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Business 300 — 281 episodes

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Ep. 282 - Great Employees Don't Need Motivation [Business 300]

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Ep. 281 - Work and Sleep Like a Calvinist [Business 300]

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Ep. 280 - When You Can't Raise Prices [Business 300]

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Ep. 279 - 'Buy Local' Is Virtue-Signaling [Business 300]

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Ep. 278 - Burnout is a Business Problem [Business 300]

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Ep. 277 - AI Won't Replace You [Business 300]

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Ep. 276 - You're Dealing With People [Business 300]

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Ep. 275 - Act, Fail, Learn, Do [Business 300]

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Ep. 274 - Manage Employees' Expectations [Business 300]

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Ep. 273 - Be Real [Business 300]

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Ep. 272 - When Sales Should Say No [Business 300]

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Ep. 271 - From Bean Counter to Value Guide [Business 300]

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Ep. 270 - Get Into The Mess [Business 300]

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Ep. 269 - Christian Excellence in Business [Business 300]

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Ep. 268 - Cultivating Culture - Part 2 [Business 300]

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Ep. 267 - Cultivating Culture - Part 1 [Business 300]

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Ep. 266 - When To Quit [Business 300]

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Ep. 265 - Inspect the Activity, Not Just the Results [Business 300]

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Ep. 264 - Competing on Price [Business 300]

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Ep. 263 - When Customers Ask for Discounts [Business 300]

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Ep. 262 - Your Rallying Cry [Business 300]

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Ep. 261 - Build Backwards [Business 300]

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Ep. 260 - Winners Crawl Into The Grave [Business 300]

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Ep. 259 - The Difference Between Visionaries & Children [Business 300]

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Ep. 258 - Value-First Administration [Business 300]

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Ep. 257 - The Administration Drift [Business 300]

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Ep. 256 - Delegation Isn't Abdication [Business 300]

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Ep. 255 - You're Not Owed Anything [Business 300]

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Ep. 254 - Set Fewer Goals, Hit More Targets [Business 300]

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Ep. 253 - Systems Beat Motivation, Every Time [Business 300]

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Ep. 252 - Leaders Create Categories [Business 300]

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Ep. 251 - Price Is Filter - Not Barrier [Business 300]

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Ep. 250 - The Incarnation Impacts Industry [Business 300]

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Ep. 249 - The Dilution Delusion [Business 300]

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Ep. 248 - A Clear & Crisp Strategy [Business 300]

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Ep. 247 - Your Breakeven Point [Business 300]

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Ep. 246 - Budgeting Is Good For You [Business 300]

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Ep. 245 - Measure What Matters [Business 300]

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Ep. 244 - Use Meetings To Drive Results [Business 300]

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Ep. 243 - Manage Your Accounts Receivable [Business 300]

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Ep. 242 - The Hustle Lifestyle [Business 300]

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Ep. 241 - Vision Beats Validation [Business 300]

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Ep. 240 - The Tyranny of Empathy [Business 300]

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Ep. 239 - Stop Apologizing for Success [Business 300]

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Ep. 238 - Bigger Isn't Better [Business 300]

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Ep. 237 - The Visionary and the Operator [Business 300]

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Ep. 236 - Onboarding New Hires - Part 2 [Business 300]

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Ep. 235 - Onboarding New Hires - Part 1 [Business 300]

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Ep, 234 - Craft Your Business Strategy - Part 2 [Business 300]

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Ep. 233 - Craft Your Business Strategy - Part 1 [Business 300]

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Ep. 232 - Leading While Discouraged [Business 300]

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Ep. 231 - Definitions Aren't Enough [Business 300]

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Ep. 230 - Bring It On [Business 300]

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Ep. 229 - The Profit Black Hole [Business 300]

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Ep. 228 - Quit LARPing, Get to Work [Business 300]

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Ep. 227 - Fire Faster - Part 3 [Business 300]

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Ep. 226 - Fire Faster - Part 2 [Business 300]

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Ep. 225 - Fire Faster - Part 1 [Business 300]

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Ep. 224 - Founder, Not Flounder [Business 300]

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Ep. 223 - Make The Customer's Life Better [Business 300]

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Ep. 222 - Profit Is Communication [Business 300]

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Ep. 221 - Expand Your Reach Without Rebuilding Your Business [Business 300]

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Ep. 220 - Strategies to Increase Cash Flow - Part 3 [Business 300]

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Ep. 219 - Strategies To Increase Cash Flow - Part 2 [Business 300]

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Ep. 218 - Strategies To Increase Cash Flow - Part 1 [Business 300]

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Ep. 217 - Effort vs. Reward Matrix [Business 300]

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Ep. 216 - Effort vs. Reward When Choosing A Business [Business 300]

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Ep. 215 - Focus On The Customer [Business 300]

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Ep. 214 - Inefficient Progress Is Better Than No Progress [Business 300]

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Ep. 213 - You're Not Stuck [Business 300]

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Ep. 212 - It's Not Overwork That's Causing Your Burnout [Business 300]

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Ep. 211 - Public Virtue [Business 300]

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Ep. 210 - Creative Thinking & Instigating Innovation [Business 300]

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Ep. 209 - There Are Less Rules Than You Think [Business 300]

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Ep. 208 - Building Cultural Traction [Business 300]

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Ep. 207 - Particular Value [Business 300]

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Ep. 206 - How To Get Into Business Ownership [Business 300]

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Ep. 205 - Custom Is Chaos [Business 300]

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Ep. 204 - How To Scale Your Business [Business 300]

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Ep. 203 - Short & Thorough Problem-Solving [Business 300]

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Ep. 202 - Value-Creation Is Work [Business 300]

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Ep. 201 - You're Responsible For The Burden [Business 300]

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Ep. 200 - Move Up By Moving Down [Business 300]

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Ep. 199 - Management VS Employees [Business 300]

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Ep. 198 - Holding An Inflated Ball Underwater [Business 300]

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Ep. 197 - Shackles of Self-Focus [Business 300]

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Ep. 196 - Growing Straight With Crooked Branches [Business 300]

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Ep. 195 - Make Them Feel Good [Business 300]

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Ep. 194 - The Job of Business Finance - Part 3 [Business 300]

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Ep. 193 - The Job of Business Finance - Part 2 [Business 300]

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Ep. 192 - The Job of Business Finance - Part 1 [Business 300]

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Ep. 191 - When It's Time To Scale Back [Business 300]

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Ep. 190 - A Michelin-Star Business [Business 300]

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Ep. 189 - Growth Is Not Linear [Business 300]

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Ep. 188 - Work as Sacrificial Worship [Business 300]

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Ep. 187 - Keep It [Business 300]

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Ep. 186 - Work It [Business 300]

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Ep. 185 - Discipline Needs Carrots and Sticks [Business 300]

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Ep. 184 - Discipline to Get Better [Business 300]

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Ep. 183 - Talk Is Cheap. Do the Work [Business 300]

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Ep. 182 - Don't Let Go [Business 300]

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Ep. 181 - A Standard of Excellence [Business 300]

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Ep. 180 - Facets of Organizational Structure - Part 5 [Business 300]

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Ep. 179 - Facets of Organizational Structure - Part 4 [Business 300]

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Ep. 178 - Facets of Organizational Structure - Part 3 [Business 300]

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Ep. 177 - Facets of Organizational Structure - Part 2 [Business 300]

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Ep. 176 - Facets of Organizational Structure - Part 1 [Business 300]

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Ep. 175 - Making Things Happen - Part 4 [Business 300]

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Ep. 174 - Making Things Happen - Part 3 [Business 300]

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Ep. 173 - Making Things Happen - Part 2 [Business 300]

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Ep. 172 - Making Things Happen - Part 1 [Business 300]

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Ep. 171 - The Investor Experience - Part 2 [Business 300]

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Ep. 170 - The Investor Experience - Part 1 [Business 300]

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Ep. 169 - Think Like An Operator [Business 300]

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Ep. 168 - Think Like An Investor [Business 300]

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Ep. 167 - A Business Owner Delivers Value. [Business 300]

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Ep. 166 - What is Business Ownership? [Business 300]

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Ep. 165 - When Finance Doesn't Serve the Customer [Business 300]

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Ep. 164 - When Administration Doesn't Serve the Customer [Business 300]

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Ep. 163 - When Operations Doesn't Serve the Customer [Business 300]

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Ep. 162 - When Sales Doesn't Serve the Customer [Business 300]

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Ep. 161 - When Strategy Doesn't Serve the Customer [Business 300]

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Ep. 160 - So, You Want To Own A Business [Business 300]

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Ep. 159 - Systems Bring Residual Return [Business 300]

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Ep. 158 - Action Over Vision [Business 300]

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Ep. 157 - How To Move Fast [Business 300]

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Ep. 156 - Working With Suppliers - Part 3 [Business 300]

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Ep. 155 - Working With Suppliers - Part 2 [Business 300]

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Ep. 154 - Working With Suppliers - Part 1 [Business 300]

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Ep. 153 - Keep The Main Thing, The Main Thing [Business 300]

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Ep. 152 - Business is Boring [Business 300]

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Ep. 151 - You Or The Problem, Who Will fold? [Business 300]

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Ep. 150 - Compound Your Improvement Effort [Business 300]

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Ep. 149 - A Waste Wrap Up [Business 300]

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Ep. 148 - Consistent Production Beats Sporadic Exceptionalism [Business 300]

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Ep. 147 - A Company Christmas Party [Business 300]

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Ep. 146 - Manage Customer Expectations [Business 300]

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Ep. 145 - Character Creates Competence [Business 300]

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Ep. 144 - Rousing Employees by Raising Their Vision [Business 300]

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Ep. 143 - God Is In The Details [Business 300]

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Ep. 142 - Playing the Long Game in Your Sales Strategy [Business 300]

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Ep. 141 - Poka-Yoke It Up! [Business 300]

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Ep. 140 - The Frontline Manager Is The Linchpin - Part 2 [Business 300]

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Ep. 139 - The Frontline Manager Is The Linchpin - Part 1 [Business 300]

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Ep. 138 - Pull the Weeds While They're Still Small [Business 300]

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Ep. 137 - Growth or Cash, Choose One - Part 4 [Business 300]

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Ep. 136 - Growth or Cash, Choose One - Part 3 [Business 300]

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Ep. 135 - Growth or Cash, Choose One - Part 2 [Business 300]

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Ep. 134 - Growth or Cash, Choose One - Part 1 [Business 300]

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Ep. 133 - Profit Is For The Customer [Business 300]

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Ep. 132 - Results Follow Trade-offs [Business 300]

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Ep. 131 - You Want Your Customers To Take You For Granted [Business 300]

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Ep. 130 - Why To Uncover Your Mission [Business 300]

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Ep. 129 - Leading People (Even If You Can't Pay Them) - Part 3 [Business 300]

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Ep. 128 - Leading People (Even If You Can't Pay Them) - Part 2 [Business 300]

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Ep. 127 - Leading People (Even If You Can't Pay Them) - Part 1 [Business 300]

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Ep. 126 - 2 Types of Customer Relationships [Business 300]

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Ep. 124 - Value-Growth Mindset [Business 300]

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Ep. 123 - Value Is The Goal [Business 300]

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Ep. 122 – Business Is Not Morally Neutral [Business 300]

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Ep. 121 – A Fruitful Worldview [Business 300]

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Ep. 120 – You Want Humble People [Business 300]

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Ep. 119 – Get Better As You Get Bigger [Business 300]

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Ep. 118 – Let Problems Fall Where They May [Business 300]

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Ep. 117 – Aspirations & Actions [Business 300]

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Ep. 116 – An Owner’s Lack of Nerve [Business 300]

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Ep. 115 – The Character Trait of Success [Business 300]

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Ep. 114 – The Objective of Christian Enterprise [Business 300]

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Ep. 113 – Let Sales Sell [Business 300]

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Ep. 112 – Playing The Inventory Game [Business 300]

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Ep. 111 – Your Business Is Not Your Employee’s Baby [Business 300]

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Ep. 110 – Size Matters [Business 300]

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Ep. 109 – You Want A Boring Business [Business 300]

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Ep. 108 – The Global Objective [Business 300]

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Ep. 107 – Balancing Autonomy & Control [Business 300]

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Ep. 106 – Structure Enables Strategy [Business 300]

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Ep. 105 – More People, More Disorder [Business 300]

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Ep. 104 – Business Turnarounds [Business 300]

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Ep. 103 – Fail ‘Til You Succeed [Business 300]

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Ep. 102 – The Imposter Syndrome [Business 300]

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Ep. 101 – The Missing Ingredient [Business 300]

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Ep. 100 – Death, Burial, & Resurrection [Business 300]

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Ep. 99 – How To Make a Business Case [Business 300]

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Ep. 98 – Cruise On Your Own Time [Business 300]

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Ep. 97 – Assess, Align, Actuate [Business 300]

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Ep. 96 – A Framework to Work Toward Your Goals [Business 300]

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Ep. 95 – Big Goals Demand Small Steps [Business 300]

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Ep. 94 – Don’t Make Them Wait [Business 300]

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Ep. 93 – Don’t Be Pushy [Business 300]

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Ep. 92 – You Know What To Do [Business 300]

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Ep. 91 – Interpret Financials to Hear Your Customers (Part 2) [Business 300]

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Ep. 90 – Interpret Financials to Hear Your Customers (Part 1) [Business 300]

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Ep. 89 – Quit Moving Around [Business 300]

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Ep. 88 – On Making Progress When Leading People (Part 3) [Business 300]

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Ep. 87 – On Making Progress When Leading People (Part 2) [Business 300]

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Ep. 86 – On Making Progress When Leading People (Part 1) [Business 300]

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Ep. 85 – Leading Through Sabotage [Business 300]

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Ep. 84 – Michelin Star or McDonalds Menu? [Business 300]

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Ep. 83 – What Kind of a Business Should You Own? (Part 2) [Business 300]

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Ep. 82 – What Kind of a Business Should You Own? (Part 1) [Business 300]

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Ep. 81 – Are You An Operator Or An Administrator? [Business 300]

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Ep. 80 – Active Attention, Not Aimless Abdication [Business 300]

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Ep. 79 – The One Thing For Operational Improvement [Business 300]

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Ep. 78 – Enjoy The Process [Business 300]

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Ep. 77 – Why Do We Over Produce? [Business 300]

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Ep. 76 – Overproduction Is Your Biggest Enemy [Business 300]

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Ep. 75 – 3 Metrics To Deliver Value [Business 300]

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Ep. 74 – Working With People You Don’t Agree With [Business 300]

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Ep. 73 – You Can Say “No” [Business 300]

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Ep. 72 – Growing Your Business Revenue [Business 300]

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Ep. 71 – Cultivate Order, Not Chaos [Business 300]

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Ep. 70 – Practicing Your Purpose [Business 300]

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Ep. 69 – The Role of The Leader [Business 300]

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Ep. 68 – What Is Leadership? [Business 300]

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Ep. 67 – The Role of The Manager [Business 300]

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Ep. 66 – The Role of The Specialist [Business 300]

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Ep. 65 – The Organizational Structure [Business 300]

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Ep. 64 – Know Your Target Employment Audience [Business 300]

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Ep. 63 – Uncover The Mission Of Your Business [Business 300]

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Ep. 62 – What The Customer Won’t Pay For [Business 300]

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Ep. 61 – Manage With Freedom & Responsibility [Business 300]

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Ep. 60 – Be Comfortable Being Uncomfortable [Business 300]

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Ep. 59 – If Opportunity Isn’t Knocking [Business 300]

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Ep. 58 – Profit Is A Necessary Good [Business 300]

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Ep. 57 – The Sanctified Differentiated Leader [Business 300]

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Ep. 56 – How To Get Into Business Ownership [Business 300]

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Ep. 55 – The Fundamental Focus [Business 300]

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Ep. 54 – Is There Good Debt? [Business 300]

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Ep. 53 – What About Business Debt? [Business 300]

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Ep. 52 – Employee Termination – Part 2 [Business 300]

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Ep. 51 – Employee Termination – Part 1 [Business 300]

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Ep. 50 – The Best Way To Success [Business 300]

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Ep. 49 – Start Walking [Business 300]

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Ep. 48 – Customers Aren’t Always Right [Business 300]

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Ep. 47 – Incentives to Keep Employees Engaged (Part 2) [Business 300]

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Ep. 46 – Incentives to Keep Employees Engaged (Part 1) [Business 300]

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Ep. 45 – Keep It Simple [Business 300]

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Ep. 44 – Lean Into Your Presups [Business 300]

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Ep. 43 – Communication is A.R.T. [Business 300]

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Ep. 42 – On Being A Realistic Optimist [Business 300]

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Ep. 41 – Against Work-Life Balance [Business 300]

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Ep. 40 – Business Partnerships & Mutual Success [Business 300]

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Ep. 39 – Change & Constancy [Business 300]

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Ep. 38 – Align Authority & Accountability [Business 300]

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Ep. 37 – The Collective and the Individual [Business 300]

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Ep. 36 – Generosity Before Gain [Business 300]

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Ep. 35 – Hiring Is Not For Idealists [Business 300]

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Ep. 34 – The Principles Behind The Practice [Business 300]

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Ep. 33 – Know Your People [Business 300]

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Ep. 32 – Don’t Be The Ceiling of Your Business [Business 300]

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Ep. 31 – The Right Foundation [Business 300]

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Ep. 30 – Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable [Business 300]

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Ep. 29 – Play Checkers, Not Chess [Business 300]

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Ep. 28 – Making Ideas Happen [Business 300]

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Ep. 27 – Utilizing Resources in Your Operation [Business 300]

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Ep. 26 – Strategy & Structure [Business 300]

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Ep. 25 – Accounting & Financial Statements [Business 300]

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Ep. 24 – Replaceable and Critical [Business 300]

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Ep. 23 – Lag VS Lead Measures [Business 300]

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Ep. 22 - Learn to Wear Your Whitey Tighties Proudly [Business 300]

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Ep. 21 - Make Your Decisions, Just Make Good Ones (Part 2) [Business 300]

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Ep. 20 - Make Your Decisions, Just Make Good Ones (Part 1) [Business 300]

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Ep. 19 - Plans, Ifs, & Buts [Business 300]

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Ep. 18 - Learn To Juggle - Build & Fight [Business 300]

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Ep. 17 - An Embodied Vision [Business 300]

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Ep. 16 - Brand Building [Business 300]

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Ep. 15 - Snake Oil Solutions [Business 300]

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Ep. 14 - How To Gauge The Temperature [Business 300]

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Ep. 13 - Show Me The Money [Business 300]

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Ep. 12 - Systems! Systems! Systems! [Business 300]

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Ep. 11 - Do You Have What It Takes? [Business 300]

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Ep. 10 - Hike, Don't Sprint [Business 300]

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Ep. 9 - The 4+1 Parts of a Business [Business 300]

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Ep. 8 - Your Mind & Your Gut [Business 300]

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Ep. 7 - No Map? No Problem [Business 300]

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Ep. 6 - The Practical, Conceptual, & Ideal [Business 300]

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Ep. 5 - Results, Not Just Intentions [Business 300]

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Ep. 4 - Does Your Profit Compete With Your Mission? [Business 300]

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Ep. 3 - Don't Romanticize Your Calling [Business 300]

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Ep. 2 - 4 Reasons Why Business Is Good [Business 300]

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Ep. 1 - Business Is Good [Business 300]