Executive Presence How to Get It and Keep It

Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself. Before you can move their tears, your own must flow. Winston Churchill

Being a good leader is just finding a bunch of people going in the same direction as you are and jumping in front of them Willie Nelson

Ive always believed that a lot of the trouble in the world would disappear if we were talking to each other instead of about each other. Ronald Reagan

In June, an Israeli start-up company unveiled a 5.25 inch storage disk with a holographic coating that can hold a terabyte of data.

The entire library of Congress is about 20 terabytes. You could put it all on 20 disks that could fit in a shoe box.

Conservatives looked at this seat and decided he would not be relevant against a five term Senator like Arlen Specter

Running against Arlen Specter is like having your teeth pulled without Novocain Larry Ceisler, political consultant

Natural Born Strengths Collaborate Multi-task Problem Solve Consensus

SIT IN THEIR SEATS

ENCOURAGE FEEDBACK open ended ? Tell me about What do you think of What would interest you In your experience What ideas/suggestions

CONVINCING LANGUAGE Safety is our top priority We believe the airport is safe It is not our policy to discriminate We do not tolerate discrimination

DONT BURY THE LEAD

Lead the Way I understand your concern, but in my experience That is not entirely correct, the truth isWhat we do know Quite the contrary In realityLet me also point outFirst, let me sayThat is a common misperception so let me clarifyWhat you might find interestingIts important to understandIn fact

COMMUNICATE FORWARD Open and Frequent

COMMUNICATE FORWARD Open and Frequent What They Need Hear From You Direct Face to Face Easy Does It Teach not Tell

The D-O-O-D-Y Principle My goal is pretty simple. I would like not to suck at this.

The Three Vs

PROBLEMSOLUTION

PASSIONMAKESPERFECT

50%Empathy 15-20%Competence 15-20%Commitment Personal Credibility Reaction15-20%Honesty People dont care how much you know until they know how much you care!

STYLE CONTENT

KEY TRAITS Energy and Passion Open and Honest=REAL Clear and Concise One Core Theme Speak to Heart Real Words Vulnerable/Emotional Show Empathy Stories and Real Life Experiences Create Meaning

JARGON GENERATOR 1. Integrated 2. Total 3. Parallel 4. Functional 5. Responsive 6. Compatible 7. Balanced 1. Management 2. Organized 3. Monitored 4. Reciprocal 5. Logistical 6. Transitional 7. Creative 1. Outputs 2. Flexibility 3. Analysis 4. Mobility 5. Factors 6. Concepts 7. Capability DecisiveExpertiseImpressive