Tony Mayo

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Classic–and Comic–Resistance to Change

Tony Mayo

The nature of organizations, however, is to resist change. That’s why we call them organize-ations, not random-izations or adapt-ations, One common way for organizations to resist innovation and change is for people to collect evidence that any novel tool or procedure is causing problems–even if the [.].

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Are you rowing, riding, or resisting?

Tony Mayo

If you’ve done any white water rafting, you know how exciting it can be. On the first rapid of my first trip I remember the guide yelling, “Row. Row fast!!!&# I didn’t want to go fast. I wanted to slow down, to take the rapid nice and easy. I’ve since learned that if you [.].

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047 Breakdown vs Problem • PODCAST

Tony Mayo

Resistance vs. Acceptance. Declaring a "breakdown" instead of calling it a "problem," open powerful possibilities for insight and action. Today's distinctions include: • Conversation vs. complaining. Victim or Agent. Blame or Learn. Video, handouts, and other resources from this and other webinars are available for free at: [link].

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046 Breakdown to Breakthrough • PODCAST

Tony Mayo

The benefits of not resisting, even welcoming breakdowns. Today's distinctions include: • Why are some coaching concepts called "distinctions"? • The holographic, non-linear nature of coaching distinctions. • Both breakdown and breakthrough are creations in language. • The background of obviousness.

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Fear is Running Your Career and Your Company

Tony Mayo

The fear may be disguised as resistance, indecision, lack of creativity, poor communication or reluctance to take responsibility. Your efforts to lead, manage, and sell often fail because of people’s fears. You can work on the symptoms forever, but the big rewards come from dealing with the fundamental fears we all share. We […].

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Fear is Running Your Career and Your Company

Tony Mayo

The fear may be disguised as resistance, indecision, lack of creativity, poor communication or reluctance to take responsibility. Your efforts to lead, manage, and sell often fail because of people’s fears. You can work on the symptoms forever, but the big rewards come from dealing with the fundamental fears we all share. We […].

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Never say, “It's Just Semantics.” | Top Executive Coaching with.

Tony Mayo

Illiterates resisted, saying that all the items were useful. Luria ] Illiterates also resisted giving definitions of words and refused to make logical inferences about hypothetical situations. Literates saw optical illusions; illiterates sometimes didn’t. Work by Aleksandr R.