Grace and Gravitas: Executive Presence

When we think about the success of leaders, it’s fairly simple to quantify the characteristics and behaviors that indicate effectiveness. There is one more ambiguous component, however, and its one that is perhaps the most vital in the long-term success of a leader: executive presence.  It’s easy to identify when it’s lacking but can be challenging to articulate what needs to be done to improve it.

Today on Do I Dare? KKL tackles:

• Defining leadership

• Clarifying executive presence

• Looking at the top three influencers of executive presence:

  • Presentation skills

  • Gravitas

  • Outward appearance

• How to build and increase executive presence

Resources:

• Understanding executive presence

• Book: Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success

• Improving executive presence

• Diagram: Behaviors of Executive Presence

• The Next Level – Scott Eblin

• EP – Sylvia Ann Hewlett

• Leadership Presence HBR

• Who Gets Promoted and Why – Amii Barnard-Bahn

Connect with KKL:

• LinkedIn: Kimberly Kleiman-Lee

• Website: kimberlykleimanlee.com

• Instagram: @kimberlykleimanlee