http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-MeritBased01.mp3Diversity, equity, and inclusion has supplanted merit as an important decision tool in hiring for many companies, but has...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-EvilProtests01.mp3Clashes in the streets are never pretty, and Ray Zinn says they never really do much other than cause...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-DissicultProjects01.mp3In life and business decisions must be made, but they do not always have to be hard decisions if...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Prosperity01.mp3The ups and downs you feel about how quickly or slowly you are getting ahead are not imaginary, but...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Ai-Plagerize01.mp3Ai continues to make headlines and alter the way we think about art and plagiarism, and even the law....

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-2024-02.mp3Covid is still affecting the work place and what other trends might we see in 2024. In this Tough...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-DivideConquer-01.mp3“Divide and conquer,” is a frequently used term and almost as frequently misused when unity is what you’re really...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-WhiteLie-011.mp3They may seem harmless, but in business and personal lives a white lie can take on a life of...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Interviewing01.mp3For the entrepreneur who wants to scale, hiring is going to happen. Can there be good interviewers and bad...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-HopeOptimism01.mp3Is there a difference between hope and optimism? In this Tough Things First podcast, Ray Zinn gets to the...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-NoConsequences01.mp3It seems everywhere we turn these days, lawmakers are opting to demolish basic rules of society. In this Tough...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Ambition01.mp3Wealth does not mean success. Many people got wealthy other ways, and never could claim they were ambitious in...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Curiosity01.mp3Early tech often seems like it solves a problem that doesn’t need fixing, but it can and does lead...

http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-WarAlternative01.mp3From politics to road rage, there are all kinds of wars, but do they all need to be fought?...