Posts by Randy Mayes
4 Critical Questions Every Leader Needs to Use
By Tyler Head Listen, we understand the exhausting dealing with today’s workforce can be. Business leaders across the nation are struggling with the same issue. How do we stop pointing fingers and motivate people to move in the same direction? Better yet, how do you get your people to move on their own? We’ve come…
Read MoreCultivate A Culture Of Coaching
By Tyler Head Just because it got you there doesn’t mean it will get “them” there. Traditionally, it has been modeled that you have to know more to lead; you must have the correct answers should your employees call you for help. We all know that “knowledge is power,” and if you are going to…
Read MoreYou Have The Right Tools—Your People
By Tyler Head How we start does not have to determine how we finish, but it is highly important. When I was 19, amid the early days of college and starting my first business, I had a side hustle working for a car detail shop, hoping it would provide a steady income while starting my…
Read MoreClarity, Context, and Copper
By Tyler Head Recently, I’ve started taking Copper, my dog, on runs with me around the area we live. We live in an area of Springfield, Missouri, where you sit on your front porch and wave at people who walk down the sidewalk. The mailman still goes door to door, and kids dart from house…
Read MoreYou Know The Way Forward—But Do They?
By Tyler Head Taking a more strategic approach to planning is the best way to execute strategic planning. We told a light-hearted story about putting together a 1,000-piece puzzle in the previous insight. We paralleled it with a deeper dive into the significant value of leading with a clear picture of success, building and maintaining…
Read MoreIs Your Strategic Vision A Puzzle? | 3 Key Elements To Solve The Puzzle
By Tyler Head During the holidays at my house, my wife and I always enjoy breaking out a big puzzle. We tend to work on it sporadically through the holiday season, typically starting around Thanksgiving Day. However, it never fails that both she and I go about the actual process of “puzzling” quite differently. However,…
Read MoreQuit Whining And Start Winning
By Tyler Head Our lack of “quality workers” is not solely the fault of some external happenings but a blatant indicator that the system has been headed in the wrong direction for some time. As we press deeper into this idea, I want to recognize that we cannot control everything, but we mustn’t hide from…
Read MoreRisk It | Engage & Understand Your People
By Tyler Head Maybe it’s worth risking it all. Learning how to lead and serve your people requires much effort; more listening and less talking. More talking with and less talking at. To do so, we must understand our people. We must learn the language of our team; their wants, needs, pain points, how they…
Read MoreBe A Fearless Leader
Historically, one of the main tools leaders have used is fear. The boss is someone to be feared. Most employees don’t want to make the boss mad, get in trouble, or worse yet, get fired. Fear can produce results fast but at what cost? When humans experience a threat or fear response, the blood flow…
Read MoreDon’t be a Semi-Truck | Addressing Blind Spots in Leadership
By Tyler Head We can learn quite a bit about leadership from driving on the highway, specifically when it comes to developing the ability to lead people better. Typically, semi-trucks have stickers on the back of their 72-foot extended trailer that warn others of their potential blind spots. These stickers are there for the education…
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