You’ve heard the phrase leadership presence, but what does it actually mean? It’s not just the way you carry yourself, your voice projection, or the number of meetings you lead. True leadership presence is rooted in emotional intelligence, specifically, your ability...
Walk into a room of high-achieving professionals, and you can tell who the real leader is, without checking titles. They’re not always the loudest. They don’t dominate the room. …But they shift the energy. Their presence signals trust before they speak. Their body...
At a global strategy summit in 2023, McKinsey & Company posed a deceptively simple question to 200 CEOs: “What’s getting in the way of better decisions?” The top answer? Noise. It’s not a lack of data or time. It’s an overload of competing...
In the middle of a high-stakes strategy session, the CEO’s voice started rising. Tensions were high. The room was charged. A key deal was slipping, the CFO was pushing back, and someone had just leaked internal numbers to the press. At that moment, emotional...
In executive circles, we’re taught that success is the result of speed, certainty, and decisive action. Pausing—even briefly—is often mistaken for indecision. But the most effective leaders know better. Incorporating a strong leadership strategy can make all the...
