About Gary

I’m Gary Winters…nice to “meet” you!

My passion is helping leaders in organizations be successful.

I work with “every day” leaders from all walks of life in all kinds of organizations. I don’t work with the folks like Jack Welsh or Donald Trump or Steve Jobs; I work with the Finance Director or the City Manager or the Engineering Manager, the project managers and team leaders, the General Manager and the first-line supervisor. I coach them on how to do what they do, better.

My hands-on experience with some pretty terrific, but largely “unfamous” leaders led me to write a book on decision making: To Do or Not To Do: How Successful Leaders Make Better Decisions. It’s packed with dozens of practical ideas that will make it easier for you to make great decisions with your team.

If you’re a leader out there in the trenches of an organization, first know this: leadership skills are learned. Whatever you’re doing, and however skilled you are, there is always a next level to take your leadership practice. (Indeed, one of the hallmarks of successful leaders is their commitment to life-long learning.)

So…..if any of these challenges below sound familiar, and if you want to “kick it up a notch” with your team, you’ve come to the right place.

• Find yourself stuck figuring out the “vision thing?”

• Wondering how to get people inspired about your department’s mission?

• Want to know how to conduct a difficult conversation?

• Faced with tough decisions, wondering whether to include your team in the process?

• Just taking charge of a new group, and want to have a successful transition?

• Tired of boring old staff meetings, and want to do something fresh and productive?

• Trying to motivate someone who has lost interest and passion?

I can help. I’ve worked with scores of leaders over the past 25 years in all kinds of organizations – large, small, public sector and private sector. I’ve learned something from each and every one, which I pass along to others. One way I do that is through this blog – and another is face-to-face. The blog will stimulate your thinking and give you lots of practical ideas. Working together, we can create solutions to your unique circumstances to take your leadership practice to the next level.

Based in San Diego, I offer one-on-one, high-impact leadership coaching (in person or via telephone), as well as creating and delivering leadership learning events, and, from time to time, some keynote speaking. If you’d like to take your leadership practice to the next level, call me for a FREE consultation, at 619-497-1937. You can visit my website, www.garywinters.com, to learn more about my products and services.

When I’m not plying my craft, I enjoy bicycling and photography. When I’m not bicycling and taking pictures, I’m probably doing something in service of my boss, Carly Nicole.

This is me…

And this is my boss Carly Nicole (micromanaging a proposal, naturally)