The problem is that the above examples (or reasons) show that most people think executive presence is about them and how they come off or present themselves to others. These devices are used by state and local agencies to separate conflicting movements along shared roadway spaces such as intersections.
When you are dominating the conversation, you aren’t listening effectively, and this diminishes executive presence. It’s not really about you. If you allow your behavior, attire or hygiene to become a distraction, you won’t be viewed as someone with an executive presence. “Do not try to change them and don’t expect them to change or you will be disappointed.” These people, however smart and cunning they may be, are just negative and looking for trouble. You have to believe you belong in the room, know your own value and appreciate that you can—and should—have an impact.Yes, executive presence is about being confident enough to take up your space in the world, but it is not about undervaluing the value, input, recommendations and ideas of others. Don’t mistake hard for impossible. Even worse, people you are trying to influence or persuade might just end up pitying you.
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Even more, those you are speaking with come to view you as lacking—lacking in confidence, lacking in self-esteem or lacking in expertise. For some, therapy can help them work through their feelings of inferiority so they don't have to act out in ways that hurt themselves and others. If you show up to events or meetings late or don’t make it your business to prioritize their interests, you will not connect with the audience in the best way.Take the extra time to network and mingle with people. Executive presence needs to be clearly – and unambiguously – defined and then developed in employees and executives so they can achieve greater levels of success.Here’s the deal. And, if you lack the willingness or ability to adjust your plans or the conversation after reading contrary emotions in others, you risk losing their attention.Executive presence requires more than great speaking skills. It's very possible to overcome these feelings. Nobody who did anything ever said it was easy. Now, you hopefully have a better take on the many other factors that really comprise this broad term.I am a strategist, management consultant, executive coach and international speaker and have delivered meaningful results for executives and leaders across 3 continents,I am a strategist, management consultant, executive coach and international speaker and have delivered meaningful results for executives and leaders across 3 continents, 7 countries and 44 states. Shake hands; engage with interest and eye contact. They don’t see how they are hurting others and they’ll continue to do it because in some sick way, it makes them feel good. As a result, they may disengage, and you won’t gain their trust.Executive presence requires highly developed conflict resolution and conflict management skills. Unsignalized intersections constitute the vast majority of intersections across the United States.
Don’t let them take up your space. Above all, be safe. Anything that diminishes credibility or confidence with your message diminishes your executive presence. How people dress and talk indeed factors into it, but executive presence is about so much more. And it is about your ability to elicit the trust necessary for others to seek you out for advice.So the next time you want to proclaim executive presence on yourself or someone else who simply dresses the part, talks the talk and shows up with a boat load of charisma, stop and pause.