About Gary Lear

Dynamic thought leader in the areas of organizational performance, strategy and leadership, Gary Lear combines the teachings from his American Indian heritage with the most modern business research to help organizations achieve results by more effectively managing the human side of business^sm.  His approach is to help leaders learn how to create the high performance cultures and make the connections that unlock the hidden potential of the people they employ.

With over 20 years of experience working with culture change and leadership development, Gary has worked with thousands of managers in all kinds of industries.  Challenging, yet practical, Gary takes a different approach to help his clients get the results they want because he understands that the best organizations don’t just do things differently; they do different things.

Gary is the author of Leadership Lessons from the Medicine Wheel: The Seven Elements of High Performance, and has a bi-monthly column in Management World Magazine.  He is also a contributing author to 180 Ways to Walk the Customer Service Talk, and has authored numerous other articles and white papers including The Dynamics of High Performing Organizations and Getting a Seat at the Table: New Perspectives for HR.

Gary serves on the Board of Regents for the Institute of Certified Professional Managers at James Madison University.  He is an adjunct faculty member of the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Institute of Corrections Academy, specializing in the areas of strategy and strategic thinking.  He is also a former General Manager of Educational Testing Service’s Literacy Services Division and a former training manager for the largest state agency in Florida. 

Gary’s Seven Elements of High Performance™ model was adopted by the US Navy’s Center for Naval Leadership in 2005 for use in their leadership development programs.  

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Gary Lear is a very special person and did a fabulous job for us.  I feel that he was able to help us understand the application of working and understanding the differences between generations and how we as leaders can engage employees despite those differences.  If you should ever need Gary for support and training on Leadership, he is very talented in his approach. 

Executive, Distribution/Supply Chain Industry

 

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I firmly believe that we could not have gotten to where we are today without Gary’s involvement and ongoing guidance.  Having him serve as the facilitator of our transformation was the critical component to making it happen.  I would highly recommend his approach to any organization.

 

Gary Lear, President & CEO

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This training is the caliber we should have at all training. Up-to-date in ideas. Gary’s communication skills are excellent. He asked what we wanted and gave it to us. He made us stretch out our minds and grow. Great! Give us more training at this level!

Manager, Finance Industry

 

Gary promoted ideas and thought processes, and made you ask yourself are you really doing all you can do. He gave great examples. I wish others in our company could have attended.

Manager, Manufacturing Industry

 

Gary helped our executive team solve problems in ways we would never have come up with on our own.  Because of his help, we achieved better results.

Executive, Energy Industry

 

Gary’s work with us directly led to increased performance.  Staff have a better understanding of themselves and he helped remove barriers to create a supportive work environment.

Executive, Education Industry

 

 

 

 

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