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 MayesDec 2, 2021Cure for a Culture of BlameMaybe 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 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 25, 2021Why 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 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 MayesNov 26, 2020How Do We Get Beyond Superficial GratitudeIt’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 MayesOct 26, 2020EVERYONE is a VolunteerIf the power of a paycheck is such a big lever, why is managing people so challenging?