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Management Wisdom from a Versatile Leader: Condoleezza Rice

Tony Mayo

I was pretty sharp with people. In the first year or so it wasn’t just about proving how tough I was, I had to be tough. But I’d learned in the classroom, the last thing you want to do is put somebody down because then they freeze, and not only do they freeze, [.].

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Clever Solution to a Corrupt Choice

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The sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. If she picked the white pebble, she need not marry him and the debt would be forgotten. If she refused to pick a pebble the merchant would have to go to jail. The moneylender bent over and picked up two pebbles. Why did she agree?

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Peel Your Banana Better with a Coach?

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Click to see video in HD – sharp enough for full screen — on YouTube or Facebook. August 4th, 2009 — tonymayo Email This Article Have fun with Executive Coach to CEOs Tony Mayo, of Reston, Virginia, learning a different way to open bananas. Transcript: Have you ever thought about, analyzed how you open a banana?

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