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Hi guys – Have a great Easter. I want to say thanks for letting The Executive Summary into your inbox and for all the brilliant discussion over the last few months. Our community is growing. We are taking a break until mid-April whereupon: * The CXO Q1 Growth Blockers Report will be
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Hi guys How confident are you at the moment? Just look at business founders this year. Some 49 percent say they are ready to quit… We spend so much time discussing mental health, but very little on confidence, which (in my opinion) is the more important side of the coin. Confidence drives
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The upside of this recession? Hi from sunny (ish) Dublin Recessions: The Executive Summary: * The sooner you’re in a recession, the sooner you’re out * Buyer rationale is easier to predict as there’s more certainty * A lot of bad stuff has already happened * AI – the Average Intern – won’t
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The Swiss Army Knife of Leadership Tools Welcome to The Executive Summary. This is my email to the CEOs I know. It covers strategy, leadership and communication – and whatever is the flavour of the day. One concept per email. The Executive Summary doesn’t follow the news agenda. I did that
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Welcome to the Executive Summary… This is my email to the CEOs I know. It covers strategy, communication and leadership. You’ll find hacks, trends, recommendations, introductions and the bleeding obvious all laid out in a few short paragraphs. It’ll will also serve you with a diverse array
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Succession vs success… There are many new faces at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28) this year – and herein lies an underlying problem in tackling multi-decade projects: CEO tenure. This is not just for sustainability, but leadership and teams in general. It’s well known that
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Be Direct How many times have you heard: “Oh, I love this. We’ll do something.” Too many. Then you spend the next few weeks chasing for the next meeting. And nothing. There is something about people pleasers that prevents them from telling the truth. They could just say: “I like it, but
