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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.
Gary Mayes
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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
May 30, 2023


OFF-RAMPS and ON-RAMPS: The Hidden Secret of a Healthy Sabbatical
A Sabbatical can be an amazing gift, but your your off-ramp from everyday life can ruin it before you start.

Gary Mayes
May 16, 2023


Avoiding the Graveyard of Good Intentions
If you are like most people, you began the New Year with some thought about goals, possibilities, and dreams of what you’d like to...

Gary Mayes
Jan 24, 2022


The Power of ONE THING
Every day every leader must find a way to cut through the fog and the clamor of the urgent in order to focus their attentions on what...

Gary Mayes
Jun 3, 2021


Starting Your New Year with Sustainable Perspective
While everyone is looking backward at the dumpster-fire-of-a-year we just finished, I want to offer a prescription for looking forward...

Gary Mayes
Jan 1, 2021


It’s Time for a Gratitude Challenge
It might seem a bit cliche to talk about gratitude during the holiday season. You might even be weary of what is often just flippant...

Gary Mayes
Dec 22, 2020


One of Our Biggest Questions :: Am I FOR or AGAINST?
Being a leader is all about choices. Big ones. Small ones. Forgettable ones. etc. One of those decisions--in a category all its own--is...

Gary Mayes
Dec 17, 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 15, 2020


How do You Halt Personal Erosion
What’s your favorite description of 2020? There’s some pretty funny stuff out there, but my favorite came from a friend: “2020 feels like...

Gary Mayes
Sep 1, 2020
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