Podcasts

  • U.S. National Debt: Causes and Consequences

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-NationalDebt01a.mp3America’s national debt has crossed $40 trillion, a milestone built by both parties and now charging businesses and families...

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  • If you Don’t Like to Worry, Don’t Start a Company

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Worry01.mp3Starting a company will keep you up at night — Ray Zinn just won’t let you waste that energy...

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  • Ambitious, but smart goal setting: Goals that force you to grow.

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-GoalSetting01.mp3On this episode of The Tough Things First Podcast, Ray Zinn argues that a goal should do more than...

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  • Find a Mentor Early

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Mentors01.mp3Hewlett and Packard didn’t just build HP in a garage—they built it because a Stanford professor saw what they...

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  • Repentance: Not Just a Religious Principle

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Repentance01.mp3Most people file repentance under religion and then keep repeating the same expensive mistakes at work, at home, and...

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  • Personal Energy Management for Sustained Leadership

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-PersonlEnergy01.mp3In this Tough Things First podcasts, Ray Zinn discusses treating your own time, health, and focus as strategic assets rather...

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  • Harnessing Work Ethic and Culture

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-WorkEthic-01.mp3Businesses that intend to scale need teams of the right people to do it, but is there a difference...

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  • Beyond Founder-centric Leadership

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-FounderCentric01_01.mp3The cult of personality can only do so much. In this Tough Things First podcast, Ray Zinn explores how...

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  • Innovation Discipline

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-InnovationDiscipline01.mp3Disciplined, customer-grounded innovation outperforms “move fast and break things.” In this Tough Things First podcast, Ray Zinn discusses how to...

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  • Focus Filter

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-FocusFilter01.mp3A focus filter is for making better decisions like getting rid of good but not great projects, and creating...

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  • Hiring and Developing for Legacy Companies

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-HiringDeveloping01.mp3How do you attract and grow talent that cares more about becoming better humans than just getting rich? Ray...

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  • Cash is King

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    In a world obsessed with “growth at all costs,” most companies chase the next funding round while quietly bleeding...

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  • Civility

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-Civility-01.mp3Ever wonder why some leaders build unbreakable teams while others fuel endless conflict? In this Tough Things First podcast,...

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  • The Morality Crisis

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-MoralAmoral01.mp3You’ve probably heard people say that morality is declining — but is it really? And what’s the real difference...

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  • Demystifying “Trust But Verify”

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Ray-Rob-TrustButVerify01.mp3You have heard it said many times, but most people get it wrong. In this Tough Things First podcast, Ray...

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