In the realm of leadership and professional success, one concept reigns supreme: executive presence. It is the intangible quality that sets great leaders apart, commanding respect, inspiring ...

Executive presence is something we all recognize when we see it, and we miss it when we don’t. But where does this mysterious “executive presence” come from, and can anyone access it? For example, is ...

My company coaches hundreds of leaders each year. While coaching engagements stem from a variety of leadership challenges—such as poor communication or strained interpersonal relationships—or growth ...

Executive presence is one of those things that can seem too intangible to grasp, which often means it can be hard to develop and embody this critical leadership capability. But once you know what it ...

In today’s competitive business landscape, executive presence is no longer optional. It is the differentiator that determines whether a leader earns trust, builds loyalty, and closes high-stakes deals ...

The problem with executive presence is that it’s like the old definition of art — you know it when you see it — but you can’t necessarily articulate just what “it” is. To help inspire action and ...

It’s interesting how some concepts rise from a random point of view, and years pass only to figure out that this opinion has become a fact people live upon. We witness this in nearly everything, and ...

Much about work has changed in the past decade, including the specific traits by which executives’ gravitas, communication and appearance is gauged. Executive presence boils down to those three ...

Many of my coaching clients manage some, if not most, of their teams virtually. In recent years, we’ve come to understand the challenges and benefits of teamwork and connection from different ...

Henry Pavel (not his real name), the CEO of a midsize software company, needs his team to generate creative ideas for a new product. At the team meeting, he sits behind a large desk. His mouth is set ...