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Executive Presence
About this episode:
This episode is for leaders in their role as mentors and role models.
• How important is executive presence, and how much should it play into your hiring process• Succession planning • Management training, Branding, Marketing, and HR considerations • And for you as a leader, are there things that you can do to improve – or update – your executive presence?
Part 1
Part 2
Topics Discussed (with timestamps)
• How to talk about executive presence with your team? (00:52)
• True or False: Is executive presence hard to define? (10:09)
• People with executive presence are promoted over more capable employees who lack it: What does this say about how we want to be led? (13:08)
• Executive Presence vs Professionalism. (21:54)
• Executive presence as a learnable skill: Can anyone get there or are some personalities better suited? (22:52)
• Has the perception of what "executive presence" is evolved, or are leadership skills timeless? (28:29)
• Having Hard Conversations: How do you talk about "executive presence" with your employees? (31:52)
• Having hard conversations about executive presence continued... (01:11)
• Executive Presence: Not so easy to change... (07:49)
• Executive Presence and Local Culture: Do core qualities of executive presence transcend geography? (11:38)
• Executive Presence and Ageism: Does age impact our perception of executive presence? (16:04)
• Executive presence for women (19:24)
• The impact of organizational growth on the expectation of executive presence of the leadership (23:14)
• Executive Presence and Succession Planning: Why don't we see qualities of executive presence sought after in the hiring process of more roles to create "bench strength"? (27:04)
• When the gap to "executive presence" is significant: How would you counsel someone who feels the changes required feel inauthentic? (31:02)
• How best to elevate your executive presence: High-level reflections or practical video review with feedback? (36:12)
• What takeaway message do you have for leaders on executive presence? (39:12)
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