“You Are Who You Surround Yourself With” “Your network is your net worth.” “It’s not what you know it’s who you know.” “You are the average of the five people closest to you.” These classic expressions convey an important fact of professional life: relationships matter. Human beings are social creatures. We hire, work for, buy … Read more
What is Executive Presence? Your “presence” is composed of 3 major factors: When that presence makes people see you as a leader, we can call it executive presence. Let’s break down each of these areas to see how executives (and other leaders) move, speak and interact. That will help us identify strategies to build executive … Read more
How to Think on Your Feet: Strategies We’ve explored impromptu speaking skills and how to respond to unexpected comments or questions. Key tactics include: keeping your comments concise, listening closely to the conversation and to others’ comments, developing a strong worldview, and other strategies. Now let’s look at how to develop a mindset that enables … Read more
One of the most common challenges I hear from non-native English speakers is they are concerned about their accent. In reality, with very few exceptions, if you are a fluent English speaker, most people can probably understand you just fine. Nobody cares about the accent. One of the most charismatic speakers I’ve seen had a … Read more