By ETJ Life – helping PE-backed CEOs thrive in work and life. The Enough Moment It does not usually arrive loudly. There is no single morning where you wake up and everything is suddenly clear. It comes quietly, over time – a growing awareness that the...
By ETJ Life – helping PE-backed CEOs thrive in work and life. The Founder Who Won’t Let Go Taking over from a founder is not just about following a CEO. It is about following a person whose identity is woven into the business they built. For most founders,...
By ETJ Life – helping PE-backed CEOs thrive in work and life. The Blank Calendar For years, the calendar was the structure of your life. It told you where to be, what to think about, who needed something from you and when. The rhythm of board meetings,...
By ETJ Life – helping PE-backed CEOs thrive in work and life. The First 90 Days Don’t Match the Deck Here is something nobody tells you before you take the job. The company you were sold in the interview process and the company you walk into on day one are...
By ETJ Life — helping PE-backed CEOs thrive in work and life. Why CEOs Learn to Answer Honestly Too Late At some point, most CEOs realize they have been answering a simple question incorrectly. “How are you doing?” becomes a reflex. Fine. Busy. All good. Not because...
By ETJ Life — helping PE-backed CEOs thrive in work and life. When Execution Becomes the CEO’s Real Job A few months in, you stop calling it onboarding. You know the business, the numbers, and which leaders you trust versus the ones you have to stay too close to. You...
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