Leadership Fitness in 5 Minutes with Gary Slyman

By Gary Slyman

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Episodes: 206

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Leadership Fitness is a podcast for executives who want to gain clarity, become a more effective leader and love what you do. Join Gary weekly for leadership lessons in under 5 minutes. To keep you and your organization fit.

Episode Date
206 - Memorial Day
May 25, 2026
205 - How Organizations Celebrate Their People Well
May 18, 2026
204 - How to Know if You're the Right Fit for an Organization
May 11, 2026
203 - I Can't Ask For Help
May 04, 2026
202 - How to Lead When Everything Feels Unsettled
Apr 27, 2026
201 - Closing the Gap Between Who You Are and Who You Lead As
Apr 20, 2026
200 - 7 Ways We Unintentionally get in Our Own Way
Apr 14, 2026
199- How Do You Know If You're the Problem?
Apr 06, 2026
198 - What If You're the Bottleneck?
Mar 30, 2026
197 - Imposter Syndrome is Blocking Your Leadership
Mar 23, 2026
196 - Score Your Leadership
Mar 16, 2026
195- Preparing for Your Next Performance Review
Mar 09, 2026
194 - The Sunday Night Test- Are You (or Your Team) Burning Out?
Mar 02, 2026
193 - Presidents Day or George Washington's Birthday?
Feb 23, 2026
192 - Goal Check-In
Feb 16, 2026
191 - Leadership Brand: Closing the Gap
Feb 09, 2026
190 - 3 Areas that Shape Your Leadership Brand
Feb 02, 2026
189 - How to Build Your Leadership Brand
Jan 26, 2026
188 - Leadership Brand
Jan 19, 2026
187 - What is Your Motivation This Year
Jan 12, 2026
186 - Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays
Dec 29, 2025
185 - How Leaders Hold Themselves Accountable
Dec 22, 2025
184 - Building Clarity in Your Professional Trajectory
Dec 15, 2025
183 -5 Steps to Reflect on Your Year—Individually, as a Team, and as a Leader
Dec 07, 2025
182- Thank You!
Dec 01, 2025
181 - Are You Aligned?
Nov 24, 2025
180 - Do You Love What You Do?
Nov 10, 2025
179 - The Leadership Crucible: Turning Challenge into Resilience
Nov 03, 2025
178 - What Brand Story Are You Writing?
Oct 27, 2025
177 - What's Your Leadership Story?
Oct 20, 2025
176 - Do You Need to Resign?
Oct 13, 2025
175 -Career Transition at 40+? Factor in Mom and Dad
Oct 06, 2025
174 - Want to Be a More Effective Leader? Add Structure?
Sep 29, 2025
173 - Developing Your Midlevel Leaders
Sep 22, 2025
172 - Build Clarity Around a Career Transition
Sep 15, 2025
171 - The Beginnings of Labor Day
Sep 08, 2025
170 - How to Improve Your Team's Wellbeing Today!
Sep 01, 2025
169 - Create that "New School Year" Enthusiasm on Your Team
Aug 25, 2025
168 - Remote Work: Millennials vs. Gen Z
Aug 18, 2025
167 - Remote Worker Paradox
Aug 11, 2025
166 - Rethinking Training in the Age of AI
Aug 04, 2025
165 -Received Feedback? Now What?
Jul 28, 2025
164 - Leadership Goals: Mid Year Check In
Jul 21, 2025
163 - Do You Need a 360° Evaluation?
Jul 14, 2025
162 -Your Values Impact Your Leadership
Jul 07, 2025
161 - Inspiring or Infuriating
Jun 30, 2025
160 - Healthy or Unhealthy Conflict Culture
Jun 23, 2025
159 - What Must End?
Jun 16, 2025
158 - Do You Need Help With a Goal?
Jun 09, 2025
157 - True Meaning of Memorial
Jun 02, 2025
156 -Are You Unintentionally Disengaging Members of Your Team?
May 26, 2025
155 - How Well Are You Leading? & How Well Are You Being Led?
May 19, 2025
154 - Want to Reduce Turnover?
May 12, 2025
153 - If You're Not Serving You're Not Leading
May 05, 2025
152 - Networking Shouldn't Feel Dirty
Apr 28, 2025
151 - How Emotionally Intelligent Are You?
Apr 21, 2025
150 - Q1 Check-In
Apr 14, 2025
149 - What Are Your Non-Negotiable No's?
Apr 07, 2025
148 - When Are You at Your Best?
Mar 31, 2025
147 - Trust Impacts Your Leadership Behavior
Mar 24, 2025
146 - Traumatic Transition
Mar 17, 2025
145 - Leading Those in Transition: The Neutral Zone
Mar 10, 2025
144 - How to Lead Those in Transition
Mar 03, 2025
143 - Do You Stay or Do You Go?
Feb 24, 2025
142 - Government Job Transitions
Feb 17, 2025
141 - Focus on Your Strengths
Feb 10, 2025
140 - Goal Check-In
Feb 03, 2025
139 - Why Do You Trust a Leader?
Jan 27, 2025
138 - Does Your Career Ladder Lean Against the Right Building?
Jan 20, 2025
137 - Word of the Year & Goals
Jan 13, 2025
136 - Thank You
Dec 30, 2024
135 - The Great Detachment
Dec 23, 2024
134 - Happy Thanksgiving
Dec 02, 2024
133 - How Many People Does Your Leadership Impact?
Nov 25, 2024
132 - Thank a Veteran & Their Family
Nov 18, 2024
131 - Election Day
Nov 11, 2024
130 - How Should You Handle Incidents that Might Create a Toxic Work Environment?
Nov 04, 2024
129 - Improve Your Performance 25% By Doing This
Oct 28, 2024
128 - Act Like You Know Too Much?
Oct 21, 2024
127 - Your Success is Tied to Action in Three Areas
Oct 14, 2024
126 - Stop Doing the Things You Are Good at
Oct 07, 2024
125 - 3/4 Year Check-In
Sep 30, 2024
124 - Case Study: How to Stop Derailing Behaviors
Sep 23, 2024
123 - Crisis Leadership: Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster Case Study
Sep 16, 2024
122 - Crisis Leadership: NASA Case Study
Sep 09, 2024
121 - Crisis Leadership: Are you Learning?
Sep 02, 2024
120 - Crisis Leadership - Recovery
Aug 26, 2024
119 - Crisis Leadership: Damage Control & Containment
Aug 19, 2024
118 - Crisis Leadership: Prevention & Preparation
Aug 12, 2024
117 -As a Leader You Have Crisis Coming, Are You Ready?
Aug 05, 2024
116 - Mid-Year Check-In
Jul 29, 2024
115 - How Prepared are You to be a Crisis Leader?
Jul 22, 2024
114 - Triggers & Burnout
Jul 15, 2024
113- 4th of July by Numbers
Jul 08, 2024
112 - Are You an Expert of the Seasons of Your Organization?
Jul 01, 2024
111 - Mentor or Coach? Is There a Difference?
Jun 24, 2024
110 - Have You Been a Good Investment to Your Organization?
Jun 17, 2024
109 - How to Measure Your Professional Development
Jun 10, 2024
108 - Remember Gold Star Families
Jun 03, 2024
107 - This Memorial Day Remember & Honor Someone You Are Connected With
May 27, 2024
106 - Leaders Need to Celebrate Their Successes Too
May 20, 2024
105 - How Well do You Celebrate the Successes of Your Team and the Team Members?
May 13, 2024
104 - Are your Leadership Strengths Actually Derailing You?
May 05, 2024
103 - How Authentic is Your Executive Presence?
Apr 30, 2024
102 - Your Stories are the Link to Your Next Transition
Apr 22, 2024
101 - Three Considerations for Building Professional & Personal Clarity
Apr 15, 2024
100 - Impact of Consistency
Apr 08, 2024
99 - Spring Cleaning Professionally
Apr 01, 2024
98 - How is Your Networking Strategy?
Mar 26, 2024
97 - Culture of Communication
Mar 18, 2024
96 - How do You Decide What to End & What to Continue?
Mar 11, 2024
95 - 3 Considerations to Ensure You are Heard
Mar 04, 2024
94 - Are You a Culture Fit for Your Next Organization?
Feb 26, 2024
93 - Do You Know Your Organizational Culture Well Enough?
Feb 19, 2024
92 - Emotions are Contagious
Feb 12, 2024
91 - Do you Want to Build Clarity in Your Career Progression?
Feb 05, 2024
90 - Do You Want to Build Clarity in Your Professional Life?
Jan 29, 2024
89 - A Legacy of Service
Jan 22, 2024
88 - 3 Considerations to Build Clarity This Year
Jan 15, 2024
87 - 4 Gifts to Give Those You Lead
Dec 25, 2023
86 - Blind Spot: We ALL Have Them. Where to Find them & How to Overcome Them
Dec 18, 2023
85 - Trust. What is it? How is it Built?
Dec 11, 2023
84 - 3 Perspectives to Consider for Success
Dec 04, 2023
83 - Thankful for You
Nov 27, 2023
82 - Veteran Organizations to Support
Nov 20, 2023
81 - What Intentional Change Did You Try to Make This Yearr
Nov 13, 2023
80 - 2 Parts of Self-Awareness
Nov 06, 2023
79 - Evaluate This Year & Plan for the Next
Oct 30, 2023
78 - Executive Presence - Authenticity
Oct 23, 2023
77- Executive Presence: How Do You Evaluate Yourself?
Oct 16, 2023
76 - Executive Presence: Action Plan
Oct 09, 2023
75 - Executive Presence: Appearance
Oct 02, 2023
74 -How You Lead May be Saving Lives
Sep 25, 2023
73 - 9/11 Never Forget
Sep 18, 2023
72 - Executive Presence: Communciation
Sep 11, 2023
71 - Executive Presence: Gravitas
Sep 04, 2023
70 - Executive Presence
Aug 28, 2023
69 - Do Those You Lead LOVE What They Do?
Aug 21, 2023
68 - What Would be the Impact on Your Life if you had Complete Control of your Calendar?
Aug 14, 2023
67 -Are Your Unconscious Biases Limiting Your Success in the War for Talent?
Aug 07, 2023
66- War for Talent: What About Veterans
Jul 24, 2023
65 - Want to Improve in a Professional Area? Find an expert & explore these 3 areas
Jul 17, 2023
64 - History of Independence Day
Jul 10, 2023
63 - 3 Questions to Ask to Assess Your Progress
Jul 03, 2023
62 - 3 Areas to Consider to Build Your Influence
Jun 26, 2023
61 - 4 Areas to Evaluate How You are Supported & How You Support Those You Lead
Jun 19, 2023
60 - 3 Criteria to Evaluate Your Decision Making
Jun 12, 2023
59 - Every Day is Memorial Day for Gold Star Families
Jun 05, 2023
58 - Celebrations in the Workplace
May 29, 2023
57 - 3 Considerations to Maximize Your Influence
May 22, 2023
56 - What is your Next Transition?
May 15, 2023
55 - Are Credentials Really Important?
May 08, 2023
54- ABC's to a Successful Event
May 01, 2023
53 - 5 Areas to Assess That Your Professional Development Plan is Working
Apr 24, 2023
52- Spirituality, Religious Practice & Giving Back
Apr 18, 2023
51 - Harness Your Subconscious to Accelerate Your Professional Development
Apr 10, 2023
50 - 3 Ways to Assess Your Implicit Biases
Apr 03, 2023
49 - How to Grow as a Leader by Doing Less
Mar 27, 2023
48 - Talent or Teamwork? Which is More Important for a High Performing Team?
Mar 20, 2023
47 - 2 Concepts for Success at the Next Level
Mar 13, 2023
46 -The Two Most Important Actions by a Leader in a Crisis to Maintain Trust
Mar 06, 2023
45 - How to Write a Leadership Purpose Statement
Feb 27, 2023
44 - 3 Areas to Consider when Dealing with a Difficult Boss
Feb 20, 2023
43- 2 Reasons Failure is Good
Feb 13, 2023
42- Planning an Off-Site
Feb 06, 2023
41 - Onboarding
Jan 30, 2023
40 - Community Service
Jan 23, 2023
39 - Who is Helping You?
Jan 16, 2023
38 - Get Your Year Off to a Great Start
Jan 09, 2023
37 - Holiday Greeting
Dec 26, 2022
36 - Professional Development as a Trip
Dec 19, 2022
35 - Gift Giving: Leadership Development
Dec 12, 2022
34 - Gift Giving: Self-Awareness
Dec 05, 2022
33 - Gratitude & Thanksgiving
Nov 28, 2022
32 - What Transition Are You in This Next Year?
Nov 21, 2022
31 - Giving Thanks & Celebrations: USMC Birthday & Veterans Day
Nov 14, 2022
30 - Check-in & Self-Awareness
Nov 07, 2022
29 - Endings & Difficult Conversations
Oct 31, 2022
28 - Endings & What You're Carrying
Oct 24, 2022
27 - Leaving Your Current Position
Oct 17, 2022
26 - Cycles & Endings
Oct 10, 2022
25 - Return on Investment for Time Off
Oct 03, 2022
24 - Endings, Alumni & Cuture
Sep 26, 2022
23 - 9/11 & Servant Leadership
Sep 19, 2022
22 - Executive Presence
Sep 12, 2022
21 - Transitions & Endings
Sep 05, 2022
20 - When to Leave an Organization? Or When Others Should Leave?
Aug 22, 2022
19 - Telling Your Story
Aug 15, 2022
18 - Promotion Evaluation
Aug 08, 2022
17 - Sponsorship & Advocacy
Aug 01, 2022
16 - Moving into a New Position Revisited
Jul 25, 2022
15 - Moving into a New Position
Jul 18, 2022
14 - Celebrations
Jul 04, 2022
13 - Taking the First Steps on Large Projects
Jun 27, 2022
12 - Boundaries
Jun 20, 2022
11 - Values
Jun 13, 2022
10- Memorial Day, More Than a Day
Jun 06, 2022
9 - Workplace Wellbeing Recap
May 30, 2022
8 - Community Wellbeing
May 23, 2022
7 - Physical Wellbeing
May 16, 2022
6 - Financial Wellbeing
May 09, 2022
5 - Social Wellbeing
May 02, 2022
4 - Career Wellbeing
Apr 25, 2022
3 - Leadership Journey: Introduction
Apr 18, 2022
2 - Attention: Spring Cleaning Professionally
Mar 26, 2022
1- Attention: Balcony & Dance Floor
Mar 26, 2022