If you’ve been in organizational leadership long enough to climb the ranks of greater responsibility and pressure, you’ve also known difficult transitions. You’ve likely endured career-threatening setbacks, and maybe even disastrous leadership mistakes or failures. But I can tell you this from my personal experience,...
In February I was asked to speak at a Fortune 500 company on the topic of “5 Keys to Confidence.” While some people think that high-level leaders already have plenty of confidence, that’s a myth. I constantly meet with VPs and SVPs and even CEOs...
All leaders want to improve their executive presence skills…and that is what their companies want, too. From my experience, speaking almost daily to senior decision makers, I know that boosting your executive presence can completely overhaul your career…and open doors for you all the way...
Leadership responsibility demands confidence, especially as you rise higher and higher in your career and your visibility becomes more prominent within your organization and your industry. But it is important to recognize the keen difference between confidence and arrogance. Those who are arrogant think they...
After working with thousands of corporate leaders I have realized that you need to take an inventory of yourself every single day, and then outdo yourself. Do you continue to question your leadership competence and abilities? That may be because you unknowingly keep making the...
Listen to the podcast [audio mp3="https://illustraconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/afraid_success_than_failure.mp3"][/audio] One of my clients shared a powerful story with me that I know will resonate with many of you. His was a wonderful experience of long-awaited success that he had been dreaming of his whole career. After working very hard to...
Listen to the podcast [audio mp3="https://illustraconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PODCAST_03162015_Dynamic_Leadership.mp3"][/audio] Listen to more podcasts on iTunes I would have to say that confidence is the most important characteristic needed today to enrich executive presence and be perceived as a promotable leader. Sure, you have to be competent. But you also have to support...
Try igniting a fire without any oxygen and you’ll see what it’s like to try to rally the team for greater productivity and performance without leadership confidence. You won’t have any persuasive power because leadership confidence is the contagious charisma that incites and ignites the...
Did you know that one of the most important features of a movie actor is their voice? Actors are almost always great at public speaking. Watch iconic actors in classic movies. You’ll notice that they each have a remarkable vocal presence. Think Sidney Poitier, Cary...
If you want to be viewed as an exceptionally gifted leader, here’s a tip. Just focus on ways to take what you’ve been handed and make it more valuable. Take what looks like a chunk of dull stone and expose the right characteristics while polishing...