Gary MayesJan 13It’s Time to Give Away PowerI 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 MayesOct 28, 2021How 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 MayesMar 18, 2021Turn Supervision Into EmpowermentThe org chart says you are the boss, the supervisor, the one responsible for managing your people. But, your heart says leading these...
Gary MayesJan 5, 2021LIVING A LIFE OF INFLUENCEInfluence is a big deal. It is honorable. It matters. And, here at the beginning of a new year, I would guess that most of us are...
Gary MayesDec 3, 2020My 2020 Book of the YearIf 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 MayesOct 26, 2020EVERYONE is a VolunteerIf the power of a paycheck is such a big lever, why is managing people so challenging?
Gary MayesOct 21, 2020PASSING THE BATON: # 1 // You Can’t Unring the Bell How do you know when the time is right to hand off the baton of leadership to your successor? What are the signs that you’ve stayed too...
Gary MayesOct 10, 2020Healthy 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...
Gary MayesSep 23, 2020Walking the Tightrope of Hard ConversationsDifficult conversations are not unique to leaders, but they are unavoidable if you are going to lead. Every leader needs to walk this...
Gary MayesSep 12, 2020360 Degree Mentoring and How to Find ItA BIG CLUE: The answer is not... Yoda... Gandalf… Dumbledore… Jiminy Cricket... all fictional superheroes of the mentoring world. The...