Leadership Fitness in 5 Minutes with Gary Slyman

5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader Topic: Gratitude & Happy Thanksgiving Today I take some time to thank all those have helped me and Great Transitions Strategies grow and be what it is today. I want to highlight also some of the following amazing organizations that are available to small business owners: Commit Foundation Freedom Makers Virtual Assistants Project Opportunity Tak...

5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader Topic: What Transition Are You in This Next Year? As you plan for this next year and think about the transition you are in, answer the following questions: 1. What do you want to accomplish this next year, in what time frame? 2. What drives you? 3. What is your story? Dive into these three questions and how the answers can set you up for success...

5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader   Topic: Giving Thanks & Celebrations: USMC Birthday & Veterans Day   November is usually a time to reflect on what we are thankful for. As we kick off this November, two significant dates are this week. 11/10 - USMC Birthday 11/11 - Veterans Day The Marine Corps birthday is an opportunity to celebrate as a Corps. It's also a time to remember th...

5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader Topic: Check-in & Self-Awareness Take a few minutes and go back to your January goals. How are you doing? Rank yourself on a scale of 0-10. Now look forward, as you finish out the year and start a new one. What needs to be done to reach your goals and get ready to set new ones in January? Next topic is self-awareness. Are you a data or emotion p...

5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader Topic: Endings & Difficult Conversations Are you avoiding a difficult conversation? Why are you avoiding it? Most likely because they are hard. Ending something is not always easy but often necessary. Here are three areas to examine to help you prepare and take action. 1. Reevaluate the end state 2. Show that you care 3. Prepare How do you take...

5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader Topic: Endings & What You're Carrying How easy is it for you to move right now? If you were to be promoted tomorrow, could you make that transition quickly and well? Often when transitioning you are bringing things with you that no longer serve you. Unpack these questions and more as we continue talking about endings and getting ready for what's...

5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader Topic: Leaving Your Current Position Gallup polls show at least 40% of workers are looking to leave their current positions. How do you process wanting to leave? How do employers handle this statistic? In transitions there are three areas that need to be addressed. Emotions, facts and actions. Let's look at those. 

Did you catch the Monday Morning Standup?   5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader   Topic: Cycles & Endings   Endings should be thoughtful and deliberate. They can be tied to the natural cycle of a business or industry. Think about the natural cycle of your own business? Is there a natural flow? Is there something that's holding you back from achieving your goal that needs to end? H...

5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader Topic: ROI for Time Off? Think about your personal return on investment for taking time off? Is there a time frame that maximizes the ROI? Now extend this to your team and other individuals in your organization? How can you help cultivate a culture that values time off to help maximize performance and bring out the best in your employees?

Did you catch the Monday Morning Standup? 5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader Topic: Endings, Alumni & Culture Why is it important to create a culture with the alumni of your organization? What is the current culture with your alumni? How can you be deliberate with that culture? Your alumni can provide business development, recruiting and good will for your organization. What does...

Monday Morning Standup? 5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader Topic: 9/11 & Servant Leadership What comes to mind when you hear the term "servant leadership"? Individuals? Organizations? Who has been a good example? Let's remember 9/11 and examine some true servant leaders of that day.

5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader Topic: Executive Presence   Who is someone you know who has executive presence. Let's walk through a few questions to find out what executive presence is and what feelings, actions and thoughts are solicited after experiencing it.   1. How does that person make you feel? 2. What behavior do they get or solicit from you? 3. Once you leave being i...

Topic: Transitions & Endings Every transition requires some kind of ending. What transition are you preparing for? What needs to end to have an effective transition? When does it need to end? & How does it need to end? Work through these questions and hear some examples to help you prepare for your own successful transition.

5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader. Topic: When to leave an organization? Or when others should leave? Are you a planner? Or do you tend to be reactive? Learn which one you are and figure out how your career can progress and when it might be time to leave your organization so you can grow.

Did you catch the Monday Morning Standup? 5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader. Topic: Telling Your Story As a professional you are always in transition. Being able to "tell your story" is essential for yourself and those that you lead. This allows you continued self and career growth. I will walk you through the following three questions: 1. What are your drivers? 2. How do you ar...

5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader. Topic: Promotion Evaluation I recently walked through four areas to help you determine your career progression? I will walk you through those same areas to help you evaluate a recent promotion you received or one you gave to a subordinate? How are you doing? Have you hit a road block? Where are you on the promotion track?  

Monday Morning Standup 5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader. Topic: Sponsorship & Advocacy Today we revisit the topic of advocacy. I will share three examples of why this is an important concept and essential in the workplace.

5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader. Topic: Revisiting: Moving into a New Position Today we revisit a scenario with a client about moving into a new position. How can you gain confidence and credibility in a new position? As leaders we want to jump into a new position ready to go, but often we need to revisit what got us to that position. We then can re-employ strategies we've use...

5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader. Topic: Moving into a New Position Have you ever moved into a new position or had a colleague move into one and feel the burden to know all the answers. How do you handle settling into this new position and gaining the knowledge you need? We also do a quick check-in on your yearly goals and resolutions. Share your thoughts below.

5 minutes to help you become a more effective leader.   Topic: Celebrations   How do you celebrate? We have July 4th coming up, do you take time to celebrate? How does your family celebrate big events?   A celebration is a mark in time, a chance to look behind and in front. A time of reflection and anticipation. As a leader how do you celebrate individuals and your organization?   Share you though...

Topic: Taking the First Steps on Large Projects Today I walk through how to start tackling those big goals you have. Jim Collins, in his book "Good to Great" talks about "Big, Hairy, Audacious Goals" or "BHAG". What are yours? Think about a goal and let's go through three areas to see where to begin. 1. MVP - Minimal Viable Product 2. Fail Fast 3. Agile Program Management

Topic: Boundaries Have you been promoted and now feel overwhelmed by the workload? What got you to where you are? It was probably your expertise. Let's look at a case study to see how boundaries can help you be more productive and love what you do as you take on more responsibility. We will be discussing boundaries in three areas: administrative, communication, & calendar     Find more leadership...

Topic: Values Did you know that less than 27% of employees strongly agree with their companies values? Values are the attitudes and beliefs that are most important to you. They provide you with drive and motivation.   Listen in as we explore why having clear values as an organization is important and why it's equally as important that employees find a company has similar ones. 

This was recorded last Monday, but Memorial Day is so much more than just a day. Take a few minutes to listen and next week I'll return back to the regular leadership lessons   Topic: Memorial Day   Take a few moments to honor and remember those that paid the ultimate sacrifice defending our nation. I share a brief history of Memorial Day and a story of the impact these losses have on the families...

Did you catch it this morning? Monday Morning Standup! 5 minutes of leadership training to start your week off right and potentially give you something to make you a more effective leader. Topic: Workplace Wellness Recap We are wrapping up our series on Workplace Wellness. We walked through the five areas of workplace wellness and how they affect your organization. Career, Social, Financial, Physi...