Cracking The Executive Presence Code
- 1. Cracking The Executive Presence Code Boost Presence, Tame Your Emotional Triggers, and Erase Self Doubt
- 2. Have you ever been told you need to work on your professional or Executive Presence? Which of your actions create this perception and are you justifying people’s impression about your presence?
- 3. Task and relationships… Oftentimes, many business leaders think they should be all about tasks, actions, and solving problems but they unconsciously fail to balance tasks and relationships or take a deep look at situations. Their survival mechanism, early beliefs, and high wall ultimately erode their executive presence. In case you missed it: Cracking The Professional Etiquette Code
- 4. Executive Presence Presence is an elusive term used to bundle a lot of expectations that include self-awareness, emotional intelligence, speaking, and acting with confidence; it also assumes that the person is a role model even in the most difficult times and that they hear others beyond the surface level Executive Presence is the ability to act decisively and with dignity while embodying the most quintessential elements of leadership. Those with an executive presence work well under pressure, communicate clearly, use good judgment, and have a confident and capable persona.
- 5. Why Build this presence? Whether it is naturally cultivated or developed over time, an executive presence is crucial when it comes to personal and business success. Leaders who do not have an executive presence will struggle to progress in their careers, even if they have the necessary experience and qualifications. Click here to read: Enhancing Your Leadership Effectiveness with The Skill Will Matrix
- 6. 04 Leaders with executive presence effortlessly capture the attention of those they speak to or lead. Key traits of executive presence Leaders with executive presence are emotionally intelligent, self-aware, and confident. This professional presence also ensures that they do all of the following: 02 Leaders with this trait have the ability to influence important decisions and outcomes. 03 They communicate their expectations and thoughts clearly, and speak well as they engage peers, direct reports, clients ,or the organisation stakeholders: . Effective Communication Attention Influence Executive presence ensures leaders can effectively command a room. They have the charisma and ability to command the atmosphere of any gathering. Command 01
- 7. An emotional trigger is anything — including memories, experiences, or events — that sparks an intense emotional reaction, regardless of your current mood. Emotional triggers erode confidence and adversely affect your professional and executive presence. Hence, you need to discover what is lurking below the surface of your confidence and presence. Finding the main source or remedy of these triggers is beyond skills training, confrontations, EQ courses, traditional coaching, or meditation, but having to go deeper to understand its never- ending cycle. Emotional Triggers…
- 8. Emotional Triggers make us prone to impulsive actions which bring us to ”Fight or Flight”-wrestler behaviour or silent mode- that may be misaligned with our values as leaders. Signs of Fight to Flight: ▪ Hyperventilation ▪ Mind Chatter ▪ Shortened Breath ▪ Red skin ▪ Flushed skin ▪ Gut feeling ▪ Increased heart rate ▪ Judging/justifying position Note: In any Fight or Flight situation, your higher thinking brain wants you to exhibit compassion, empathy, problem-solving, and critical- thinking skills.
- 9. What erodes confidence and our executive presence What is lurking behind your confidence and triggers is not a lack of knowledge, skills, or abilities. The root is tied to something deeper. It is connected to some of the eight common forms of self-doubt that include: Insert your desired text here. This is a sample text. Imposter Syndrome Insert your desired text here. This is a sample text. Self- Sacrificing Insert your desired text here. This is a sample text. Second-guessing Insert your desired text here. This is a sample text. Inadequate Feeling Feeling Invisible Perfectionism Coming Across as too strong Stuck in the Past
- 10. Don’t beat Yourself up Hello. We don’t need to do that to ourselves. It is a human experience to have self-doubt. In fact, successful people also deal with some form of these self-doubts. In fact, the same things that create your triggers, also bring your greatest gifts that got you promoted or got you noticed. However, self-doubt costs us a lot; It costs us a lot personally and financially. Click here to read: Coaching as a Leadership Development Sustainability Tool
- 11. Steps To develop Executive Presence 01 Learn to Maintain Composure Emphasise Willingness to Listen Share Vision and Passion Coaching and Assessment Be self-aware & recognise how others perceive you 02 03 04 05 Keep your cool even in stressful or tense situations. Invest in improving your interpersonal skills and actively pay attention/ listen to others Motivate and help your team understand your style by sharing clear vision Be open to undergoing training and taking assessments Seek honest behavioural feedback Click here to read: Leadership Assessment Tool
- 12. Quick Tips If there are noticeable signs that you are in “Fight or Flight”, here are profound awareness tips to stop you from being triggered: ⮚ Take three deep breaths ⮚ Switch your thoughts to curiosity ⮚ Reframe your thinking (reframing is a cognitive behavioral therapy process where you change your thinking to look at situations differently) ⮚ Keep a gratitude journal
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