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"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
Everyone gets a PIP
Today’s article makes the case that managers who put people on PIPs are probably failing at one of their core duties: continuous coaching of their…
 • 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
Great Managers Need Two Types of Maturity
To be a great manager, you need to be mature.
 • Joel Trammell
The CEO Role Does Not Reward Extremes
Happy New Year, readers.
 • Joel Trammell
I Did It My Way... and Got Fired
The trait that made you CEO is the trait most likely to get you fired as CEO
 • Joel Trammell
Truth Without Relationship Is a Weapon
A short reflection for managers
 • Joel Trammell
Leadership at scale
A note before we dive in to today’s post: I’m teaching 3-day CEO Masterclasses this May, August, and November at Texas CEO Ranch outside Austin.
 • Joel Trammell
5 Challenges of Co-CEOs
This week, Oracle announced its new CEO.
 • Joel Trammell
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.
 • Joel Trammell
What CEOs Are Saying: The Latest on Agents and AI
Let's see what the leadership of Okta, Concentrix, and Klaviyo had to say last week.
 • Joel Trammell
Thoughts on Whether an AI Agent Can Make You a Better CEO
The WSJ published a story yesterday that details Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to build an AI agent to be more effective as CEO.
 • Joel Trammell
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