certainly guarantee that a conflict will start or escalate if you use them carelessly.
Change Starts Here
SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
Organizational change ultimately occurs one person at a time. Out of necessity to be efficient, we rely on change tools that reach multiple people at once, like meetings, training, and a host of communication methods. However, the most effective means of influencing individuals is in one-on-one conversations. Of course, you can’t have one-on-one conversations with everyone in the organization.
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N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. Leadership today seems to be all too often confused with playing a game of dodgeball. It’s as if many leaders show-up for work each day with a freshly applied coat of Teflon, ready to duck and dodge anything that comes their way. Let me be clear – I appreciate savvy and finesse as much as the next person, but not as a substitute for courage.
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? Especially if the idea could be whipped-up by a few 24-year olds in a few weeks? Lots of thoughts here. First, if your idea really is something that a couple programmers can whip up in a few weeks, then you may not have much of a business here.
Terry Starbucker
SEPTEMBER 7, 2011
Recently I had an opportunity to sit in front of a camera and talk about my personal leadership philosophy (thanks to Yasmin at IamERL.com ). I can break it down to just 5 essential elements, but first, take a look at this (it’s a brief one – just 1:46 long): Did you catch the 5 essentials? Here they are, summed up: Love to lead, and honor the leadership.
Steve Farber
SEPTEMBER 5, 2011
For those of you who follow me on Twitter , you may have noticed a steady stream of links (at the rate of a couple a day, usually) to great thoughts and perspectives on leadership from fellow voices in the leadership blogosphere (do we still call it that?) It’s a time-consuming endeavor, finding all that good stuff. But I’m lucky. I have help.
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Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
Over the years more and more women are launching their own businesses and brands. The Women’s Business Development Center in Chicago recently had its 25th Anniversary Conference ( [link] ). They have said that there has been an enormous amount of growth in women-owned businesses, but there are still places that are lagging and in a way the same issue still persists… money.
Change Starts Here
SEPTEMBER 11, 2011
This is my small piece of the story that belongs to all of us who remember that day 10 years ago. Tuesday, September 11, 2001 started like any other day. I was probably in the office at 7:00 a.m. Central time, the normal start time of my daily routine as an Industrial Engineering Manager for a manufacturer in the Chicago suburbs. I probably checked email and ran some reports showing production numbers from the day before.
N2Growth Blog
SEPTEMBER 4, 2011
By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth. When was the last time you bothered to read, watch, or listen to a message that wasn’t relevant to your needs? Great leaders understand the power, influence, and leverage created by relevant messaging. Put simply, relevant messages are engaging because they connect – they add value. Great (relevant) messages usually contain one or more of the following aspects: they are timely, informative, actionable, revealing, ground-breaking, insp
SoCal CTO
SEPTEMBER 20, 2011
One of the readers asked my opinion around sharing your startup concept: My first question has always been - how do you protect your idea while shopping around for feedback, partners, developers, etc.? Especially if the idea could be whipped-up by a few 24-year olds in a few weeks? Lots of thoughts here. First, if your idea really is something that a couple programmers can whip up in a few weeks, then you may not have much of a business here.
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Next Level Blog
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
Are you accountable or responsible? What’s the difference and why does it matter? The first time I heard this distinction was years ago in one of my first coaching engagements. I was interviewing. Please click the headline to read the whole story.
Steve Farber
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
Several folks have written to ask how to sign the Declaration of Extreme Leadership. Now there’s a way. So, if you’d like to step up and be counted, please click on the button below to sign the declaration and share it with others (and please do share!): Online Petition by iPetitions.com.
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
For entrepreneurs the road to success can be very bumpy and full of twists and turns (I know, very cliché, but true). Everyone needs to ask for directions once in a while or pull out the road map to double check the directions. The same can be said for business owners, all of them, especially entrepreneurs. It’s a tough business to survive in. The new book, Small Business Big Vision , by Matthew and Adam Toren, provides every business owner, new or seasoned, a road map…so to speak.
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