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“How do I hold my people accountable?”
There's a better way than hire → hope → retaliate
 • Joel Trammell
What CEOs Are Saying: Tariffs and Transitions
Checking in with RH, Lululemon, and Vera Bradley
 • Joel Trammell
CEO Interview: Wes Cummins of Applied Digital
Cummins' Applied Digital builds the data centers that feed the world's hunger for AI. We asked him about his journey as CEO and whether AI looks to him…
 • Joel Trammell
CEO Planning Guide for 2026
Get a jump-start on your and your company's priorities for next year.
 • Joel Trammell
What CEOs Are Saying
Summarizing three presentations at UBS's AI conference.
 • Joel Trammell
The Short Guide to Managing Your Boss
To say you should “manage your boss” feels backward.
 • Joel Trammell
What CEOs Are Saying: Memory Crisis
Inside recent earnings calls by Dell, HP, and NetApp
 • Joel Trammell
What school doesn't teach young people about their first job
The incentives and structures of academia don't map to the private sector in a few key ways.
 • Joel Trammell
What CEOs Are Saying: The Retail Giants
It’s the season of retail - so let’s check in on three massive outlets that held earnings calls on Thursday.
 • Joel Trammell
"Stop managing and start leading"?
Managers who don’t lead are quite discouraging, but leaders who don’t manage don’t know what’s going on.
 • Joel Trammell
What CEOs Are Saying: Developments in Healthcare
Last week, Gabelli Funds and Columbia Business School hosted their 7th Annual Healthcare Symposium in New York.
 • Joel Trammell
Micro-train now, or micro-manage later
Addressing the agonies of delegation
 • Joel Trammell
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