The Accountability System That Makes Poor Performance Impossible to Hide

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More than half of private equity–backed CEOs don't make it through the hold period. Samantha Allison and Taavo Godtfersen studied the ones who 5X'd their companies instead — and wrote The 5X CEO. Tommy digs into the five disciplines behind those outcomes, the talent audit that finds the 8–20 roles creating 80% of your value, equity-for-all, what the first 90 days under PE actually demand, and the shift from chief problem-solver to chief system designer. Whether you ever plan to sell or just want to run your company like the ones that do — this is the playbook.

🕐 TIMESTAMPS
00:00Intro
06:24Founder CEO vs Hired CEO: Why Private Equity Replaces Owners
11:32CEO Talent Audit: The 8 to 20 Roles That Create 80% of Value
19:10The 5X CEO Model: Five Disciplines of Top Performers
27:39First Year With Private Equity: The 90-Day Playbook
35:42Blank Sheet Exercise: How Top CEOs Disrupt Themselves
43:02Nine Box Talent Review and Leading Indicators
50:21Is Private Equity Good or Bad for Business?
59:33How Much Debt Should a Business Take On?
1:05:22CEO Time Audit and Decision Audit Explained

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