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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
Jul 21, 2022
Mentoring: What if it isn't hard?
I think most of us have been conned into thinking that mentoring is hard. That somehow being a successful mentor is beyond the reach of...


Gary Mayes
Jan 13, 2022
It’s Time to Give Away Power
I want to talk about power. No, not the dark side of power nor all the abuses that flow from it—a good topic for another day—but the...


Gary Mayes
Dec 2, 2021
Cure for a Culture of Blame
Maybe it’s the nature of politics. Maybe it’s just part of human nature. Either way, it seems that the public rhetoric of our day is...


Gary Mayes
Oct 28, 2021
How Can I Build Trust?
Does it seem to you like we live in a moment when trust of leaders is at a real low? In politics we are more suspicious than ever. In the...


Gary Mayes
Mar 25, 2021
Why Doesn't Our Vision Statement Inspire People?
Let me cut straight to the bottom line. The reason that vision statements fail to inspire and rally the troops is very simple: Vision is...


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