If you want to lead others, you can’t just go through your daily work without an awareness of how every action and interaction comes across to them. How do they experience you? Do they view you as confident, bold, charismatic, in command, and radiating gravitas? Take a close look at all of your behaviors, asking what qualities they radiate. How

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Summary.

Bosses often sense that something is missing in an employee’s tool kit but can’t put a finger on what it is. They say something like “You need certain important intangibles” or “You don’t have enough gravitas,” but they fail to provide advice or guidance.

What they’re talking about is leadership style. In every interaction, we send signals

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Cuddy and others instruct leaders to focus on how they feel (feeling strong will help you project strength, and feeling warm will help you project warmth). Our work with executives focuses on their actions and behaviors. Power and attractiveness are determined by what you display toward others, regardless of how you feel on the inside. For

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Two things I keep coming back to:Instead of trying to be the “right kind” of leader, become the leader your system actually needs.Don’t fear power and don’t worship it. Work with it. Hold it lightly, pass it when needed, and let it teach you.