The following are representative quotes from Mike Myatt, Top CEO Coach and author of "Leadership Matters...The CEO Survival Manual" 

"Remember that opinion doesn't miraculously become fact simply by adding emphasis." (Mike Myatt, 2008)

"Strip away the excuses, rationalizations and justifications and the only thing standing between you and whatever your objective may be is what you see staring back at you when you look in the mirror each morning." (Mike Myatt, 2007)

"The key to great process is surrender, not control." (Mike Myatt, 2007)

"The ability to think contextually is what creates success across constituencies regardless of emotions or positions." (Mike Myatt, 2006)

"Specificity of thought and conversation shatters the comfort and safety sought by those who prefer to remain in the realm of theoretical ambiguity." (Mike Myatt, 2006)

"Passion can certainly provide a clarity of purpose allowing the accomplishment of great things as long as it's balanced by reason and not allowed to impede your true calling." (Mike Myatt, 2005)

“Landmines are everywhere in business, but the great CEO knows where he can walk confidently, where he must tread softly, and where he must never go at all.” (Mike Myatt, 2004)

"Don't let the mercenary agenda of those who pretend to be your friends solely for their own gain keep you from doing the right thing for the acceptance of others will never serve as a substitue for integrity." (Mike Myatt, 2004)

"While it takes years of solid decision making to reach the boardroom it often times only takes one bad decision to fall from the ivory tower." (Mike Myatt, 2003)

"Key employees are not assets but rather large contingent liabilities. The problem with key employees begins the very second you publicly identify someone as such." (Mike Myatt, 2002)

"Collaborate, Innovate and Dominate!" (Mike Myatt, 2001)

"Don't allow your company to be talent poor and key employee dependant but become talent rich by becoming key employee independent." (Mike Myatt, 2000)

"Static thinking in a vacuum that does not take into account situational and contextual nuances will leave even the most experienced executives or entrepreneurs wondering what went wrong." (Mike Myatt, 1999)

"Nothing in life is as rewarding as watching your children make great decisions without your input." (Mike Myatt, 1998)

"Success has nothing to do with maximizing your W2 and everything with making those around you into better people." (Mike Myatt, 1997)

"Creativity is a luxury, but the ability to deliver a certainty of execution is a necessity." (Mike Myatt, 1996)

"Multitasking is tantamount to executive suicide as it leads to a lack of focus and initiative overload." (Mike Myatt, 1995)

"Best Practices leads to a heard mentality that stifles innovation and leads to accelerated obsolescence." (Mike Myatt, 1994)

"Cost containment is not a business strategy." (Mike Myatt, 1993)

"Anticipate and Insulate!" (Mike Myatt, 1992)

"The business landscape is continuing to become more intimate and entrepreneurial as evidenced by an emerging trend which is placing greater emphasis on the creation of powerful personal brands which operate either in tandem with, or in place of corporate brands." (Mike Myatt, 1991)

"Quality is not a characteristic well served by fractionalized application." (Mike Myatt, 1991)

"There are many who would say process stifles creativity and slows production…While I would concur that this statement is usually the case with bad process, nothing could be further from the truth as it relates to good process. Good process serves as a catalyst for innovation, which in turn optimizes and accelerates workflow and enhances the productivity of business initiatives." (Mike Myatt, 1990)

"Arrogance is not a substitute for confidence." (Mike Myatt, 1989)

"Vision dictates Mission which determines Strategy, which surfaces Goals that frame Objectives, which in turn drives the Tactics that tell an organization what Resources, Infrastructure and Processes are needed to support a certainty of execution.” (Mike Myatt, 1988)

If you're a CEO or senior executive looking for advice, counsel and mentoring, or a board of directors looking to retain a top CEO coach, then please feel free to reach me at any of the contact points listed below: 

Mike Myatt
Managing Director, Chief Strategy Officer
N2growth
Toll Free: 800-944-GoN2 (4662) 

Fax: 866-662-5046
IM/VOIP Skype (n2growth)
www.n2growth.com

m.myatt@n2growth.com

Mike Myatt
Managing Director, Chief Strategy Officer
N2growth
Toll Free: 800-944-GoN2 (4662) 

Fax: 866-662-5046
IM/VOIP Skype (n2growth)
www.n2growth.com

m.myatt@n2growth.com