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The Truth Hurts – how to deliver the truth and not be dispised
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-39-The-Truth-Hurts-how-to-deliver-the-truth-and-not-be-dispised.mp3The truth can be so blunt it hurts, or is it your delivery? Consider the delivery and the amount...
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The Buck Stops Up Top – where leadership and responsibility meet
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-38-The-Buck-Stops-Up-Top-where-leadership-and-responsibility-meet.mp3Are you willing to take the hit? You are the leader and the leader takes ownership and responsibility along...
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Asking the right question
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There is an old adage that says one should seek to understand before seeking to be understood. I say...
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Exercise and the Entrepreneur
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-41-Ray-Rob-Exercise01.mp3Ray Zinn’s motto is “Do the Tough Things First.” For Ray, that has always meant getting up early and...
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Rusty Golden Handcuffs
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The history of American slavery notes that some slaves reluctantly accepted their shackles, knowing that their harsh life at...
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Not Invented Here – debugging what bugs people about external change
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-36-Not-Invented-Here-debugging-what-bugs-people-about-external-change.mp3“Not Invented Here” is usually uttered with contempt and sarcasm. What does the NIH bug do to an organization?...
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Business Goals: It is never too early to start
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-40-Ray-Rob-BusinessGoals01.mp3Planning for what happens next is as important to success as the business idea itself. Rob Artigo talks with...
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Millennial Compensation – is isn’t all about the Benjamin’s
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-34-Millennial-Compensation-is-isnt-all-about-the-Benjamins.mp3The pool of workers is a constantly changing mix of people with differing values and perspectives. The millennial generation...
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Tough Questions for Startups
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-46-Ray-Rob-ToughQuestions01.mp3Startups are focused on getting venture capital. But should they? Here are the tough questions they should ask, and...
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New Blood – wise disruption
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-33-New-Blood-invigoration-and-wise-disruption.mp3“We need new blood to liven up this place.” Have you heard that expression? New blood can invigorate but...
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Episode 32: Trying Not Listening – not all input is necessary
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-32-Trying-Not-Listening-not-all-input-is-necessary-tagged.mp3Communication is the heart of an organization and the heart of relationships. However, there are time we try not...
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Episode 31: Lifestyle – lifestyle is more than money, and you can start living it today
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-31-Lifestyle-lifestyle-is-more-than-money-and-you-can-start-living-it-today.mp3What is a good lifestyle? We carry the lifestyle choices we make like baggage. Choose your lifestyle well and...
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Your Problem Employee is The Dysfunctional-Functional Employee
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One of the biggest mistakes that I made while running my company Micrel for 37 years was to hang...
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Making Every Day Your Best Day at Work
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The spouse of one of our employees contacted me regarding his wife, taking time from his work day to...
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Episode 30: Truth – aligning realities between you company and your customers
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http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-30-Truth-aligning-realities-between-you-company-and-your-customers.mp3Can you create your own truth? Are your observations truth? What is the truth? Do we actually know the...
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