Making an Exeucitve Presence

Are you currently in a management or executive position and thinking about how to take the next step up the ladder? Do you know how to make an "executive presence" with your direct reports, customers, and even your boss? To begin, read this short article entitled, "6 Tips for Developing Executive Presence." After reading the article, give us a call. We can help you with the rest!

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Undercover CEO

Interested in knowing what your employees really think? Are your core messages being communicated at all levels in your organization? Learn how one CEO went undercover to find out more about his employees and even his company then he could have ever imagined.

Preparing for the big interview

The Pre-Interview Checklist
Copies of your resume and cover letter: Check
Conducted research on the company: Check
Read and reread the job description: Check
Address and directions printed out: Check
Letter of recommendation just in case they ask: Check
Questions you have prepared for the interviewer: Check
Reasons the company should hire you planned out: Check
Clothing pressed and looking good: Check
High level of self-awareness: ???
Solid understanding of your leadership style: ???

Today companies want to know more about a candidate, especially at the senior level, then what they can find on your resume or background check. They're looking at more then your experience, they're paying special attention to the "soft skills."

"Today, the more senior the position, the more crucial "soft skills" are. Thus, there will be a high degree of probing throughout the evaluation process to gauge your emotional intelligence and social styles -- characteristics that help distinguish a good manager from a true leader," says Tierney Remick in an article from the Wall Street Journal.

If asked about how your leadership style has positively impacted your past organizations, what would you say?

What is your "leadership style?"

What is your greatest strength as a leader....not a manager?

Do you understand how your Emotional Intelligence can show through in an interview?

Do you even know what Emotional Intelligence is?

If you cannot answer all of the questions, right away, without pausing to think then maybe you should consider preparing for that big interview with a professional. Someone who can help you identify and clearly communicate your leadership style, your greatest strengths as a leader, and how your soft skills can distinguish you from everyone else.

We are not only experts in leadership and emotional intelligence, but we help many companies create the same behavioral interview techniques and questions that you will be faced with in your interview. If you really want the job and you're willing to go the extra mile to ensure you get it, we can help. Contact us to find out how!

What kind of leader are you?

A recent article from the Financial Times online discusses the end results of those leaders who lead based on intense fear while focusing only on bottom line results vs. those leaders who listen and encourage 2-way communication with their staff as a way to positively impact the bottom line.

Before reading the article, I would encourage you to be honest and think about the leader your staff sees day in and day out? Are you leading in a way that will generate short term success only to watch the success slowly fade away over time? Are you a leader who listens to your employees, encourages feedback, and understands the need to adapt your style and pull your foot off the gas from time to time? Need help identifying how best to lead your team or your organization into the next level of sustained, long term success?

Give us a call to see how we can help!

John Madden and Leadership

BOOM! For all the football fans out there, you probably recognize this 'expression' right away as a staple of John Madden's commentary for the NFL. John Madden was a successful head coach, arguably the most recognized announcer of all times, and even bares the name of the most successful sports video game of all time. Interested in learning what John Madden can teach you about leadership? Check out this article from Harvard Business Publishing.

Communication and Influence...More then just the words!

Great leaders use communication as a way to motivate and influence people. As Bill Clinton said in the article, "The Art of Oratory" -


"You measure the impact of your words, not on the beauty or the emotion of the moment but on whether you change the way people not only think, but the way they feel."

Great leaders understand that the actual words they speak are not nearly as important as the tone they use to deliver the message, the rate at which they speak and/or their body language. Great communicators take their audience on a roller coaster ride of ups and downs, highs and lows, and twists and turns to influence not only how they think, but most importantly how they feel.

Need help becoming a more influential and dynamic speaker? Contact us to see how we can help you.