Tony Mayo

MARCH 17, 2011

But I learned the advantage of the dumb-boy technique. Many of the best people were not educated. When I went to London as a sportswriter, I didn’t even know the difference between the Baltic states and the Balkans. I found that people love to talk about themselves. You [.].

Education 138

Education Executive Coaching Execution 138

Rich Gee Group

MARCH 1, 2016

Most of my time in corporate and coaching is spent wading through this morass of baggage to get to that shiny nugget of an idea. Complex communication doesn’t make you look smarter. I’m not advocating ‘dumbing it down’ — just simplifying it a bit. POST YOUR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS BELOW.

Tips 150

Tips Audience Education Career 150

Building Personal Strength

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Well, there’s one part of your brain that won’t get connected up until you’re a teenager.” The last part of your brain that gets wired is the part that makes you smart, and it starts now. If all you do is have fun, fool around and do dumb stuff, it will be small. But Aunt Maria, how can I get more brain cells connected?” “All

Learning-by-Doing 100

Learning-by-Doing Construction Report System 100

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2011

I'm talking about the fact that hard-charging executives in the financial world, just two years after the most catastrophic meltdown since the Great Depression, are back to the business of taking too many risks and asking too few questions. People don't get smarter about things as basic as greed," Warren Buffet warned Charlie Rose.

Venture Capitalist 15

Venture Capitalist Innovation Rogers Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 13, 2015

Set people up in trios or ask employees to find two other people so the three can take turns serving as both coach and client for each other: A coaches B, B coaches C, and C coaches A. Don’t hide your ignorance — ask questions, even ones you might think are dumb.

Team 8

Team How To Guidelines Self-aware 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The country in question was Ireland — today, in deep crisis because of profligate banks. Instead of letting the bankers' strike collapse their prosperity, people decided, simply, that they could get on with the day-to-day stuff of banking themselves. Well, Ireland was curiously well situated for this kind of resilience.

Banking 15

Banking Crisis Merton Decentralization 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The country in question was Ireland — today, in deep crisis because of profligate banks. Instead of letting the bankers strike collapse their prosperity, people decided, simply, that they could get on with the day-to-day stuff of banking themselves. Well, Ireland was curiously well situated for this kind of resilience.

Banking 15

Banking Crisis Merton Guidelines 15