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How Well Do You Know Your Team?
Insights that separate good managers from great ones
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Joel Trammell
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The Biggest CEO Fear Is...
Hint: It's not PR nightmares, market crashes, natural disasters, or bankruptcy.
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Joel Trammell
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How Do You Find a New CEO?
You must choose, but choose wisely.
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Joel Trammell
Is Talking about "DEI" Bad for Business?
CEOs often feel damned if they do, damned if they don't. But the tide has turned decisively.
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Joel Trammell
Good Intentions That Pave the Road to Business Hell
As a CEO, you may be doing everything you can to engage and empower your employees: giving them the latest incarnation of AI, exploring flatter company…
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Joel Trammell

January 2025

Dr. Frankenstein's Prescription for Status Reports
While reasonable people may disagree, I’m pretty sure that Young Frankenstein is Mel Brooks’ masterpiece.
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Joel Trammell
Every Employee is a Sensor
Every bit of human intelligence can determine success or failure
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Joel Trammell
How to Get Hired as a PE-Backed CEO
Let's examine how firms like Blackstone identify top candidates.
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Joel Trammell
More People, More Problems?
When adding resources to a lagging project helps... and when it hurts
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Joel Trammell
A Disruptive Event Is Taking Place
CEOs looking for talent should pay attention.
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Joel Trammell
In Praise of Paranoid Optimism
Finding the balance between cockeyed optimism and rank pessimism
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Joel Trammell
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A Love Letter to Org Charts
An often overlooked attribute of a high-performing company.
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Joel Trammell
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