In this episode of The Leadership Toolkit, Mike Phillips sits down with RJon Robins, cofounder and CEO of How To Manage Enterprises, to tackle one of the most important leadership skills in business: clear thinking. We cover Truth vs Lies vs Mistakes vs BS… which also happens to be the title of his upcoming book: "Truth, Lies, Mistake, or Bullshit: Which one is driving your business?"
This conversation gets real, fast. RJon breaks down the difference between truth, telling the truth, mistakes, lies, and BS, plus a simple test you can use to spot bad assumptions and prevent expensive decisions. If you lead a team, own a business, or are trying to scale without Burnout, this episode will sharpen your thinking immediately.
Discover more about RJon: https://howtomanage.com/
🧰 Tools of the Trade: Top Takeaways You Can Use
1️⃣ The 7 Parts of Every Business: Marketing, Sales, Production, People, Physical Plant, Financial Controls, and the Owner’s Mindset
2️⃣ The Business Must Serve the Owner: Financially, Personally, and Professionally (and what that really means)
3️⃣ Truth vs Telling the Truth: Why Clarity starts with defining reality, not opinions
4️⃣ Mistake vs Lie vs BS: The critical difference that affects leadership, marketing, hiring, and finances
5️⃣ The “Why/How Do You Know” Test: Ask it three times to reveal weak thinking before it becomes a costly problem
Chapters
00:00 Welcome to The Leadership Toolkit
01:10 Who is RJon Robins and what is How To Manage
03:20 Growth story: from broke to eight figures
06:30 Strategic mistakes and what leaders learn from them
08:50 The C-suite problem for Small Businesses
11:05 The 7 parts of every business
14:10 The owner’s mindset and what a “successful business” is
17:05 “The business serves the owner” clarified
20:10 Where clarity starts: what do you really want
24:10 Write it down longhand (not typed)
27:05 New book: Truth, Lies, Mistakes, or BS
29:40 Defining truth and telling the truth
33:10 Mistakes vs lies explained
36:20 What BS actually is
39:00 The liar plane vs the bullshitter plane
42:10 The 3-question test to expose BS
45:10 Closing thoughts and how to connect with RJon
47:00 Please share and subscribe!
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If you are building a business, leading a team, or scaling toward your next level, this episode will challenge your thinking and sharpen your leadership.
Rjon brings clarity, conviction, and real world experience that will help you grow yourself and the people around you.
Discover more about Rjon Robins at:
https://howtomanage.com/
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