Do You Have Presence?

Executive presence is strategic to advancement in most companies. Do you see yourself as others do? Are other people's perceptions of you keeping you out of the executive suite?

It is challenging to see yourself as others perceive you and many resist. It takes more than hard work to get that promotion or to influence a client. When you miss the other person's perspective, you miss the opportunity to influence and project your leadership.

In many organizations and businesses, the keys to leadership are subtle and typically unspoken and unwritten. And two of those keys are the ability to project your leadership on a daily basis in diverse situations and to demonstrate you have the capacity to be a leader and an executive. You do this by increasing your executive presence.

Executive presence is essential in most organizations yet many leaders and emerging leaders are oblivious to their own presence and how others perceive them. How do your clients, colleagues and bosses perceive you? Are you visible to the executives or are you invisible?

Executive presence is elusive and hard to define because what works in one organization may lead to the exit door in another. When you ask your supervisor or director, you might just hear, "I just know it when I see it." "It" is indeed the "X factor" in the corporate world.

This "X factor" has several dimensions and each is important to projecting your readiness for a promotion, a new project leadership role or for the big client account. Projecting a great presence helps you create a successful career, move upward and reach your full leadership potential. Isn't this what you want?

To learn the secrets to igniting your executive presence and creating a great personal marketing brand, call Dr. Jo immediately.