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William D. Mayo is a former Vice President of Caterpillar Inc, retiring in 2008. He held a wide variety of positions during his career primarily in Marketing & Sales, both domestically and in Europe. Bill has served on numerous boards and with Gerson Lehrman's global consulting practice. He also taught leadership at Eureka College. Bill graduated from the United States Naval Academy, serving five years of active duty. He attended Dartmouth's Tuck Business School Executive Program and has a Master's Degree in English from Bradley University. Bill speaks to groups representing many different business settings - from large corporations, to not-for-profits, to churches colleges and government agencies on the topics of leadership development, customer service, business culture, and marketing. He is married, with five children and seventeen grandchildren. He has published several books and business articles, and also wrote/produced a feature film -winning Illinois' International Film Festival's Best Thriller award.

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Contents

Introduction................................................................xiApple of My Eye.............................................................1At the Eleventh Hour........................................................3At Wit's End................................................................5Basket Case.................................................................7Birds of a Feather..........................................................9Broke the Law...............................................................11Blind Leading the Blind.....................................................13Burning the Midnight Oil....................................................15Caught in the Act...........................................................17Caught Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea..............................19Crystal Clear...............................................................21Come Out of the Closet......................................................23Can't Take it with You......................................................25Days Are Numbered...........................................................28Do as I Say, Not as I Do....................................................30Drop in the Bucket..........................................................32Down to Brass Tacks.........................................................34Down to the Last Iota Fits to a T...........................................36Don't Look Back.............................................................38Double-Edged Sword Two-Edged Sword..........................................40Dead to the World...........................................................42Don't Wear Out Your Welcome.................................................44An Eye for an Eye...........................................................46Earmarked...................................................................48Eat 'Til It Comes Out of Your Nose..........................................50The Error of His Ways.......................................................52Feet of Clay................................................................54Fuel the Fire...............................................................57Fly in the Ointment.........................................................58Forbidden Fruit.............................................................60Give Credit Where Credit Is Due.............................................62Going to the Dogs...........................................................64Go the Extra Mile...........................................................66Gut Feeling.................................................................67Give Up the Ghost...........................................................69Grace Period................................................................70He Really Thinks He's Something.............................................72Hold My Tongue/Hold Your Tongue.............................................74If You Play with Fire, You're Gonna Get Burned..............................76Ivory Tower/Ivory Palace....................................................78In the Twinkling of an Eye..................................................80Just Reward.................................................................82Kiss His Feet...............................................................86Love Is Blind...............................................................88Laughter Is the Best Medicine...............................................90A Little Birdie Told Me.....................................................91A Leopard Doesn't Change Its Spots..........................................93Led Down the Garden Path....................................................95Live Off the Fat of the Land................................................97The Left Hand Doesn't Know What the Right Hand Is Doing.....................99Land of Milk and Honey......................................................101The Letter of the Law.......................................................103Lip Service.................................................................105Miss the Boat...............................................................107Man of Few Words............................................................109Made Light of It............................................................110My Two Cents................................................................112Not Fit for Man or Beast....................................................114Once and for All............................................................116Out of the Mouths of Babes..................................................118Pulled It Out of the Fire...................................................120Peter Out...................................................................122The Powers That Be..........................................................124From Pillar to Post.........................................................126Put Words in My Mouth.......................................................128Practice What You Preach....................................................133Raise Cain..................................................................135Rise and Shine..............................................................137Reap What You Sow...........................................................139Sparks Are Gonna Fly........................................................141Straight and Narrow.........................................................143Seeing Is Believing.........................................................145Saved the Best for Last.....................................................147See Eye to Eye..............................................................149Stand and Face the Music....................................................151Scapegoat...................................................................153Stinks to High Heaven.......................................................155Set Your House in Order.....................................................157Spittin' Image..............................................................159Safety in Numbers...........................................................161Salt of the Earth...........................................................162Sign of the Times...........................................................164Skin of My Teeth............................................................166Sweat Blood.................................................................168Send a Boy to Do a Man's Job................................................170Toss Him to the Lions.......................................................172Thorn in My Side............................................................174Took Me under His Wing......................................................176Turn the Other Cheek........................................................178Time and Place for Everything...............................................179Thick Skinned...............................................................181Turned the Tables...........................................................183Ten Times Better............................................................185Turn the World Upside Down..................................................187Writing Is on the...