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AI-enabled CEOs will win the future
Why robust personal adoption of AI by the CEO matters, plus a special invitation for subscribers
Feb 19
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"Stop managing and start leading"?
Nov 20, 2025
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Everyone gets a PIP
Mar 4
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What school doesn't teach young people about their first job
Nov 26, 2025
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Great Managers Need Two Types of Maturity
Sep 12, 2025
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Your Board Is Wrong About AI
Cutting headcount to capture AI's value is often a shot to the foot.
May 20
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What CEOs Are Saying: The AI Boom Continues
Three earnings calls from Applied Materials, Figma, and Bit Digital
May 18
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80% of CEOs Believe Their Job Depends on Successful AI Implementation
Are they right?
May 15
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What CEOs Are Saying: The AI Infrastructure Buildout Continues
Three Q1 earnings calls from CoreWeave, IonQ, and Cloudflare
May 11
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Every CEO Job Is a First CEO Job
Functional expertise is much more portable than CEO expertise.
May 6
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What CEOs Are Saying: The Three US Oil Majors and the Hormuz Shock
Three earnings calls at Exxon, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips, with the world's largest oil supply disruption as the backdrop.
May 4
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Wait, Did I Write This?
A great new study on what makes super-performing PE CEOs different.
May 1
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What CEOs Are Saying: Regional Banks Proceed with Caution
Earnings calls from Huntington Bancshares, First Citizens Bancshares, and Pinnacle Financial Partners
Apr 27
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The 6 Requirements of a Business Operating System
This article covers the traits of a good operating system for running a business.
Apr 23
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What CEOs Are Saying: AI Comes to Wall Street
Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, and Charles Schwab reported Q1 earnings this week. On every call, an analyst asked what AI actually means for the…
Apr 20
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The AI Optimism Gap
CEOs are bullish on AI. Their employees less so. Who's right?
Apr 18
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Who You Gonna Call?
Some jingles stay with us forever.
Apr 14
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