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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.
23 hrs ago
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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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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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January 2026
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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