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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 6, 2023
Your Sabbatical Can be Healthy for Your Whole Organization
A healthy sabbatical offers an organization--not just a leader--powerful opportunities to take new ground.
Gary Mayes
May 30, 2023
Navigating the 4 Phases of a Sabbatical
Four phases are common to a good sabbatical experience, but each one is fraught with temptations that can sabotage the best of intentions.
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
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
Oct 15, 2020
Navigating the Swamp of People’s Expectations // PART TWO
You Cannot Lead without Conflict Whether you cause it or step into it, it comes with the territory! This reality is one more reason why...
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...
Gary Mayes
Sep 12, 2020
360 Degree Mentoring and How to Find It
A BIG CLUE: The answer is not... Yoda... Gandalf… Dumbledore… Jiminy Cricket... all fictional superheroes of the mentoring world. The...
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