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Gary Mayes
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Finding Your Writing Process
If you are a leader, you are in the communication business. That means, you need a process for putting thoughts into writing. Here's mine.
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Gary Mayes
Sep 23, 2020
Walking the Tightrope of Hard Conversations
Difficult conversations are not unique to leaders, but they are unavoidable if you are going to lead. Every leader needs to walk this...
Gary Mayes
Sep 8, 2020
Inertia and the Boogie Man
What is one thing that's bugging you because it needs to get done? One thing eating your lunch today? One thing on which you are stuck?...
Gary Mayes
Sep 1, 2020
How do You Halt Personal Erosion
What’s your favorite description of 2020? There’s some pretty funny stuff out there, but my favorite came from a friend: “2020 feels like...
Gary Mayes
Aug 28, 2020
How do You Lead thru a Long Hard Slog::pt.2
San Francisco is rather famous for its fog. But, did you know that the fog has a name? Yep: Karl. Karl even has instagram and twitter...
Gary Mayes
Aug 25, 2020
How do You Lead thru a Long Hard Slog?
I read a news story this past week that was meant as good news, but sure didn’t feel like it. A group of scientists predicted we might be...
Gary Mayes
Aug 5, 2020
Great Teams Choose Tension
Great leaders and great teams learn to embrace creative tension and reject the simplistic solutions of “either/or thinking.” One constant...
Gary Mayes
Jul 28, 2020
The New Rules of Communication :: Rule #3 — “The Pie in the Face”
Ever get cranky because people don’t read your emails? What's wrong with people? How can they be so rude? Well, you’re in good company. I...
Gary Mayes
Jul 24, 2020
The New Rules of Communication :: Rule #2 — Write for People Who Scan
We don’t read the way we used to. We don’t open an email or a document and just start reading. We scan before or even instead of reading....
Gary Mayes
Jul 21, 2020
The New Rules of Communication :: Rule #1 = Focus on One Thing
The tools we have to facilitate effective communication couldn’t be any easier, however, the challenges of effective communication...
Gary Mayes
Jul 18, 2020
The Church has Left the Building — 5 Leadership Responses
I remember a profound moment with my daughter ten or fifteen years ago. We were engaged in one of our “deep thought hour” conversations...
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