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Fundamental Management is Fundamental Psychology

Tony Mayo

First, people have a hedonic motive, or a desire to experience pleasure and avoid pain. Second, people have an approval motive, or a desire to be accepted and to avoid being rejected. Third, people have an accuracy motive, or a desire to believe what is true and to avoid believing what is false. Popularity: 2% [ ?

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Wharton: Short talks cause big gains

Tony Mayo

… employees who know how their work has a meaningful, positive impact on others are not just happier than those who don’t; they are vastly more productive, too. … “Even minimal, brief contact with beneficiaries can enable employees to maintain their motivation,&# [.].

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More Reasons You Are Wise to Walk

Tony Mayo

To bolster your motivation toward movement read this overview of clinical and anecdotal evidence assembled by Arianna Huffington. 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. The moment […].

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Overthinking ushers in a host of adverse consequences

Tony Mayo

Overthinking ushers in a host of adverse consequences: It sustains or worsens sadness, fosters negatively biased thinking, impairs a person’s ability to solve problems, saps motivation, and interferes with concentration and initiative.

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Great Results with Expert, Creative Career Coach

Tony Mayo

When one is challenged with questions regarding trust, motivation, advice, and crisis management, Tony will provide [.]. My experience in evaluating career goals, strategy and navigation through the waters of change, with Tony’s coaching, have landed me my dream situation.

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Peace and Acceptance

Tony Mayo

To refrain from giving advice, to refrain from meddling in the affairs of others, to refrain, even though the motives be the highest, from tampering with another’s way of life – [.]. Living apart and at peace with myself, I came to realize more vividly the meaning of the doctrine of acceptance.

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A conversation with executive coaching client Ron Dimon. Part 3

Tony Mayo

Listen as two experienced business people play with useful ideas in this episode including; Tony’s motivation to [.]. these two experienced business people play with many ideas in this episode including; * Tony's motivation to shift from management to executive coaching o Early days at MCI o Toxic leaders o Arthur Andersen & Co.