You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going because you might not get there. –Yogi Berra   People have been using my goal-setting process to create better lives for over twenty years. Their improvements benefit themselves, their families, friends, and colleagues. Clients have reported extraordinary results in all areas […]

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Today’s podcast, “Powerful Requests” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them in your life and career. […]

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Today’s podcast, “Say Anything to Anyone in a Way that Works for Everyone” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask […]

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Today’s podcast, “Breakdown vs. Problem” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them in your life and […]

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Today’s podcast, “Breakdown to Breakthrough” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them in your life and […]

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Today’s podcast, “Creating Your Clearing for Breakthrough” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them in your […]

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Today’s podcast, “Criteria for Breakthrough” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them in your life and […]

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Today’s podcast, “Clearing for Breakthrough” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them in your life and […]

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Today’s podcast, “Be More Curious, Effective, & Empathetic” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them in […]

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Today’s podcast, “The Conversation Contract” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them in your life and […]

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Today’s podcast, “Tough Talk: Conversations That Make A Difference” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them […]

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Today’s podcast, “What is Executive Coaching?” includes the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them in your […]

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    If you haven’t done this, don’t claim you are an entrepreneur. If you have, let’s get together. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they become available. ———————————————- Thanks to MusicOpen […]

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    Do you know the most crucial resource for starting a company? Find out here, from the Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they become available. ———————————————- […]

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    Is your company a job, a business, or a scalable, repeatable entrepreneurial process? Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they become available. ———————————————- Thanks to MusicOpen for providing public domain […]

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    Get stronger, more persistent, and happier with this insight. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they become available. ———————————————- Thanks to MusicOpen for providing public domain recordings of Beethoven. TRANSCRIPT: […]

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  I really wish somebody had told this to me … Your taste is good enough that you can tell that what you’re making is kind of a disappointment to you … A lot of people at that point, they quit. And the thing I would just like say to you with all my heart […]

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    This common psychological error leads to blame and stagnation. Here’s how to notice it & avoid it. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they become available.   ———————————————- Thanks to […]

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    Being busy is no badge of honor. Choose a better way to be. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they become available. Also available on YouTube. ———————————————- Thanks to MusicOpen […]

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    Facts are useful. Opinions help, too. Knowing one from the other will help you get more work done with more people. Here’s why. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they […]

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    The ancient sages knew the easy answers were the least useful. Executive coaches know that, too. This answer only takes 4½ minutes with Tony Mayo, the Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new […]

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    Learn the most effective response to late deliveries and overdue work products in just 5 minutes with Tony Mayo, the Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as […]

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    Recognizing language as central to our humanity opens tremendous possibilities for satisfaction and growth. ———————————————- Thanks to MusicOpen for providing public domain recordings of Beethoven. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device […]

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    Shift this verbal habit to boost your energy and satisfaction; details in this quick audio message from The Business Owner’s Executive Coach, Tony Mayo. ———————————————- Thanks to MusicOpen for providing public domain recordings of Beethoven. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to […]

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    Learn the one common mistake to avoid if you are tired of feeling overwhelmed by listening to this quick audio message from Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. ———————————————- Thanks to MusicOpen for providing public domain recordings of Beethoven. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, […]

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    Simplify your mission and amplify your impact. A quick message on the surprising power of strategic focus from Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. ———————————————- Thanks to MusicOpen for providing public domain recordings of Beethoven. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers […]

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    A quick message on the most important thing for leaders to learn and two things they must do, from The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as […]

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Johns Hopkins University maintains one of the most comprehensive, reliable, and insightful COVID information sites. https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/

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  A quick message on shaking off the burden of obligations and taking on the power of choice, from The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they become […]

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  A quick message from an executive coach on how to get value from your anger. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they become available. Thanks to MusicOpen for providing public domain […]

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  A quick message from an executive coach on shifting one frequently used word can shift your entire life. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they become available.   Thanks to MusicOpen […]

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Beyond micro-management toward confident leadership

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Tony is my executive coach. Tony is an accomplished business expert and is always full of creative ideas. He is a true listener and can help you to come up with solutions that you never thought possible.   He is a true giver and would go out of his way to help people to get […]

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This podcast is an interview about Tony’s new novel, Crimes of Cunning: A comedy of personal and political transformation in the deteriorating American workplace. He is interviewed by longtime client Ron Dimon. Ron is an expert on the use of information by executives of large organizations. Listen as two experienced business people play with useful ideas […]

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    How to BE in Courageous, Genuine Relationships This podcast is Tony Mayo reading the bonus chapter to his Amazon #1 best-selling book, The Courage to be in Community. The focus of the book was the importance of compassion and authenticity, while this new chapter is all about implementation, with specific advice on how […]

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  This latest podcast is part nine of a funny and useful conversation between top executive coach Tony Mayo and his longtime client Ron Dimon. Ron is an expert on the use of information by executives of large organizations. Listen as two experienced business people play with useful ideas in this episode including: Group coaching for […]

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    This latest podcast is part eight of a funny and useful conversation between top executive coach Tony Mayo and his longtime client Ron Dimon. Ron is an expert on the use of information by executives of large organizations. Listen as two experienced business people play with useful ideas in this episode including: Management […]

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A book is written when there is something specific that has to be discovered. The writer doesn’t know what it is, nor where it is, but knows it has to be found. The hunt then begins. The writing begins. —Roberto Calasso, 1941-2021   See also, To be an artist is to…  —Vincent van Gogh  

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      Podcast #16: Tony reads a short sample from his first book: The Courage to Be in Community. The complete audiobook is for sale on iTunes and Audible. Just click here and either listen on your computer or subscribe through iTunes to have this and all new podcast episodes placed on your device as they become […]

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    Curiosity, Confidence, and Your Cerebral Cortex Podcast A conversation with executive coaching client Ron Dimon. Part 9 This latest podcast is part nine of a funny and practical conversation between top executive coach Tony Mayo and his longtime client Ron Dimon. Ron is an expert on the use of information by executives of large […]

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Insightful quote on "hope" from Vaclev Havel, selected by CEO coach Tony Mayo.

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  Ever since 1996, when I published my first website on Erol’s, I’ve shared with business owners the insights and ideas collected or created in my career as a founder, teacher, and coach. This includes two books, scores of emailed newsletters, hundreds of articles, more than fifty podcasts, and dozens of videos, as well as […]

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    This latest podcast is part eight of a funny and useful conversation between top executive coach Tony Mayo and his longtime client Ron Dimon. Ron is an expert on the use of information by executives of large organizations. Listen as two experienced business people play with useful ideas in this episode including: Boost […]

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      Integrity: The Most Overlooked Business Advantage   Podcast #13: Teleseminar on the power and practicality of integrity: doing what you said you would do, by when you promised, and the it was expected to be done or, as soon as you know you will not, communicating and taking responsibility for the breach. […]

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The Business Owner’s Executive Coach, Tony Mayo has shared a great deal of practical information with business people since re-launching his free e-mail newsletter in 2008. Here is a list of topics covered. Just click on any title to read more. How to Earn More 👌Positive Reviews👌–and Handle Complaints Privately How to Conduct a Customer […]

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    This latest podcast is part seven of a funny and useful conversation between top executive coach Tony Mayo and his longtime client Ron Dimon. Ron is an expert on the use of information by executives of large organizations. Listen as two experienced business people play with useful ideas in this episode including: Put […]

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    This latest podcast is part five of a funny and useful conversation between top executive coach Tony Mayo and his longtime client Ron Dimon. Ron is an expert on the use of information by executives of large organizations. Listen as two experienced business people play with useful ideas in this episode including; Commitment […]

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    This latest podcast is part six of a funny and useful conversation between top executive coach Tony Mayo and his longtime client Ron Dimon. Ron is an expert on the use of information by executives of large organizations. Listen as two experienced business people play with useful ideas in this episode including; Networking […]

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  This latest podcast is part four of a funny and useful conversation between top executive coach Tony Mayo and his longtime client Ron Dimon. Ron is an expert on the use of information by executives of large organizations. Listen as two experienced business people play with useful ideas in this episode including; Low stress […]

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Beyond the Punishment Model: Executive coach to CEOs, Tony Mayo details best practices for teams and employees seeking great performance and sustainable satisfaction. http://tr.im/2truth

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A free audio you can use to access your center, led by Executive Coach to CEOs Tony Mayo

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An illustrated talk on his powerful approach to long term, difficult projects presented on video by Tony Mayo, executive coach to CEOs and their teams.

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  To avoid the #1 forecasting mistake, click here.     Keep me informed about Tony’s webinars, in-person coaching sessions, and free Life Planning & Goal Setting tools. Email Address *   First Name Last Name Title Company Phone * indicates required     Since 1996, I have led groups and individuals through a powerful […]

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    Teleseminar participants had a deep and practical conversation with CEO executive coach Tony Mayo about trust–a vital topic for business, family, and every human relationship. We also practiced a calming and centering exercise together. You can join these drop-in, no-set-fee executive coaching teleseminars by registering at http://tiny.cc/calllist. Click here to listen or download […]

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    This latest podcast is part three of a funny and useful conversation between top executive coach Tony Mayo and his longtime client Ron Dimon. Ron is an expert on the use of information by executives of large organizations. Listen as two experienced business people play with useful ideas in this episode including: Tony’s […]

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    This refreshed podcast is part two of a funny and useful conversation between top executive coach Tony Mayo and his longtime client Ron Dimon. Ron is an expert on the use of information by executives of large organizations. Listen as two experienced business people play with useful ideas in this episode including; Importance […]

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    This re-issued podcast is part one of a funny and useful conversation between top executive coach Tony Mayo and his longtime client Ron Dimon. Ron is an expert on the use of information by executives of large organizations. Listen as two experienced business people play with many ideas in this episode including; how […]

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The COVID pandemic has forced many of us to migrate even more of our lives online. Much of our world is now viewed through the keyhole of a screen, constricted to two dimensions; restricted to where the camera aims and what the text claims. We’re losing touch, texture, and context. The absence of familiar social […]

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☣   ☣   ☣ I first shared this on October 22, 2020, more than three months ago. I wish I had not been right but here we are, with dangerous new versions of COVID-19 spreading from Brazil, South Africa, and the UK to that guy next to you in line. Stay Home If You Can. or […]

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☣   ☣   ☣ mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 are being used worldwide. Soon, you may queue to have one injected into your body.  Here’re the basics of how mRNA vaccines will work, from the University of Cambridge: https://www.phgfoundation.org/briefing/rna-vaccines ☣   ☣   ☣ An interesting editorial in the New York Times by a German journalist explores how Germany […]

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I’ve been “upping my game” on video streaming to cope with the new market conditions created by the pandemic. I’ll be sharing what I’ve learned here and on my social media. Here’s my first instructional live stream. Right below is an equipment list. To keep up with my newest demos and How-Tos, subscribe to my […]

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This post is obsolete. The newer version is here: Video Streaming for Speakers, Trainers, & Coaches V02  

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Hard Money Bankers presents, Moving from What is Necessary to What is Possible, a conversation with Executive Coach to Business Owners Tony Mayo about the power of goal setting. Includes a link to a free goal setting workbook and audio guide.

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Are you a business owner thinking about whether coaching might improve the performance of your COO or another key executive?  My answer is, “Yes,” in most cases, but only if the CEO is being coached. I’ve learned the hard way over the years that I can have a major, enduring impact with a COO or […]

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Share Better Stories for Smoother Transactions, Deeper Loyalty, and More Referrals -- Sales Training

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☣   ☣   ☣ Before you reduce the size of your workforce with furloughs or layoffs consider reducing hours per employee. Some states are offering “Work Share” unemployment benefits. If employee hours and pay are reduced, for example, by 25%, employees may be eligible for 25% unemployment benefits. This lets the company reduce costs while retaining […]

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☣   ☣   ☣ WHO & CDC recommendations for physical distancing A/K/A social distancing do not fully protect bystanders from a sneezing person who carries a viral infection, presumably including SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Stay home! ☣   ☣   ☣ JAMA Insights March 26, 2020 Turbulent Gas Clouds and Respiratory Pathogen Emissions Potential Implications for […]

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☣   ☣   ☣ You are NOT different. You CAN make a difference. To be human is to wonder, “Why?” We are addicted to cause and effect, to explanations and understanding, to discovering sequences of events, to bolstering our illusions of control. Control of our thoughts. Control of our bodies. Control of our diseases. For as […]

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☣   ☣   ☣ A client recently reminded me of this suddenly very relevant Tweet I sent years ago.   All energy and attention used to prevent what we dread reduces the energy and attention available for realizing what we desire. –Tony Mayo ☣   ☣   ☣ Download this new poster for your break room(!) in the […]

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☣   ☣   ☣ I recommend this excellent, free webinar, Would Your Business Survive a Coronavirus Outbreak? Watch and listen to the 47-minute video by clicking here. Yes, it has 1.5 and double speed options. A condensed PDF of her slides is here:  http://tiny.cc/HR4VIRUS No fee, no registration. One key slide is: One key takeaway: Check […]

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☣   ☣   ☣ ☣   ☣   ☣ Use this link to download a .PDF of two posters I urge you to post over your sink, next to the elevator, wherever. Share! https://tiny.cc/washmore ☣   ☣   ☣ Good luck, get plenty of sleep, & WASH YOUR HANDS! Click here for more SARS-CoV-2 info for your business. ☣   ☣  […]

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☣   ☣   ☣ What you need most right now and for the coming weeks isn’t alcohol wipes or N-95 masks. It is reliable information. The difficulties of obtaining it are examined thoroughly and frightfully here, in a broadcast from WNYC, On the Media | Covering a Pandemic: Epidemic Voyeurs No More My top 3 recommendations. […]

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☣   ☣   ☣ Basic Protective Measures Maintain 6 feet or more of Physical Distance. Stay Socially Close. Wear a mask near others. Two is better than one. Avoid touching your face: eyes, nose, and mouth. Stay home if you are tired, nauseated, feverish, or coughing. Cover every cough or sneeze with clean tissue or sleeve. […]

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A global pandemic now seems inevitable. Get ready! You’ve no doubt heard the advice about handwashing and avoiding crowds in confined spaces: concerts, aircraft, conferences. I’d add, “Do everything you can –STARTING RIGHT NOW– to stay healthy and strong: adequate sleep, regular exercise, and good food (including weight control).”   Here’s one you may not have thought […]

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First of all, RIP Clay Christensen. He did great work and set a fine example in many aspects of the way he lived. I may even forgive him for cultivating the Mormon Mafia at HBS, which spawned Bain Capital and other banes of business. I am grateful to a client who recently shared this wonderful […]

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I happened to see this article, What Happens in the Brain When We Disagree, a few minutes after coaching a client on an important negotiation. The essence of what these scientists discovered by watching brain activity during a hypothetical real estate negotiation is, when people disagreed, their brains became less sensitive to the strength of […]

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    This is exactly why I do not use standardized assessment tools on my executive coaching clients: …one of the main hindrances to coaching was understanding people as collections of fixed properties with desire attached.   …by using assessment models this way we are reinforcing our understanding of people as things, and this way […]

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  Tony is my executive coach. Tony is an accomplished business expert and is always full of creative ideas. He is a true listener and can help you to come up with solutions that you never thought possible. He is a true giver and would go out of his way to help people to get […]

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Enjoy this free sample of my novel, Crimes of Cunning. In Chapter 15, Who Has the Helm, the main character learns about the childish tactics that persist into adulthood and sometimes take control of our actions. His wife also shares the counterintuitive response that takes away their power over us. Click here to download the […]

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    A quick message from The Business Owner’s Executive Coach on the 110 reasons to set goals.   You may also enjoy this blog post: Managing Yourself with Specific Measurable Results. TRANSCRIPT:  (bright orchestra music) – Hello, I’m Tony Mayo, the business owner’s executive coach. In a previous video I shared the three most […]

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    A quick message from The Business Owner’s Executive Coach on the 7 rules to improve any goal.   You may also enjoy this blog post: Managing Yourself with Specific Measurable Results. TRANSCRIPT:  Hello I’m Tony Mayo the business owners executive coach. In other videos I’ve shared the three most common reasons for not […]

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    A quick message from The Business Owner’s Executive Coach on the top 3 reasons NOT to set goals.   You may also enjoy this blog post: Managing Yourself with Specific Measurable Results. TRANSCRIPT: Hello, I’m Tony Mayo, the business owners executive coach. In the next few minutes, I’ll share with you the top […]

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Watch my three-minute talk for TEDx Tysons on why so many jobs stink –and what you can do about it. See more of Tony’s speeches here:https://tonymayo.com/keynote-speeches-tony-mayo/ You may also enjoy this blog post: How to say, “No” TRANSCRIPT: We live in America, “the land of the free and the home of the brave,” yet we […]

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As a coach and advisor to business owners, I find that the resolutions for many of our most complex, challenging management situations become simple and obvious when we use precise language to accurately describe exactly what has happened and what we want to help happen. Getting work done is faster and easier, for example, for […]

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Click here to listen as Matt and Dan speak with Tony on the SPRH podcast about how you can go deep into your purpose for your small business. Tony shares practical tips to help business owners to run a larger, more lucrative business with less stress & overwhelm. You may also enjoy The Conversation Contract […]

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      Video Transcript by Machine for the sake of the search engines: hello today is my birthday and of course  that’s not unexpected it’s done  scheduled it’s known it’s been coming  for quite a while and last few weeks  I’ve certainly thought about it more  than once the implications of reaching  this advanced age […]

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  If you took a business or economics course in the past quarter-century, you were probably taught that the sole purpose of a corporation is to return cash to its shareholders. This widely accepted and seldom challenged idea is a dangerous innovation from the 1960s that radically departs from the centuries-long social contract under which corporations were […]

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  Tony is a straight-forward professional. His feedback is direct, respectful and practical. His coaching style is goal-oriented. Time spent with Tony is useful and energetic. He has his own style of humor which makes it pleasurable to deal with topics which might otherwise be less fun. A true professional with vision and passion! —Koen […]

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State clearly what you are willing and able to do. Ask what would work for them. Make a promise and keep it.

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  I’ve been following Tony’s work for about a decade and I’ve had the pleasure of seeing him keynote a few events. As a speaker, Tony comes prepared as THE subject matter expert. He engages his audiences with a nice balance of wisdom and humor. He makes you think and — more importantly — he […]

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  Tony Mayo provides insightful, no-nonsense, practical approaches to handling that dreaded s-word: sales. He is generous in his teachings, giving you the common sense language to use so you don’t feel icky selling your services, and then backs it up with free pdfs to serve as reminders when you’re out there on your own […]

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  Tony is an exceptional speaker and an insightful business coach. As as speaker he brings his unique brand of energy and humor to connect each audience member and lead them to their own “ah-HA” moment. He breaks down concepts into actionable steps that you can remember, implement and repeat. When Tony is speaking time […]

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Today’s podcast, “Powerful Requests” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them in your life and career. […]

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  Tony Mayo has that special way of observing, reflecting and then give you feed-back in a way that makes you see the world, your speech and your concept, in a different way. With a keen eye and discerning sense of deep listening he gets to the core and helps you unfold and unpack what […]

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Today’s podcast, “Say Anything to Anyone in a Way that Works for Everyone” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask […]

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  I had the pleasure of meeting Tony in the Heroic Public Speaking community. In his senior role as a Teaching Fellow, I experienced the incredible depth of his skill as a speaker, mentor, and coach. Since then I’ve had the chance to learn more about his work. His skills as an executive coach to […]

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Today’s podcast, “Breakdown vs. Problem” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them in your life and […]

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Click here to watch as Scott Wintrip interviews Tony for his blog. Tony shares practical sales tips to help business owners get top talent to pick their jobs. Watch the Video Here: You may also enjoy these webinars from Tony: Tough Talk – Conversations That Make A Difference WEBINAR: The Conversation Contract™ WEBINAR: Be More […]

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Today’s podcast, “Breakdown to Breakthrough” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them in your life and […]

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  Tony is one of the most experienced teachers and speakers I know. He carefully takes complex concepts and simplifies them for his customers making them operational and real. He is also well known for his humor and easy going attitude. Through those strengths, conversations with Tony are easy and genuine which lead to very […]

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Today’s podcast, “Creating Your Clearing for Breakthrough” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them in your […]

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  Tony listens with patience and understanding in order to offer his guidance and advice clearly. He helped me through a situation I had where a fast decision had to be made in my business. He asked the right questions and he got down to the core issue I was facing. Through our conversation, I […]

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Today’s podcast, “Criteria for Breakthrough” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them in your life and […]

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Tony was FABULOUS. What a great presentation last week. I’ve gotten multiple requests for the recording and will it send out today to registrants. [Click here to view the video. –Editor] I was also asked about his books and other materials, so I also sent the Amazon links to The Courage to be in Community: A […]

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Today’s podcast, “Clearing for Breakthrough” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them in your life and […]

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     Tony, thank you so much for working with me. I learned a lot from you about effective communication. I learned a lot seeing how you work with other clients, as well: you have a knack for seeing the hidden talents and bringing them out. Hope we will have a chance to continue our […]

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Today’s podcast, “Be More Curious, Effective, & Empathetic” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them in […]

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Please enjoy this recording and other supplemental materials from Tony’s free weekly webinar.   Powerful Requests. Session #012 was presented on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. US Eastern Time   Watch the video here:   Click here for audio of this webinar, published as a podcast.     Download .pdf of the poster   Download […]

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  I’ve worked with Tony as a public speaking coach over several years and each time he provides clear and concise direction on how to expand (and improve) my performance. He is insightful and intuitive while bringing a sense of practicality to his feedback, which is invaluable.   As a speaker, it’s not always easy […]

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Today’s podcast, “The Conversation Contract” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them in your life and […]

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Please enjoy this recording and other supplemental materials from Tony’s free weekly webinar.   Say Anything to Anyone in A Way that Works for (Almost) Everyone! Session #011 was presented on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. US Eastern Time   Watch the video here:   Click here for audio of this webinar, published as a […]

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Today’s podcast, “Tough Talk: Conversations That Make A Difference” is the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them […]

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Today’s podcast, “What is Executive Coaching?” includes the audio from a webinar presented by Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Listen to this recording and then join us for Tuesdays with Tony at Twelve, a weekly, free webinar where you can explore powerful executive coaching tools and ask Tony about applying them in your […]

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Please enjoy this recording and other supplemental materials from Tony’s free weekly webinar.   Breakdown vs Problem. Session #010 was presented on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. US Eastern Time   Watch the video here:   Click here for audio of this webinar, published as a podcast.     Download .pdf of the PowerPoint slides […]

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Click here to listen as Gary Wilbers interviews Tony on the podcast, Charge in Business and Life. Tony shares practical tips to help business owners to run a larger more lucrative business with less stress/overwhelm. Click the play button and listen to Tony Mayo and Gary Wilbers talk about how you can run your business […]

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I’ve been happily using Zoom to host my webinars and video conferences for a few weeks now. Plus, their tech support is outstanding: prompt, clear, and playful. If you are fed-up with Skype, GoToMeeting, or WebEx –I’ve tried ’em all– give Zoom a try. Please help me by using my referral link below. I don’t […]

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Please enjoy this recording and other supplemental materials from Tony’s free weekly webinar.    Breakdown to Breakthrough. Session #009 was presented on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. US Eastern Time   Watch the video here:   Click here for audio of this webinar, published as a podcast.     Download .pdf of the PowerPoint slides […]

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Please enjoy this recording and other supplemental materials from Tony’s free weekly webinar.   Creating Your Clearing for Breakthrough. Session #009 was presented on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. US Eastern Time   Watch the video here:   Click here for audio of this webinar, published as a podcast.     Download .pdf of the […]

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Please enjoy this recording and other supplemental materials from Tony’s free weekly webinar.   The Criteria for Breakthrough. Session #007 was presented on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. US Eastern Time   Watch the video here:   Click here for audio of this webinar, published as a podcast.   Download .pdf of the PowerPoint slides […]

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Please enjoy this recording and other supplemental materials from Tony’s free weekly webinar.   The Clearing for Breakthrough. Session #006 was presented on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. US Eastern Time   Watch the video here:   Click here for audio of this webinar, published as a podcast.     Download .pdf of the PowerPoint […]

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Please enjoy this recording and other supplemental materials from Tony’s free weekly webinar.   Ask More Questions to be More Effective & More Empathetic. Session #005 was presented on Tuesday, Apr 24, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. US Eastern Time   Watch the video here:   Click here for audio of this webinar, published as a podcast.   […]

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Please enjoy this recording and other supplemental materials from Tony’s free weekly webinar.   The Conversation Contract™. Session #004 was presented on Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. US Eastern Time   Watch the video here:   Click here for audio of this webinar, published as a podcast.   Download .pdf of the PowerPoint slides.   […]

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Please enjoy this recording and other supplemental materials from Tony’s free weekly webinar.    Tough Talk – Conversations That Make A Difference. Session #002 was presented on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. US Eastern Time   Watch the video here:   Click here for audio of this webinar, published as a podcast.     Download […]

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Please enjoy this recording and other supplemental materials from Tony’s free weekly webinar.   What is Executive Coaching? Session #001 was presented on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at 12:00 p.m. US Eastern Time   I forgot to record video of this webinar. Here is a similar presentation:   Click here for audio of this webinar, published as […]

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Disorganized, reactive business owners and other managers often complain of continually being drawn into “fighting fires,” meaning that emergencies and failures frequently demand immediate, ad hoc attention. I find this metaphor comical since real firefighters do not operate in the haphazard, seat-of-the-pants manner so familiar in many businesses. Professional firefighters–well, there’s the answer right in the modifier. […]

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  Here’s a brilliant follow-up email from an Amazon vendor. It demonstrates how you can increase the number of positive reviews for your business–and handle complaints privately. Take a look…   The core idea is to provide two distinct links, one for happy customers 😊 and one for the others ☹.   Click “Yes, I’m […]

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I have never heard in a funeral that this person made a lot of money or is politically very strong. They never discuss that. In a funeral, people discuss how this person was kind or gracious or had character and integrity. … I learned from the funerals that we must plan our funerals when we […]

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  I love this interview with professional athlete and philosophy professor Nick Riggle. The high five is actually a recognition of the achievement of mutual appreciation. It’s a symbol of, “Hey, I recognize you as an individual, and you recognize me.” … Awesomeness is about creating communities of mutually appreciative individuals … It’s not a […]

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  There’s lots of free material on this blog to help you with goal setting. Just click here.   Keep me informed about Tony’s webinars, in-person coaching sessions, and free life planning & goal setting tools. Email Address *   First Name Last Name Title Company Phone * indicates required    

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  To avoid the #1 forecasting mistake, click here.     Keep me informed about Tony’s webinars, in-person coaching sessions, and free Life Planning & Goal Setting tools. Email Address *   First Name Last Name Title Company Phone * indicates required     Since 1996, I have led groups and individuals through a powerful […]

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  Here is a simple yet powerful tool to establish habits, learn a skill, or complete a project.  I used it to reinforce my daily meditation practice and to write two books. The method is as old as procrastination but has been attributed recently to billionaire comedian Jerry Seinfeld, as in this frequently cited LifeHacker article, where it is […]

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  We are, therefore, wisely framed to be as warmly interested for a fictitious as for a real personage. The field of imagination is thus laid open to our use and lessons may be formed to illustrate and carry home to the heart every moral rule of life. Thus a lively and lasting sense of […]

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    If you haven’t done this, don’t claim you are an entrepreneur. If you have, let’s get together. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they become available. ———————————————- Thanks to MusicOpen […]

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    Do you know the most crucial resource for starting a company? Find out here, from the Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they become available. ———————————————- […]

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I’ve been happily using Zoom to host my webinars and video conferences for a few weeks now. The service is solid and their tech support is outstanding: prompt, clear, and playful. If you are fed-up with Skype, GoToMeeting, or WebEx –I’ve tried ’em all– give Zoom a try. Please help me by using my referral […]

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    Is your company a job, a business, or a scalable, repeatable entrepreneurial process? Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they become available. ———————————————- Thanks to MusicOpen for providing public domain […]

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I’m very proud to see my client Bruce Alan Kehr, MD out front on this issue, interviewed by ABC News, serving and supporting women who’ve been mistreated.    

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    Get stronger, more persistent, and happier with this insight. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they become available. ———————————————- Thanks to MusicOpen for providing public domain recordings of Beethoven. TRANSCRIPT: […]

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In the late 1960s, an MIT student went to a meditation class by Philip Kapleau, author of the classic, The Three Pillars of Zen. The student only went because his Ph.D. advisor had invited the speaker to campus. No word on whether Roshi Kapleau was discouraged to see only four listeners in the large lecture […]

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    This common psychological error leads to blame and stagnation. Here’s how to notice it & avoid it. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they become available.   ———————————————- Thanks to […]

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    Being busy is no badge of honor. Choose a better way to be. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they become available. Also available on YouTube. ———————————————- Thanks to MusicOpen […]

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    Facts are useful. Opinions help, too. Knowing one from the other will help you get more work done with more people. Here’s why. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they […]

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    The ancient sages knew the easy answers were the least useful. Executive coaches know that, too. This answer only takes 4½ minutes with Tony Mayo, the Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new […]

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    Learn the most effective way to respond to late deliveries and work products. Just five minutes with Tony Mayo, the Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as […]

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    A quick message from an executive coach on shaking the burden of obligations and picking up the power of choice.     TRANSCRIPT:  Hello, I’m Tony Mayo, the business owners executive coach. A wise man once said that it is impossible to be satisfied with something we’re stuck with. Luckily, in today’s world, […]

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The Business Owner’s Executive Coach, Tony Mayo has shared a great deal of practical information with business people since re-launching his free e-mail newsletter in 2008. Here is a list of topics covered. Just click on any title to read more. How to Earn More 👌Positive Reviews👌–and Handle Complaints Privately How to Conduct a Customer […]

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    Recognizing language as central to our humanity opens tremendous possibilities for satisfaction and growth. ———————————————- Thanks to MusicOpen for providing public domain recordings of Beethoven. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device […]

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    Shifting one verbal habit will boost your energy and satisfaction; details in this quick video message from an executive coach.     TRANSCRIPT:  Hello, I’m Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. I’ve spoken in other videos about the defining importance of language to human life, to the quality of your life. One […]

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    The ancient sages knew that the easy answers were the least useful. Executive coaches know that, too.     TRANSCRIPT:  Hello, I’m Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Thales of Miletus is generally considered the father of western philosophy. He’s also thought to be the very first scientist, perhaps the smartest person […]

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    Shifting this verbal habit will boost your energy and satisfaction; details in this quick audio message from The Business Owner’s Executive Coach, Tony Mayo. ———————————————- Thanks to MusicOpen for providing public domain recordings of Beethoven. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to […]

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    Learn the most effective way to respond to late deliveries and work products.     TRANSCRIPT:  Hello, I’m Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. There’s a common situation in business. Well, in life, when someone has been tasked to deliver something at a particular time -and it’s not ready. You’ve probably been […]

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    Learn the one common mistake to avoid if you are tired of feeling overwhelmed by listening to this quick audio message from Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. ———————————————- Thanks to MusicOpen for providing public domain recordings of Beethoven. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, […]

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    Being busy is no badge of honor. Choose a better way to be.     TRANSCRIPT:  Hello I’m Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. There’s a phrase becoming more and more common that I’m starting to take as an insult. I mean, when did it become a compliment to say to someone, […]

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    Simplify your mission and increase your impact. A quick message on the surprising power of mission focus from Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. ———————————————- Thanks to MusicOpen for providing public domain recordings of Beethoven. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers […]

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    The one habit to change if you are tired of feeling overwhelmed in this quick video message from an executive coach.     TRANSCRIPT:  Hello I’m Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Have you noticed the epidemic we’re in? It’s a widespread infection called overwhelm. You may have caught it yourself. I […]

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    A quick message from an executive coach on the surprising power of mission focus.     TRANSCRIPT:  Hello, I’m Tony Mayo, the business owner’s executive coach. When I take a team of executives offsite for a strategic planning session, or as I prefer to call it, an alignment exercise, there’s one conversation that […]

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    A quick message on the most important thing for leaders to learn and two things they must do, from The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as […]

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  A quick message on shaking off the burden of obligations and taking on the power of choice, from The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they become […]

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    A quick message from an executive coach on how you can grow beyond the urge to control and micro-manage every action toward acting with confidence in your team and your own ability to respond to every eventuality.     TRANSCRIPT:  Hello, I’m Tony Mayo, The Business Owners’ Executive Coach. The business owners I […]

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  A quick message from an executive coach on how to get value from your anger. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they become available. Thanks to MusicOpen for providing public domain […]

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    A quick message from an executive coach on shifting one frequently-used word can shift your entire life.     TRANSCRIPT:  Hello, I’m Tony Mayo, the Business Owners’ Executive Coach. As a coach, I’m very aware of the power of our language, how important every word choice can be because -to a large degree- […]

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    A quick message on, “Why the words we choose matter so much to our success and satisfaction.”     TRANSCRIPT: Hello, I’m Tony Mayo, The Business Owner’s Executive Coach. One of the core ideas of executive coaching is that we, as humans, exist largely in language. Now, I know there’s a real physical […]

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    Ignore more. Inbox zero, be damned. Big picture first. Details later. Don’t just find a mentor. Allow yourself to be mentored. Be humble enough to listen. You don’t have to ship everything. Feel free to dabble & play. Not everything you make needs to ship. Some things you do for you. Chaos is […]

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  A quick message from an executive coach on shifting one frequently used word can shift your entire life. Just click here to listen now or subscribe on your device using Apple’s Tunes, Android, and other podcatchers to have this and all new episodes placed on your device as they become available.   Thanks to MusicOpen […]

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  A quick message from an executive coach on how to use your anger productively.       TRANSCRIPT: Hello, I’m Tony Mayo, the business owners’ executive coach. Let’s talk about anger. Anger is an emotion. And, like all emotions, it’s a predisposition or feeling that makes us more likely to take particular actions. The […]

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Beyond micro-management toward confident leadership

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    Facts are useful. Opinions help, too. Knowing one from the other will help you get more work done with more people. Here’s why.   Transcript Hello, I’m Tony Mayo, the Business Owner’s Executive Coach. One client told me that today’s distinction helped him make every business conversation more productive -and shorter. But first […]

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  A quick message from an executive coach on how to get people to follow you and take appropriate actions.   Transcript Hello, I’m Tony Mayo, the business owner’s executive coach. Today’s video is a demonstration based on a leadership principle often shared by General Dwight Eisenhower. Hey, did you know that Michael Crichton, the […]

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Mind Your Career Webinar: Would I Benefit from Coaching? From the University of Chicago website: Kick-start your New Year with executive coach and dual alumnus, Tony Mayo, AB’77 MBA’78. Differences between coaching, consulting, mentoring, managing, therapy, training, and just plain friendship. Basic logistics of what it costs, how much time it takes, how to know […]

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Watch me lob a softball question to Steven Pinker at the Mercatus Center. I come in after just a few seconds… [J. L. Austin speech acts, John Searle social world, Whorf hypothesis]

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How many psychiatrists does it take to change a light bulb? Only one but the light bulb must truly want to change. How many executive coaches does it take to change a light bulb? Executive coaches know better than to change anyone. Clients don’t need more changes. They want more and better choices. The distinction […]

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  Crimes of Cunning exposes the roots of the worst practices common in today’s big company cultures. Enjoy the ride as his characters cope, complain, and —ultimately— grow. – Robbe Richman Co-founder of Zappos Insights & author of  Culture Blueprint    

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Delegation: Let’s keep it simple. Find someone who will accept responsibility for the desired outcome. Explain that you do not have the time and/or expertise to design the solution. Ask the person to propose an approach which you have some confidence (not certainty) will succeed with the resources agreed to, e.g., hours, budget, tools, deadline, etc. Don’t abdicate, delegate: […]

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  Read Back & Report Back Here is a simple habit that can boost productivity in your organization. One client credits this technique for an 18% increase in annual revenue with a reduced headcount. It takes practice but quickly becomes second nature. I brought this method into the workplace from my flight training. Pilots and […]

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  Too many jobs are perfectly constructed to elicit inhumane behavior. Read my book to learn how it got this way.   The most fundamental lesson of our study:   Ordinary people, simply doing their jobs, and without any particular hostility on their part, can become agents in a terrible destructive process.   Even when asked […]

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Tony has been instrumental in my transition to a department head. His guidance and support has helped me better structure my department, and become a better mentor and leader for my team. I would highly recommend Tony and look forward to checking in with him throughout my career. —Anais Eslami Marketing Manager Apex Home Loans

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  I am pleased and flattered that my clients, Chris Haddon and Jason Balin, gave specific, detailed credit to me and some of my techniques in their new book, The Whiteboard: Go From Blank Canvas to a Productive, Leveraged and Highly-Profitable Business. Here is just one paragraph. We sought out our executive coach, Tony, to show […]

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Does your job trigger primitive survival instincts? My book presents alternatives. Those best equipped to compete mercilessly for food, ward off any threat, dominate territory, and seek safety naturally passed along their genes, so these self-centered impulses could only intensify. But sometime after mammals appeared, they evolved what neuroscientists call the limbic system, perhaps about […]

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  Why do good people in big companies do bad things? Read the dramatic story in my new novel, Crimes of Cunning: A comedy of personal and political transformation in the deteriorating American workplace.     See also, on this blog, Lessons from Inside MCI: Integrity Ebbs by Inches    

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    Here is a simple yet powerful tool to establish habits, learn a skill, or complete a project.  I used it to reinforce my daily meditation practice and to write two books. The method is as old as procrastination but has been attributed recently to billionaire comedian Jerry Seinfeld, as in this frequently cited LifeHacker […]

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    Book Signing Reston author Tony Mayo will meet readers, sign books, take questions, and conduct readings. Small Business Saturday Saturday after Thanksgiving November 28, 2015 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Reston’s Used Book Shop Lake Anne Plaza 1623 Washington Plaza N Reston, Virginia 20190 (703) 435-9772    

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  We accept our responsibilities as a corporate citizen in community, national and world affairs; we serve our interests best when we serve the public interest. . . . We acknowledge our obligation as a business institution to help improve the quality of the society we are part of. We want to be in the […]

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The “prison experiments” by psychologist Philip Zimbardo show “that ethical problems in organizations originate not with “a few bad apples” but with the ‘barrel makers’—the leaders who, wittingly or not, create and maintain the systems in which participants are encouraged to do wrong.” –Warren Bennis & James O’Toole in Harvard Business Review June 2009   […]

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  My new novel Crimes of Cunning exposes the roots of some serious problems in today’s largest organizations. I much prefer owner-operated business, like those of my executive coaching clients–and independent booksellers. I  will be supporting Small Business Saturday™ with a book signing and reading at Reston’s  favorite bookstore. Please join me there on the Saturday after American […]

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      My novel just received an amazing review from bestselling author Lt. Col. Dave Grossman. He begins by calling it, “Deep and Powerful Wisdom.” Read the whole review by clicking here.  

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  Someone posted the most amazing review of my book. Not only is the writer not my mother, I’ve never even met him. Did I laugh out loud? Yes, a lot, but this novel is not pure comedy. There will be many interpretations about the heartbeat of this story because it’s written in such a […]

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Goodreads Book Giveaway Crimes of Cunning by Tony Mayo Giveaway ends January 01, 2016. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway    

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Chapter One is below. Read the Author’s Preface by clicking here.   Book Sample Chapter 1 Haunted Hallways I reminded myself that we were in a well-lit office, not a dark alley. No need to get aggressive yet. I relaxed my jaw and tried to keep the fear out of my voice as I replied, […]

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    Of all the management tools I recommend, one of the most effective is both very simple and very unlikely to be consistently employed—if it is used at all: the written progress report, completed on a consistent schedule. The power of progress reports to promote results and reduce anxiety is demonstrated daily, on matters […]

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This podcast is an interview about Tony’s new novel, Crimes of Cunning: A comedy of personal and political transformation in the deteriorating American workplace. He is interviewed by longtime client Ron Dimon. Ron is an expert on the use of information by executives of large organizations. Listen as two experienced business people play with useful ideas […]

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Author’s Preface is below Also free: Read Chapter One by clicking here.   Book Sample Author’s Preface Mamas, don’t let your babies grow up to be corporate cowboys. Or make ’em be bankers and lawyers and such. In the 1980s, I was a minor participant in major trends that would blow up the world economy […]

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Crimes of Cunning On Sale Now! A comedy of personal and political transformation in the deteriorating American workplace. Click here to see it on Amazon.com Or, here for Barnes & Noble Fast-paced, funny, and smart. This novel puts you into the world of a young MBA striving to succeed at a famous high-tech company. Brash […]

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Click here to read more about the book.   It should be as much the aim of those who seek for social-betterment to rid the business world of crimes of cunning as to rid the entire body politic of crimes of violence. —Theodore Roosevelt Annual Message to Congress December 31, 1901 Click here to read a […]

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    How to BE in Courageous, Genuine Relationships This podcast is Tony Mayo reading the bonus chapter to his Amazon #1 best-selling book, The Courage to be in Community. The focus of the book was the importance of compassion and authenticity, while this new chapter is all about implementation, with specific advice on how […]

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    This latest podcast is part nine of a funny and useful conversation between top executive coach Tony Mayo and his longtime client Ron Dimon. Ron is an expert on the use of information by executives of large organizations. Listen as two experienced business people play with useful ideas in this episode including: Group coaching […]

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  On Sale Now! Crimes of Cunning A comedy of personal and political transformation in the deteriorating American workplace. Click here to see it on Amazon.com Or, here for Barnes & Noble Fast-paced, funny, and smart. This novel puts you into the world of a young MBA striving to succeed at a famous high-tech company. […]

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    This latest podcast is part eight of a funny and useful conversation between top executive coach Tony Mayo and his longtime client Ron Dimon. Ron is an expert on the use of information by executives of large organizations. Listen as two experienced business people play with useful ideas in this episode including: Management […]

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    Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. – Jack Welch    

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  Tony has an uncanny ability to leverage his vast experience in order to provide great value to his clients. He is an outstanding workshop and group facilitator who leaves participants with action-oriented takeaways they can’t get anywhere else. —Hector Velez Chief Development Officer | Chief Sales Officer  

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    Coaching is widely regarded as a potent development force. 96% of organizations saw individual performances improve after they introduced coaching. 92% reported improvements in leadership and management effectiveness 77% of the respondents indicated that coaching had a significant or very significant impact on at least one of nine business measures. 60% improved productivity […]

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      Podcast #16: Tony reads a short sample from his first book: The Courage to Be in Community. The complete audiobook is for sale on iTunes and Audible. Just click here and either listen on your computer or subscribe through iTunes to have this and all new podcast episodes placed on your device as they become […]

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    A measure of a child’s maturity is progress from selfish self-justification toward compassionate empathy; from “I didn’t do it,” through “It’s not my fault!” and the teenager’s favorite, “I’m sorry you think it is my fault,” up to “I’m sorry you are hurt. What can I do to help?” Even experienced business people […]

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    I believe that community matters. … Pixar is a community in the true sense of the word. We think that lasting relationships matter, and we share some basic beliefs: Talent is rare. Management’s job is not to prevent risk but to build the capability to recover when failures occur….we don’t second-guess or micromanage. […]

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    Everyone loves to hate performance evaluations, and with good reason: Research has shown them to be ineffective, unreliable and unsatisfactory for seemingly everyone involved. They consume way too much time, leave most workers deflated and feel increasingly out of step with reality. …more than half the executives questioned (58%) believe that their current […]

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It’s always been the major belief of our company, take good care of your people, they’ll take good care of the customer and the customer will come back. And we celebrate them. We train them. We teach them. We provide opportunity for them. You’ve got to make your employees happy. If the employees are happy, […]

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    I was very pleased to see an international expert on software development express the following clear insights into the types of workplaces my executive coaching seeks to foster. Visionaries are designing organizations for collaboration. These firms remove the bottlenecks imposed by the strict hierarchies of the past. [In hierarchical firms] no one was being […]

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    Wise and wise cracking, funny and flexible, an amazing teacher of yoga, meditation, and living has created an entertaining and enlightening new television program. Here’s the preview of my friend Jonathan Foust‘s new program, One with Everything.      

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  People are always blaming circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and, if they can’t find them, make them. –Vivie, Act II of Mrs. Warren’s Profession (1893) via George Bernard […]

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    I just noticed an interesting feature of the Amazon Kindle software. It can display passages most often highlighted by other Kindle users. Here are some quotes favored by readers of my first book. Our desire to belong is a life and death concern. It’s not a weakness or personal failure. I realized that […]

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To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy. –Bette Davis

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    I am not a consultant. I do not create documents or deliverables. I do not parachute in to do the job of my client or of their employees. I do not press my advice on clients or try to make their decisions. (Click to read how a client describes being coached by Tony […]

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        Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet.   Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.   —Helen Keller        

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    The core of mindfulness is the ability to pay attention. …less about spirituality and more about concentration: the ability to quiet your mind, focus your attention on the present, and dismiss any distractions that come your way. …[Of] those who had received the mindfulness training. Not only did they report fewer negative emotions […]

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Productivity and success in this industry are based a lot of the time on insights and prioritization and actually on doing the right thing, not necessarily on 15-hour work days. Google is very results-oriented. –Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube She is home for dinner with her family almost every night — her husband, Dennis Troper, […]

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    Reagan had been doing it for years. He understood an important distinction that [President] Johnson never grasped:   being in control and being successful aren’t always the same thing.   –Landslide: LBJ and Ronald Reaganat the Dawn of a New America by Jonathan Darman via Delancy Place lyndon johnson and ronald reagan — […]

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The business ability of the man at the head of any business concern, big or little, is usually the factor which fixes the gulf between striking success and hopeless failure. –Theodore RooseveltAnnual Message to CongressDecember 31, 1901

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    From 1840: In the United States a man builds a house to spend his latter years in it, and he sells it before the roof is on: he plants a garden, and lets it just as the trees are coming into bearing: he brings a field into tillage, and leaves other men to […]

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  Eric Tonningsen interviewed Tony for his radio program, Awakening to Awareness: Realigning with What Really Matters. Eric wrote: Tony’s recently published book, The Courage to Be in Community served as the underlying focus for our conversation. He shared his distinctions between courage and bravery, and authenticity versus genuineness. We talked about the significance in […]

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  Chris Haddon sits down for a high-level conversation with Executive Coach Tony Mayo, who has been coaching him and his business partners for years. During this time they have made tremendous progress in their professional and personal lives.   Click here to listen in as Tony Mayo talks with his client, Chris Haddon. In […]

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    ‘Mindful’ commuters say deep breaths, clear mind keep them calm under stress Nancy Kaplan, chief operating officer at a management consulting firm in downtown D.C., said she pays attention to her breathing and relaxes when her jaw tightens or her fingers clench the steering wheel during her hour-plus commute. She said practicing mindfulness […]

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  Sorry, this limited time offer has ended. All material is included in the new, expanded edition available in paperback, hardcover, Kindle, and audio versions. Click here for more details on this blog. I am happy to make available at no charge and for a limited time the bonus chapter to my Amazon #1 best-selling […]

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    You have very few hours in the day when you’re at peak performance, so every minute of these hours that isn’t spent doing something important is just waste.   –Dan ArielyThe Washington Post    

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    These leadership insights from MCI founder Bill McGowan should sound familiar to my executive coaching clients and to readers of this blog.   INC.: You’ve taken a company from nothing and, in the span of 18 years, created a new industry and built a company doing almost $3 billion worth of business. How […]

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    Failing entrepreneur: “My problem is money.” Entrepreneurship Coach: “No, your problem is trying to do everything yourself. Finding people is your job.” … One of Sirolli’s current goals is to work with business schools to shift the nature of entrepreneurial education. “Most schools teach entrepreneurs that they must have all the skills—product, marketing, […]

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Tips for CFOs to survive the transition to value Give up clinging to the illusion of certainty, said executive coach Tony Mayo. Accounting is a black and white world and as such attracts people who like certainty. However, once you move from being a bookkeeper to being a CFO, you are dealing with the future […]

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The form of [Buddhism] I study is not really a matter of beliefs. I don’t believe; I just try to practice. And I’m no better than that practice, which is in the present moment. You’re either here or you’re not, either in contact or you’re not. The Sun Magazine Interview Not On Any Map Jack […]

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    The founder and driving force of “Positive Psychology” has summarized his lifetime of research in this accessible book for the lay reader. Though padded with the usual flab of today’s nonfiction–refutations of criticisms most readers have never encountered, tangential personal anecdotes, and repetition–the substance of his findings are practical and enlivening. Dr. Seligman […]

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    Click here for an up-to-date review of what science knows about healthful diet, written by two public health experts at Yale. The gist: don’t be distracted by the latest popular diet or the tendency of publicized studies to contradict details of previous advice. The basics have been established and understood for a long […]

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    It is likely that depression, anxiety, and anger come from heritable personality traits that can only be ameliorated, not wholly eliminated. This means that, as a born pessimist, even though I know and use every therapeutic trick in the book about arguing against my automatic catastrophic thoughts, I still hear the voices frequently […]

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    AT&T’s Bell Labs can be credited with inventing the 20th Century, having created the transistor, solar cell, trans-continental and trans-Atlantic telephone cables, and communication satellites, not to mention digital audio and information theory. How they did it is the story of The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation […]

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    Here is a top-level endorsement of a principal I have often voiced, most specifically in this popular post, Truth or Consequences? Beyond the Punishment Model. “By the standards of the rest of the world, we overtrust. So far it has worked very well for us. Some would see it as weakness.” … Mr. […]

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Expanded 2nd Edition Now on Sale! Tony’s short book on building community is now available with an extra chapter and a guide to additional resources. The new chapter is a simple, practical guide to building better relationships at work and at home. The focus of the book is the importance of compassion and authenticity, while this new […]

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    Some of the most concise and useful personal productivity advice I have seen comes not from David Bowie, but from Peter Drucker. I have often rejected time management with the observation that time seems immune to my influence, incentives, or encouragement much less any attempts at controlling or directing it. Time just is. […]

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The tempo of modern civilization has a centrifugal force that carries us outward from the core of life toward ever-expanding peripheries. One should return frequently to the core, and to the basic values of the individual, to natural surroundings, to simplicity and contemplation. Long ago, I resolved to so arrange my life that I could […]

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  Enjoy the videos online of Arthur Ganson‘s compelling kinetic sculptures. In our era of concealed, abstractly-comprehended, and practical technology we can still admire the overt and elegant application of simple gears and levers to accomplishing tasks with no end purpose, only a grace in the doing.          

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    …but being hypomanic seems to help, according to John D. Gartner, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and author of The Hypomanic Edge In his article for The American Enterprise Institute, America’s Manic Entrepreneurs Dr. Gartner writes, “Successful entrepreneurs are … are highly creative people who quickly generate a tremendous number of ideas—some clever, others […]

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    I have often remarked on this myself; now I learn it has an “official” name. Why Speculate? A talk by Michael Crichton International Leadership Forum La Jolla April 26, 2002     …the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. In […]

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    Here’s a useful site, paid for by the foundation established by the founder of Health Valley Foods. The World’s Healthiest Foods List at: http://www.whfoods.com/foodstoc.php I was glad to have more reasons for eating basil, Research studies on basil have shown unique health-protecting effects in two basic areas: basil’s flavonoids and volatile oils. and […]

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  Dr. Peter Suedfeld, a psychology professor at the University of British Columbia and an expert in human cognition. …told us that creativity is a “very mysterious thing” that “exists in pretty much everyone” — but that there are indeed ways to improve it. One method he has studied extensively is what he calls the […]

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  You have to allow a certain amount of time in which you are doing nothing in order to have things occur to you, to let your mind think. —Mortimer Adler       See free, easy Meditation Instructions on this blog.    

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    It is rare indeed that people give.   Most people guard and keep; they suppose that it is they themselves and what they identify with themselves that they are guarding and keeping, whereas what they are actually guarding and keeping is the system of reality in what they assume themselves to be. One […]

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    Your efforts to lead, manage, and sell often fail because of people’s fears. The fear may be disguised as resistance, indecision, lack of creativity, poor communication or reluctance to take responsibility. You can work on the symptoms forever, but the big rewards come from dealing with the fundamental fears we all share. We […]

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Expanded 2nd Edition Now on Sale! Tony’s short book on building community is now available with an extra chapter and a guide to additional resources. The new chapter is a simple, practical guide to building better relationships at work and at home. The focus of the book is the importance of compassion and authenticity, while this new […]

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    This summary note, based on recent conversations with coaching clients, is useful for any business owner who has grown beyond finding and fixing and is ready for the next stage of development.  Strategic Leadership Developing people is your primary work product. Empowering others by holding a space that calls forth excellent performance Being […]

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    A yearlong study …found that … within four to six months, all three measures of performance—quality and quantity of work, and quality of interactions with colleagues—rose steadily, according to weekly surveys of participants. … Performance ratings given by their supervisors, who filled out weekly surveys rating both treadmill users and non-users, rose for […]

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    I began working with Tony in January of 2013. His guidance has helped me to look at the world from an entirely new perspective. After years of trying to fix “what’s wrong” in my business and life, he’s helped me learn to pursue what’s possible. The change in perspective has made all the […]

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  Are you willing to be sponged out, erased, canceled, made nothing? Are you willing to be made nothing, dipped into oblivion?   If not, you will never really change.   D. H. Lawrence Phoenix quoted in Holotropic Mind      

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  This was a guy in one of their [Men’s Wearhouse] stores in the Northwest who was an exceptional salesperson. But the company’s managers believe in the concept of team selling — they believe in this idea of human development that you always succeed when your colleagues around you succeed, and that you ought to […]

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  Boys learn about hierarchy from day one. They understand that the guy with the most power wins. Girls are taught to be nice. Nice people don’t negotiate, they learn to give in. Betty Carter, Ph.D. in Psychology Today Nov/Dec 97 p. 84  

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  Life did not take over the globe by combat, but by networking.   –Margulis & Sagan [widow and daughter, respectively, of astronomer Carl Sagan]  in Microcosmos  

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  I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.   Leo C. Rosten Author of The Joys of Yiddish  

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      It is the maxim of every prudent master of a family, never to attempt to make at home what it will cost him more to make than to buy. … What is prudence in the conduct of every private family can scarcely be folly in that of a great kingdom.     […]

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  If we could get to know all the consequences of our actions history would be nothing but an idyllic and constant harmony of free wills, or the infallible unfolding of a rational design. We would then always act rationally, that is, we would not act at all, since we would simply follow a pre-established […]

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    Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature. Nor do the children of men as a whole experience it.   Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or it is nothing.        —Helen Keller      

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  Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and moral courage, which despises all opinion, will make a man brave in another.   —Charles Caleb Colton  

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    Everyone’s favorite radio station is WII-FM What’s In It – For Me   Broadcast on their frequency and they’ll tune in.    

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      We never know how high we are, Till we are called to rise. And then, if we are true to plan, Our statures touch the skies.             —Emily Dickinson 1830-1886 American Lyric Poet        

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    There is great power in a resolution that has no reservations in it — a strong, persistent, tenacious purpose — which burns all bridges behind it and which clears all obstacles from its path and arrives at its goal, no matter how long it may take, no matter what the sacrifice or the […]

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  I have just read this and I want to share it with all of you as it describes the promise of who we are as human beings trying to discover identities for ourselves.   A few years ago in the Seattle Special Olympics nine people assembled at the start line for the 100m dash. […]

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    Principle — particularly moral principle — can never be a weather vane, spinning around this way and that with the shifting winds of expediency. Moral principle is a compass forever fixed and forever true.  –Edward R. Lyman    

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      When you judge people’s worth only by the results they produce you elevate people whose ends justify the means. We no longer elevate people of character but people of ruthless results. We are abdicating our right to evaluate character or methods. The exclusionary rule is a vestige of the character school of […]

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    The Evolving Self: A Psychology for the Third Millennium by  Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Ph.D. This is a sequel to Flow. See a summary of that book by clicking here.     Purchase this book on-line through Amazon.com   See other recommended books. _____________________   P. 5 This, in brief, is the project of this […]

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    The end of one calendar year and the beginning of the next naturally brings reflections on our progress and plans. Apply scientifically proven methods to your goal setting and New Year’s resolutions with these free tools from Top Executive Coach Tony Mayo. Managing Yourself with Specific Measurable Results Free Goal Setting Workbook and […]

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    Conscience is the root of all true courage; if a man would be brave let him obey his conscience.                         —James Freeman Clarke, 1810-1888 Historian of Abolitionism, Transcendentalist  

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     There’s this tendency to say to people: “I want you to get good results. But I also want to review you along the way, I want you to tell me how you’re getting those results and I want you to review all these processes and everything else.” And what that does is, it […]

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  That’s what it takes to be a hero, a little gem of innocence inside you that makes you want to believe that there still exists a right and wrong, that decency will somehow triumph in the end.   — Lise Hand, describing the late Irish journalist Veronica Guerin  

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        The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to be great, abide by yourself, and do not try to reconcile yourself with the world. The heroic cannot be common, nor the common heroic.       […]

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    The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at best, if he wins,knows the thrills of high achievement, and, if he fails, at […]

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      Fun happens when you are intellectually excited. It’s people interacting with each other – with one idea leading to another. It’s the struggle, and even the failures that go with the struggle, that make work fun.   —Roger Sant Founder & Chairman of AES market capitalization: $6 billion in FastCompany    

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    This child — he thought — has this child heroically persevered under all doubts and dangers, struggled with poverty and suffering, upheld and sustained by strong affection and the consciousness of rectitude alone! And yet the world is full of such heroism. Have I yet to learn that the hardest and best-borne trials […]

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    Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course!!   Each of us has such […]

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    Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance towards the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point.   –Harold B. Melchart      

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    No wind serves him who addresses his voyage to no certain port.           —Michel de Montaigne  French humanist essayist 1533-92        

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    Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.           —Henry Ford, 1863-1947          

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    Chaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick   To purchase through Amazon.com, click here.   See other recommended books. _____________________   Page references are to the soft cover edition   [Items enclosed in brackets are paraphrases or commentary by Tony Mayo]   Two favorite excerpts:   p. 38  Shallow ideas can be […]

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Click here to download as a printable .PDF poster.         I am an artist…It’s self-evident that what that word implies is looking for something all the time without ever finding it in full.   It is the opposite of saying, “I know all about it. I’ve already found it.”   As far […]

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The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny. — Albert Ellis

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Spirituality is an awareness of the gap between what you can experience and what you can describe. –Doug Muder via uuworld.org before words: the spirituality of humanism.

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HAMLET Let me question more in particular: what have you, my good friends, deserved at the hands of fortune, that she sends you to prison hither? GUILDENSTERN Prison, my lord! HAMLET Denmark’s a prison. ROSENCRANTZ Then is the world one. HAMLET A goodly one; in which there are many confines, wards and dungeons, Denmark being […]

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    The founder and CEO of Amazon seems to agree with Dan Pink’s famous TED video that incentive compensation plans can be detrimental to creativity, cooperation and–ultimately–companies. We pay very low cash compensation relative to most companies. We also have no incentive compensation of any kind. And the reason we don’t is because it […]

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    As I discussed in my popular article, Truth or Consequences: Beyond the Punishment Model, employers are too quick to act like cops with the result that employees respond like criminals. Here is more support for my advice, this time from a rigorous study of new restaurant software. Instead of using the software mainly […]

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    I have written before about the health, mind, and business benefits of walking. I even went so far as to build a treadmill desk so I can walk while using my computer. To bolster your motivation toward movement read this overview of clinical and anecdotal evidence assembled by Arianna Huffington. New in 2022, […]

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While a consultant at Arthur Andersen & Co in New York City I was assigned to a high-pressure project for a Wall Street firm. We were proud to work at Arthur Andersen because this was way-back-when, before Enron, before helping investment banks was cause for abject ethical concern, and before the building we worked in was destroyed by […]

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    To live is to suffer. –The Buddha     But not only creativeness and enjoyment are meaningful. If there is a meaning in life at all, there must be a in meaning in suffering. … Without suffering and death human life cannot be complete. — Viktor Emil Frankl Man’s Search for Meaning     […]

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    People who are happy but have little to no sense of meaning in their lives have the same [inflammatory response] as people who are responding to and enduring chronic adversity. …   Meaning was defined as an orientation to something bigger than the self. Happiness was defined by feeling good. …   “Empty […]

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    Another good reason to avoid jargon, shibboleths, and technical terms with colleagues and prospects. It makes you sound untrustworthy, even criminal. Listeners naturally wonder, “What are you hiding behind those obscure references, technical terms, and acronyms?” For good reason.   The word jargon originally meant unintelligible noises resembling speech, like the twittering of […]

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    CEOs and their Boards agree. Executives need coaching on delegation, listening, and conflict resolution. Are you ready to get to work on these aspects of your job?   —What CEOs Really Want from Coaching Gretchen Gavett Harvard Business Review    

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        Vision Series: Transformational Leadership from GMU-TV on Vimeo.   Jorge Haddock, Dean, School of Management talks about Transformational Leadership. Change focuses on behavior, whereas transformation focuses on “beingness” or culture. Transformational leadership is about shifting the organizational conversations or interpretations to create different results or outcomes. Organizational culture can become transactional, […]

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    How many times do I need to relearn this fact of life? Last night I tried to correct a troublesome Excel spreadsheet until I gave-up in frustration. This morning, I fixed it in five minutes.   Sleep that knits up the ravell’d sleave of care, The death of each day’s life, sore labour’s […]

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    Life is mainly froth and bubble. Two things stand like stone:   Kindness in another’s trouble. Courage in your own.   —Adam Lindsay Gordon     See also on this blog, Be Kind.    

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    I am going to share with you a useful story about a huge breakthrough in sales effectiveness. My friend told me this story at a critical time in my career. First, some background on how I heard it and why its lessons are so powerful. I returned to executive coaching full time in […]

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    One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again. —Abraham Maslow, psychologist     See also The Way of Transformation on this blog.  

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    We literally see the world the way we want to see it.   But the Dunning-Kruger effect suggests that there is a problem beyond that. Even if you are just the most honest, impartial person that you could be, you would still have a problem — namely, when your knowledge or expertise is […]

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    No sooner did I post my article on the pitfalls of misusing jargon that I found myself in a conversation that was confused and distorted by the use of technical terms without a shared context.   A client mentioned his plan to delegate the task of staying in regular, informal contact with customers […]

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    I like this guy. We speak the same language. — from many movies, in many variations   Some people hate to talk to mechanics. Most people don’t know what their doctor told them. No one likes reading the fine print. Computer departments often find it difficult to get support from the business side. […]

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    To be totally engaged with all my functions, all my faculties, all my capacities in life. To me that would be success. –Philosopher Jacob Needleman in Money And The Meaning Of Life Fast Company   See also on this blog, Thoroughly Used Up When I Die    

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  The point at which what we are given is difficult beyond endurance is a point that pierces and refines the soul. And (though this may be hard to believe) it is possible to be so fluid and centered, so filled with trust in the intelligence of the universe, that even the horror can pass […]

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