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July 26, 2017
PODCAST: Turn Your -But- into -And-
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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. TRANSCRIPT: Yes, and… vs. […]
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VIDEO: Owning Anger
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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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July 18, 2017
Growing Beyond Control into Confidence • PODCAST
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Beyond micro-management toward confident leadership
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PODCAST: Growing Beyond Control into Confidence
Tony Mayo Executive Coach
Beyond micro-management toward confident leadership
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July 14, 2017
VIDEO: How to Work with Facts —and, Opinions
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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 this… The doctor says to his patient, “I’m very sorry, “your condition is terminal. “You have less than a year to live.” The patient says, “I want […]
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July 12, 2017
VIDEO: Ike’s Leadership Lesson
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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 best-selling author, pointed out that any idea seems more credible and important if you attach the name of a […]
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January 27, 2017
University of Chicago Alumni Career Webinar
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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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January 26, 2017
Language, Reason, and the Future of Violence
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Watch me lob a softball question to Steven Pinker attheMercatus Center.I come in after just a few seconds… [J. L. Austin speech acts, John Searle social world, Whorf hypothesis]
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January 12, 2017
Coaching is NOT Therapy
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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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March 12, 2016
Expanded 2nd Edition of My First Book
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Tony’s short book on building community is now available with an extra chapter and a guide to additional resources. The newchapter is a simple, practical guide to building better relationships at work and at home. The focus of the book isthe importance of compassion and authenticity, while this new section is all about implementation, […]
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