If You Want to Lead, Master This Skill
Many aspects of leadership are about who we are being, not so much what we are doing.
Paul Lawrence • The Wise Leader: A Practical Guide for Thinking Differently About Leadership
One coworker noted, “Jill just seems to really know a lot about the issues I face.” Jill, we might add, had done a fine job of achieving virtual presence.
Paul Leonardi • The Digital Mindset: What It Really Takes to Thrive in the Age of Data, Algorithms, and AI
To command a room, you’ve first got to read it.
Sylvia Ann Hewlett • Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success
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 doe
... See moreJoel A. Garfinkle • Executive Presence
I am routinely asked for the Right Way to stand, talk, gesture, or present. In fact, there is no Right Way. How you should stand, talk, gesture, or present depends on what you want to communicate. Anything else erodes authenticity—and for many people, confidence as well.