Management

How to Stay Valuable in the Age of AI
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Artificial intelligence is changing the workplace faster than almost any technology we have experienced in decades. Some people see...
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Employee Reviews That Matter
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Most managers think employee reviews are about evaluating past performance. They’re not. An effective review is about helping an...
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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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Startup Scaling
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Anyone who has gone rock climbing knows that scaling a wall is hard, takes a long time, and if...
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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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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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Enjoy Risk
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Some things scare the pants off me, but most things don’t. You will never see me skydiving, but speaking...
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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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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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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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18 Ways That You Can Be Better at Communication in the Workplace
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“I know you think you understand what you thought I said but I’m not sure you realize that what...
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Workplace Diversity and The Path to Greatness
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Genetics science tells us that life itself thrives via diversity. Your company does too. Like a species, mankind has...
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M&A, Growth and Strategy
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Some companies can’t seem to grow organically. This may be due to market maturity, shifting market realities, or even...
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Tech Cycle Survival
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When I launched my semiconductor company, I was betting my family’s entire future on a widely cyclical industry. I...
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How to Stay Valuable in the Age of AI

Employee Reviews That Matter

Financial Disaster Planning

Startup Scaling

You Will Be Sued

Challenging Assumptions

Enjoy Risk

Performance Metrics and Innovation

Board of Director Selection

Leadership Begins with Kindness

How Teamwork in the Workplace Helps Boost Morale

18 Ways That You Can Be Better at Communication in the Workplace

Workplace Diversity and The Path to Greatness

M&A, Growth and Strategy

Tech Cycle Survival