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 businessSM. 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 , Getting a Seat at the Table: New Perspectives for HR, and Training’s Role in Achieving High Performance: A New Strategy for Training & Development.

Gary serves on the Board of Regents for the Institute of Certified Professional Managers at James Madison University. He is an adjunct faculty member for several institutions of higher learning, specializing in strategy, strategic thinking, and leadership. 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.