Archive:: January 2015

The Role Confidence Plays in Executive and Leadership Presence “A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader; a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.”  – Eleanor Roosevelt There is one piece leadership that is so important that without it, I believe leadership cannot exist. That piece is confidence. Leaders… Read more »

            Competence alone can’t make a leader, but a perception of incompetence can undo one Competent people are dependable, knowledgeable and capable. They advance in their careers. They attract interesting opportunities. Those who are seen as incompetent tend to confuse their coworkers and team and stagnate in their careers. During my… Read more »

New research suggests that the secret to developing effective leaders is to encourage four types of behavior.  Over 90 percent of CEOs are already planning to increase investment in leadership development because they see it as the single most important human-capital issue their organizations face. Read more about these important leadership behaviors.

Recently I facilitated a week long senior leadership workshop for a well known global company.  Every day an executive spoke to the thirty aspiring leaders.  The format for the visiting executives was for them to speak for thirty minutes then to hold a Q&A for 30 minutes. These were seasoned executives who had achieved significant… Read more »

  The Executive Presence Group has identified ten “must have” characteristics for Executive and Leadership presence. These ten core characteristics of Executive Presence are: the ability to project confidence, to have poise under pressure and be decisive, to be authentic, to be competent in your expertise and always show integrity in your actions. Also, communication… Read more »

  Here is some great insight from management guru Peter Drucker. Read about his eight practices here.