May, 2011

Tony Mayo

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Making Trade Shows and Conferences Pay

Tony Mayo

Participating effectively in trade shows and conferences requires significant investment of time and treasure. I always encourage my clients to do only as many as they can afford to do thoroughly. What does “thoroughly&# mean? Essentially, have a plan and a purpose. Start early, months before the conference. Have the right people at the [.].

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Language Forms the Basis of Experience

Tony Mayo

People continually and automatically evaluate situations and objects for their relevance and value … The evidence suggests the real possibility that there are no emotion mechanisms in the brain waiting to be discovered, producing a priori packets of outcomes in the body. Emotions may not be given to humans by nature … If the clearest [.].

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Terminate Performance Reviews

Tony Mayo

Knowledge at Wharton published a very well-done summary article on the problems with and alternatives to the traditional annual performance review. Here are my favorite excerpts. “an overall performance management process — one that focuses on goal setting, feedback, coaching and clear statements of the company’s performance expectations — is absolutely critical&# and indeed, is [.].

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Beautiful Barriers

Tony Mayo

I encountered today a wonderful expression of the same insight that I shared in my video, Roadwork for Enduring Success. You may recall that in 2003 the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude created in New York’s Central Park a huge art installation called The Gates. You may not know that they began seeking permission for this [.].

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A More Vibrant Life

Tony Mayo

I have been working with Tony for years to increase my ability to make an impact in my personal and professional life. With his coaching and through his GS:VSOP course, I have articulated my life purpose, focused on ways to lead a more vibrant life, and am achieving things I never thought possible. Thank you, [.].

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Why I’m Here

Tony Mayo

Why I’m Here by Jacqueline Berger Because my mother was on a date with a man in the band, and my father, thinking she was alone, asked her to dance. And because, years earlier, my father dug a foxhole but his buddy sick with the flu, asked him for it, so he dug another [.].

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CEO’s shouldn’t steer the ship

Tony Mayo

Wired Magazine published a fascinating photograph of the high-technology, luxurious bridge aboard the world’s longest cruise ship, the 1,187 foot Oasis of the Seas. Even more interesting is the leadership wisdom the ship’s captain shared. How does the captain steer? “The port and starboard command chairs have built-in joysticks for controlling the ship,&# Wright says. [.].

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