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This CEO thought public shaming was ‘accountability.’
March 4, 2025
This CEO thought public shaming was ‘accountability.’ His employees were breaking
Read more →Welcome to the Trade War Apocalypse—Where the Slowest Businesses Get Eaten...
March 4, 2025
Welcome to the Trade War Apocalypse—Where the Slowest Businesses Get Eaten First At 12:01 AM, the rules changed
Read more →Most companies think they have loyal customers. They don’t.
March 3, 2025
Most companies think they have loyal customers
Read more →Bezos: Brilliant or a Complete Bozo?!
March 1, 2025
Bezos: Brilliant or a Complete Bozo?
Read more →Another 1,350 people looking for jobs today.
February 28, 2025
Another 1,350 people looking for jobs today
Read more →AI Hype Isn’t Paying the Bills
February 27, 2025
AI Hype Isn’t Paying the Bills Salesforce just missed revenue expectations (again), and its stock took a hit
Read more →Want to kill your business? Ignore your customers.
February 27, 2025
Want to kill your business
Read more →Elon Musk is the ultimate idiot savant.
February 26, 2025
Elon Musk is the ultimate idiot savant
Read more →I told a CEO to stop giving a damn about his customers.
February 25, 2025
I told a CEO to stop giving a damn about his customers
Read more →Every CEO thinks they run a disciplined company—until they actually measure it.
February 24, 2025
Every CEO thinks they run a disciplined company—until they actually measure it
Read more →Bullies think they run the schoolyard—until they get their teeth knocked in.
February 21, 2025
Bullies think they run the schoolyard—until they get their teeth knocked in
Read more →2.3M impressions. 1.7M people reached. 5,000+ reactions. 5,000 new followers.
February 19, 2025
2.3M impressions
Read more →They searched everywhere for a leader, turns out she was already in the room.
February 18, 2025
They searched everywhere for a leader, turns out she was already in the room
Read more →That promotion you deserve? Someone else got it.
February 14, 2025
That promotion you deserve
Read more →Why Are You Daring Your Customers to Leave??!
February 14, 2025
Why Are You Daring Your Customers to Leave??
Read more →“I’m just the janitor.”
February 13, 2025
“I’m just the janitor.” That excuse doesn’t fly anymore
Read more →How many chickens can't walk?
February 12, 2025
How many chickens can't walk
Read more →I watched a thriving business collapse overnight—because of fear.
February 11, 2025
I watched a thriving business collapse overnight—because of fear
Read more →I worked with a B2B company losing a lot of deals—not because of their product,...
February 11, 2025
I worked with a B2B company losing a lot of deals—not because of their product, but because prospects were getting stuck in a black hole of vague...
Read more →I sat down with a CEO. Five minutes into our conversation, I caught the first...
February 10, 2025
I sat down with a CEO
Read more →Some still call it the worst play in football history.
February 9, 2025
Some still call it the worst play in football history
Read more →I sat down with a new client’s sales team—one by one—to get to know them.
February 8, 2025
I sat down with a new client’s sales team—one by one—to get to know them
Read more →Sometimes it’s not about what you add to the client experience, it’s about what...
February 7, 2025
Sometimes it’s not about what you add to the client experience, it’s about what you take away
Read more →“We don’t have a process to follow up on quotes.”
February 7, 2025
“We don’t have a process to follow up on quotes.” That’s what the CEO told me over lunch
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