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You have to be a well-rounded leader. You can't fly by the seat of your pants anymore. You have to be incredibly tough-minded about standards of performance, but you also have to be incredibly tenderhearted with the people you're working with.
Douglas Conant

Meaning of "tough-minded" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOUGH-MINDED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOUGH-MINDED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tough-Minded is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TOUGH-MINDED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of tough-minded in the English dictionary

The definition of tough-minded in the dictionary is practical, unsentimental, stern or intractable.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOUGH-MINDED

touchstone
touchup
touchwood
touchy
touchy-feeliness
touchy-feely
tough
tough cookie
tough guy
tough love
tough titty
tough-mindedly
tough-mindedness
toughen
toughened glass
toughener
toughie
toughish
toughly
toughness

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOUGH-MINDED

absent-minded
bloody-minded
dirty-minded
double-minded
evil-minded
extended
fair-minded
liberal-minded
like-minded
long-winded
minded
narrow-minded
open-minded
right-minded
simple-minded
single-minded
small-minded
sober-minded
strong-minded
weak-minded
winded

Synonyms and antonyms of tough-minded in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tough-minded» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOUGH-MINDED

Find out the translation of tough-minded to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tough-minded from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tough-minded» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

意志坚强
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inflexible
570 millions of speakers

English

tough-minded
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पदार्थवादी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حازم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трезвый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cabeça-dura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শক্ত মনের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inflexibles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersungguh-sungguh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tough-minded
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

意志の強い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

힘든 마음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Angel pikiran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khó khăn đầu óc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடுமையான எண்ணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कडक मनाचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sert fikirli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tough- minded
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tough- minded
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тверезий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dur -minded
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκληρή - minded
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

taai - minded
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tuff sinnade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tøff
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tough-minded

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOUGH-MINDED»

The term «tough-minded» is regularly used and occupies the 83.793 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tough-minded

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2 QUOTES WITH «TOUGH-MINDED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tough-minded.
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D. A. Carson
I do think that there is a hunger in the land for a vision of confessional Christianity that is robust, God-centered, tough-minded, able to address today and tomorrow and the next day, and comprehensive.
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Douglas Conant
You have to be a well-rounded leader. You can't fly by the seat of your pants anymore. You have to be incredibly tough-minded about standards of performance, but you also have to be incredibly tenderhearted with the people you're working with.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOUGH-MINDED»

Discover the use of tough-minded in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tough-minded and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Tough-Minded Optimist
"If you want to live in this tough world and still have some real faith and optimism, this book is for you." -- Norman Vincent Peale The many ills of the modern world can be debilitating.
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, 2007
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Hard Heads, Soft Hearts: Tough-minded Economics for a Just ...
Discusses the drive to reduce inflation at the expense of unemployment, trade protectionism and environmental policy, and the lobbying of special-interest groups
Alan S. Blinder, 1987
3
Tough-minded Christianity: Honoring the Legacy of John ...
Popular academic authors and scholars from John Ankerberg and J. I. Packer to Ravi Zacharias pay written tribute to the immensely influential work of living apologetics legend John Warwick Montgomery.
William A. Dembski, Thomas Schirrmacher, 2009
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Tough-Minded Parenting
He continues, I truly believe that if every American parent could and would read this book and begin to apply the powerful concepts and techniques it contains, we could resolve all of the problems families face.ÓThe tough-minded approach ...
Joe D. Batten, Wendy Havemann, Bill Pearce, 2003
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Tough-Minded Faith For Tender-Hearted People
The senior pastor and founder of the Crystal Cathedral explains how to create a positive self-image, develop powers of self-actualization, and maintain faith in times of trouble
Robert H. Schuller, 1985
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Consensus Is Not Kumbaya: Lessons In Tough-Minded Leadership
Place Consensus is Not Kumbaya on your night table, then read one brief chapter each night before lights-out. From that one digestible lesson, take one relevant action the next day. Do this consistently and things will shift. Guaranteed.
Rand Golletz, 2011
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Tough-minded management: a guide for managers who are too ...
Gareth Gardiner's 5-point action management program gives you the practical skills you need to inrease the productivity and professionalism of your workplace.
Gareth Gardiner, 1993
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Tough-Minded Leadership
Tough-minded Leadership offers new insights, focus, and motivation for anyone committed to greater personal effectiveness as a leader.
Joe D. Batten, 2001
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Leadership in action: tough-minded strategies from the ...
In this book, he gives unique insights into a wide array of issues facing all companies in today's challenging global economy.
Helmut Maucher, 1994
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Evidence of Life After Death: A Casebook for the Tough-Minded
This is useful for the lay-reader, who needs to realize the degree to which misconceptions exist amid the well-intentioned reports, ...Berger's book serves a useful purpose.
Arthur S Berger J D, Arthur S. Berger, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOUGH-MINDED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tough-minded is used in the context of the following news items.
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EDITORIAL: Tsurumi's tough-minded, anti-conformist philosophy …
In a summer when the Abe administration is aggressively pushing its national security legislation in an attempt to radically change Japan's postwar pacifist path, ... «Asahi Shimbun, Jul 15»
2
Lagarde Gifted, Capable, Tough-Minded but Fair: Cohen
Former Secretary of Defense William Cohen, Corr Analytics Founder Anders Corr and Harvard Business School Professor Robert S. Kaplan discuss the career ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»
3
Tough-minded Bloomer golf team aims for more
The Bloomer boys golf team of Josh Zeman, Colin Berseth, Noah Price, Masen Miller, Andrew Zillmer and Aaron Price head into Tuesday's sectional meet on a ... «Chippewa Herald, Jun 15»
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WNBA star Brittney Griner is tough-minded, but fighting doesn't …
PHOENIX — An authentic American athlete has a fresh blotch on her bio, so it might help that she also has uncommonly sturdy innards. ¶ It might help that ... «Washington Post, May 15»
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WNBA star Griner is tough-minded, but fighting doesn't define her
Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) warms up before the game against the Washington Mystics at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, ... «Columbia Daily Herald, May 15»
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St Teresa of Avila was a charming, droll and tough-minded reformer
Five hundred years ago, on March 28 1515, an upper middle-class Spaniard, Doña Beatriz, held her baby daughter Teresa in her arms. Doña Beatriz did not ... «Catholic Herald Online, Mar 15»
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Tough-minded Virgil Green ready to "flourish" in Broncos offense
Tight end Virgil Green decided to stay in Denver after generating interest from multiple teams. (Steve Nehf, The Denver Post) ... «The Denver Post, Mar 15»
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Success in sales comes from being tough-minded
Recently I read an article that said “The most successful salespeople are mentally tough.” As I thought about what that meant, I decided to list qualities that ... «The Tennessean, Feb 15»
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The Streaming Canon: The Ongoing Influence Of The Tender Yet …
The movie, which is now streaming on Netflix, is a relative rarity nowadays: a romantic comedy that's tender but tough-minded, and unfailingly intelligent. But it's ... «Decider, Jan 15»
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Tough-minded, tough-running Laker leader Dustin Kady captures …
Tough-minded, tough-running Laker leader Dustin Kady captures Class C Golden Helmet player of the year. Tough-minded, tough-running Laker leader Dustin ... «MLive.com, Dec 14»

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