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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
Jun 13, 2023
Change Is Hard
Twelve months ago, I found myself in the throes of the largest, most disruptive, and personally difficult season of organizational change...
Gary Mayes
Dec 17, 2021
How Do I Lead into the Unknown?
I’ll bet you’ve joked, “Is that a light at the end of the tunnel or an oncoming train?” Leading the way through times of uncertainty...
Gary Mayes
May 20, 2021
3 Reasons YOU Need a Canary
Coal mining is tough stuff. Gritty. Dangerous. Anything but romantic—except for the cute little canaries carried deep into the mines to...
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 8, 2020
How do you lead the way forward when the rules change?
When the rules change, everything and everyone goes back to the drawing board. The challenge is, embrace change as opportunity not a threat.
Gary Mayes
Nov 17, 2020
PASSING THE BATON #2 // Fighting the Urge for Control
I like to tell myself that I am not a control freak. Right. It’s kind of like trying to tell myself that I am not an old, fat, balding,...
Gary Mayes
Nov 6, 2020
Disappointment and Creativity :: Leadership Bedfellows
You ever wish you were more creative? I think of leadership as inherently creative. Leaders solve problems, they carve pathways into...
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
Jun 30, 2020
How to Thwart Change with TWO Words
If you’d rather avoid the risk of change, this is your lucky day! The easiest way to avoid change with the least amount of effort is by...
Gary Mayes
Jun 26, 2020
Leading Change from the Back Door
The older, larger, or more “successful” your organization has been, the harder it will be to lead change. Systems work to maintain status...
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