Executives

Innovate Virtually
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-NormWright01.mp3Norm Wright, Dean of the Woodbury School of Business at Utah Valley University, chats with Ray Zinn on how...
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Financial Disaster Planning
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-RobertBarker01.mp3Robert Barker, a tech veteran CFO, joins Ray Zinn to discuss disaster planning for CFOs and the tech industry...
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Happy Innovation
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Many leaders don’t see the connection between happiness and corporate innovation. Well, at least until everyone is unhappy and...
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What Stymies Success?
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Do people fear success? No. They fear what success requires or brings. Success is defined as the accomplishment of...
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Alpha, Beta, Blended Leadership
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Have you ever watched a wild stallion? They effortlessly switch between being rather tender nurturing of their harem and...
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You Will Be Sued
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“You can’t call yourself an Adult American until you have been sued at least once.” That is my Marketing...
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Looking Over Horizons
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Great business leaders seem to look into the future, to perform magic. But they are not magicians. They simply...
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Challenging Assumptions
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“In a start-up company, you basically throw out all assumptions every three weeks.” – William Lyon Phelps Assumptions...
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Performance Metrics and Innovation
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There is a natural conflict between standard employee performance metrics and innovation. Being Silicon Valley’s longest serving CEO I...
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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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Executives and Promotions
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What does one need to be promoted into the executive ranks? This was a question posed to me by...
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