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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
Mar 18, 2021
Turn Supervision Into Empowerment
The org chart says you are the boss, the supervisor, the one responsible for managing your people. But, your heart says leading these...


Gary Mayes
Mar 2, 2021
How Can My Triggers Help Me?
We get triggered when our buttons are pushed and we become somebody we’re not or, at least, someone we don’t want to be. What if these trig


Gary Mayes
Dec 11, 2020
TO GO FAST, GO SLOW
I am always thinking about change. I want to lead it well. I want to seize the power of it when it’s happening. I get impatient when it...

Gary Mayes
Dec 2, 2020
My 2020 Book of the Year
If a book is good, I don’t just read it. I have a conversation with it. I write comments, questions, and actionable ideas in the margins....


Gary Mayes
Nov 26, 2020
How Do We Get Beyond Superficial Gratitude
It’s Thanksgiving Day here in the U.S. and I love how this tradition calls out our better selves. We remind each other to stop, look...


Gary Mayes
Nov 23, 2020
One Simple Cure for Irritability
Let’s be honest. It’s Thanksgiving this week and lots of us are a little irritable. As we turn the corner toward the end of a “year...


Gary Mayes
Nov 5, 2020
Experimentation :: A New Habit for a Constantly Changing World
Here’s the good news; You don’t have to be a genius to be a leader. I’m fascinated by the phenomena of how an old word became the term of...


Gary Mayes
Oct 26, 2020
EVERYONE is a Volunteer
If the power of a paycheck is such a big lever, why is managing people so challenging?


Gary Mayes
Oct 13, 2020
Navigating the Swamp of People’s Expectations // part one
Do you ever have days when you are exhausted by everyone’s opinions and expectations? Or, is it just me? On those days leadership feels...


Gary Mayes
Oct 10, 2020
Healthy Leaders are Willing to Take A Punch
Yesterday, a staff member from our church described our pastor with a uniquely insightful compliment. “He is willing to take a punch for...
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