Podcasts

  • Startup Work/Life Balance … It Can Be Done

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-47-Ray-Mitch-WorkLifeBalance01.mp3Life in startups can be crazy, but working 80 hours weeks is crazy too. Learn how not being an...

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  • Offshoring and Long Term Costs

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-43-Ray-Rob-Offshore01.mp3Product start-ups inevitably face questions about costs, and wonder if it could be cheaper to move manufacturing offshore. There...

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  • Getting Started – finding a path for the new entrepreneur

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-37-Getting-Started-what-path-for-the-new-entrepreneur.mp3As an entrepreneur you want to get going … but sometimes it is hard to get started. You may...

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  • Xers, Millennials and the Future of Work

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-42-Ray-Rob-Generations01.mp3The battle of the generations, is it necessary? Rob Artigo seeks Ray’s advice and thoughts about what makes Gen-Xers...

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  • Against the Grain – don’t leave splinters when creating change

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    http://toughthingsfirst.com/wp-content/uploads/Episode-35-Against-the-Grain-dont-leave-splinters-when-creating-change.mp3You want to get things done, you have no time for sweet talk, you are a go-getter. Are you...

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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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  • 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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  • 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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