October, 2012

Tony Mayo

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Confront & Converse: Every Manager’s Responsibility

Tony Mayo

While coaching many top executives I have noticed that managers seeking “advice” are often just avoiding a confronting conversation. I remind them of some wisdom embedded in the development of our language. Con is Latin for “with.” Con-front is to face something together, to move forward in unison. Doesn’t that make confrontation more appealing?

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Workplace Passion

Tony Mayo

Passion is not something you follow. It’s something that will follow you as you put in the hard work to become valuable to the world. … The traits that lead people to love their work are general and have little to do with a job’s specifics. These traits include a sense of autonomy and the [.].