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When Favoritism Turns Your Team Against You
It's natural to feel more connected to some employees than others. Here's how to ensure you aren't letting favoritism make your team resent you.
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Most CEOs Will Start Planning 2026 Too Late. Again.
You will feel so much better going into the holidays if you already have a handle on your company's plan for next year.
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Strategy Thrives on Many Minds. Execution Demands One Leader.
Chess is typically played 1v1.
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CEO Failure Mode: The Penny Pincher
If you’re a CEO, here’s a reminder of the free tools I offer:
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What CEOs Are Saying - 8.10.25
Let's check in with medical device CEOs.
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The DISC Guide to Individualizing Your Management Approach
Managing humans isn't a one-size-fits-all responsibility.
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5 Ways Slowness Kills Your Company
A great CEO keeps the beat up.
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What CEOs Are Saying - 8.3.25
Welcome to another edition of “What CEOs Are Saying,” where we look at the most interesting tidbits from earnings calls that took place over the last…
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Two Weekly Questions Every CEO Needs for Better Execution
A key skill of great CEOs is knowing how to ask the right questions. Here are two really good ones.
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So You Think You're Good at Goal Setting?
Overconfidence can cause a good executive team to work against each other.
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CEO Failure Mode: Mr. Mayhem
"[The devil] always sends errors into the world in pairs—pairs of opposites." —C.S. Lewis
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What CEOs Are Saying - 7.25.25
Important signals from three of yesterday's semiconductor earnings calls
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