A Leader’s Vision is Only the Beginning | A How I Lead Interview with Greg and Deborah Stapley

Gregory K. Stapley is the executive chairman and recently-retired
chief executive officer of CareTrust REIT, a real estate investment
trust investing in healthcare real estate. He received his J.D.
from the University of Arizona and his B.A. in Humanities from
Brigham Young University. He is a stake president and former high
councilor, bishop, bishopric counselor, Gospel Doctrine teacher and
missionary in the Spain Seville Mission. Deborah E. Stapley got her
start in television in the late 80’s after winning a nationwide
how-to video competition on ABC’s The Home Show. She spent the next
15 years appearing on The Home Show, Good Morning America, The
Leeza Show, and The Better Homes and Gardens Network. She
eventually hosted several craft shows on the DIY network and The
Learning Channel and served as a spokesperson for Department 56 and
Charles Craft. She is a Relief Society teacher and former stake
Relief Society president, stake Relief Society presidency
counselor, stake music chair, stake temple youth celebration
director, ward Young Women president, ward Young Women adviser,
ward missionary, and Primary chorister. Greg and Deborah have six
children and fifteen grandchildren, and live in San Juan
Capistrano, California. They have accepted the calling to serve as
mission leaders over the Mexico Querétaro Mission beginning July
2022. Highlights 01:45 Introduction to Gregory and Deborah Stapley
and their call to be mission leaders 06:15 Deborah talks about how
they are preparing for their mission. 09:00 Deborah talks about the
years where her husband was a bishop and stake president. 11:30
Greg’s work background and callings in the church 13:30 Greg talks
about the different leadership dynamics in a business setting
versus in a church setting. Church is about the people, not the
programs. 15:15 You have to have a lot more patience with people at
church than you do in business. Remember that the Lord takes care
of the outcomes in church and your focus should be on helping
people grow. 19:50 Deborah relates her experience as a stake Relief
Society president and the biggest things that she learned 25:30
Gregory describes how he went about loving and connecting with
people as a stake president and bishop. 33:15 We have a natural
instinct to oversolve problems and miss the mark in both business
and the church 34:50 Kurt’s story of how it could be possible to
miss the mark 36:40 Greg and Deborah speak about how being a leader
has made them better disciples of Jesus Christ Links Read the
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