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Board of Director Selection
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Not long after finding traction, a green CEO will need to establish a real Board of Directors (BOD), and...
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Negotiations
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Negotiations01.mp3The give and take required for successful negotiation stymies the stubborn. In this Tough Things First podcast, Ray Zinn...
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Managing Multiple Generations
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Guy-MultiGen01.mp3Managers today might lead teams with Baby Boomers and Generation-Z members. How does a good manager lead such a...
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Say NO to NO
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-SayNo2No01.mp3Self help gurus may entice you to learn to say no, but is that going to really get you...
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Leadership Begins with Kindness
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Believe, love, do. Could business leadership be a three-step process? No. It is an art and there are a...
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Education for Entrepreneurs
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Dan-Moshavi-Entrepreneurship01.mp3Dan Moshavi, the Dean of the Lucas College and Graduate School of Business at San Jose State University, chats...
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Setting Expectations
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Guy-SettingExpectations01.mp3How does, and how should, a business leader set expectations for employees? In this episode of the Tough Things...
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Automation and Customers
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Automation01.mp3Automation could be a good thing for a company, but transparent cost cutting that frustrates your customers may backfire....
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Managing Millennials
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-GuyMillenialWorkers01.mp3How do front-line managers deal with millennial employees, who have a much different outlook on business+society than previous generations....
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Finding Startup Partners
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Guy-FindinfPartner01.mp3There are good partners, and the other kind. Pick your startup partner well and your odds of success skyrocket....
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Entrepreneur Decisions
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Guy-Decisions01.mp3How should entrepreneurs make decisions? Ray Zinn, the epitome of Silicon Valley entrepreneurship discusses the rigors of starts decisions. Guy...
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How Teamwork in the Workplace Helps Boost Morale
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If you want a lesson on team morale and its criticality, just look to American soldiers in World War...
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China and Intellectual Property
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Guy-China01.mp3Relations between China and the United States is fractured by theft of intellectual property. Ray Zinn, the longest serving...
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Entrepreneur Resolutions
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Guy-Resolutions01.mp3Ray Zinn, Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurship godfather, covers some New Year resolutions entrepreneurs should make and keep. Guy Smith: Hello...
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Employee Fear
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-EmployeeFear01.mp3Hard times are bound to come for any company and that uncertainty can be a real struggle for employees....
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