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The Mental Model Every CEO Must Understand
Here's the one I've taught CEOs for years.
Jan 9, 2025
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Recruiting should own new hires for the first 90 days
Imagine you’re a highly talented A-player starting a new job.
Feb 20
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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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What CEOs Are Saying: The Physical Limits of AI Growth
Earnings calls from Applied Materials, Arista Networks, and JFrog
Feb 16
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Your Leadership Snakes
How amygdala hijacks are sabotaging your effectiveness
Feb 12
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"Stop managing and start leading"?
Nov 20, 2025
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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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The CEO Role Does Not Reward Extremes
Dec 31, 2025
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What CEOs Are Saying: Alphabet, Apple, Amazon
Let's look at recent earnings calls from two-thirds of FAANG
Feb 9
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The Complete Executive Team: Why Six Functional Leaders Are Non-Negotiable
Every CEO faces the same fundamental question: Do I have the right team in place to scale this business?
Feb 6
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The CEO's Hidden Advantage: Why Prediction Beats Credentials
As CEO, you don’t need to be an expert in every functional area. But you must become expert at identifying expertise in others.
Feb 4
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What CEOs Are Saying: The Credit Card Companies
Americans now carry $1.233 trillion in credit card debt as of Q3 2025, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Feb 2
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The Missing Half of Employee Motivation
Recent research finds that the Viktor Frankl–based "Discover Your Purpose" intervention boosted performance by 51%
Jan 30
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What Does "Innovation" Mean to an Enterprise Business?
How smart CEOs arbitrage value within their companies
Jan 29
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What CEOs Are Saying: Netflix's Q4 Earnings Call
Ted Sarandos got his start at a video store in Phoenix.
Jan 26
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Stop waiting for "the right time" to run your business better
Recently someone told me that it “probably wasn’t the right time” to learn the CEO Operating System.
Jan 22
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What CEOs Are Saying: Asset Management & Investment Banking in Early 2026
Let's catch up with the CEOs of BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley
Jan 19
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Truth Without Relationship Is a Weapon
A short reflection for managers
Jan 16
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Interview: Jen Sudduth of Sudduth Search
A Houston-based executive search pro on how the C-suite gets hired
Jan 15
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What CEOs Are Saying: Jensen Huang at CES + 2 AI Earnings Calls
Under Jensen Huang’s leadership, NVIDIA has ridden the AI wave to become the world’s most valuable company, with a current market cap of $4.5T.
Jan 12
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