There is a seemingly never-ending cycle that erodes our executive presence and lurks behind some of our impulsive actions; this could be due to our experience, subconscious beliefs, and other factors. As a business leader, how do you reclaim your confidence, influence and command attention? How do you balance tasks and relationships with your team? And do you have the ability to instil confidence in others? In professional and personal settings, a leader has so many expectations. Among these requirements are self-awareness, emotional intelligence, role model figure, and speaking and acting with confidence. The lack of executive presence has indelible consequences on the bottom line. Hence, you must develop the right skills and behaviours of this executive presence persona to manage your team better, drive productivity and achieve business success. In this slide, you will find essential tips to help you build confidence, discard self-doubt and gain a deeper understanding of who you are. You will also learn; The Key traits of executive presence. Strategies for developing impeccable executive presence. The Eight forms of the never-ending cycle of self-doubt you did not realise. Actionable tips to help you better handle emotional- triggers and fight-or-flight situations.

1. Cracking The Executive Presence Code
Boost Presence, Tame Your Emotional Triggers, and Erase Self Doubt

2. Have you ever been told
you need to work on your
professional or Executive
Presence?
Which of your actions create this perception and
are you justifying people’s impression about your
presence?

3. Task and
relationships…
Oftentimes, many business
leaders think they should be all
about tasks, actions, and solving
problems but they
unconsciously fail to balance
tasks and relationships or take a
deep look at situations. Their
survival mechanism, early
beliefs, and high wall ultimately
erode their executive presence.
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4. Executive
Presence
Presence is an elusive term used to
bundle a lot of expectations that include
self-awareness, emotional intelligence,
speaking, and acting with confidence; it
also assumes that the person is a role
model even in the most difficult times
and that they hear others beyond the
surface level
Executive Presence is the ability to act decisively and
with dignity while embodying the most quintessential
elements of leadership.
Those with an executive presence work well under
pressure, communicate clearly, use good judgment,
and have a confident and capable persona.

5. Why Build this
presence?
Whether it is naturally cultivated or
developed over time, an executive
presence is crucial when it comes to
personal and business success.
Leaders who do not have an executive
presence will struggle to progress in
their careers, even if they have the
necessary experience and qualifications.
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Leaders with executive
presence effortlessly capture
the attention of those they
speak to or lead.
Key traits of
executive presence
Leaders with executive presence are
emotionally intelligent, self-aware, and
confident. This professional presence also
ensures that they do all of the following:
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Leaders with this trait
have the ability to
influence important
decisions and outcomes.
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They communicate their
expectations and thoughts
clearly, and speak well as they
engage peers, direct reports,
clients ,or the organisation
stakeholders: .
Effective
Communication
Attention
Influence
Executive presence ensures
leaders can effectively
command a room. They have
the charisma and ability to
command the atmosphere of
any gathering.
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7. An emotional trigger is anything — including memories,
experiences, or events — that sparks an intense
emotional reaction, regardless of your current mood.
Emotional triggers erode confidence and adversely
affect your professional and executive presence.
Hence, you need to discover what is lurking below the
surface of your confidence and presence.
Finding the main source or remedy of these triggers is beyond
skills training, confrontations, EQ courses, traditional coaching, or
meditation, but having to go deeper to understand its never-
ending cycle.
Emotional Triggers…

8. Emotional Triggers make us prone
to impulsive actions which bring us to
”Fight or Flight”-wrestler behaviour
or silent mode- that may be misaligned
with our values as leaders.
Signs of Fight to Flight:
▪ Hyperventilation
▪ Mind Chatter
▪ Shortened Breath
▪ Red skin
▪ Flushed skin
▪ Gut feeling
▪ Increased heart rate
▪ Judging/justifying position
Note: In any Fight or Flight
situation, your higher thinking
brain wants you to exhibit
compassion, empathy,
problem-solving, and critical-
thinking skills.

9. What erodes
confidence and our
executive presence
What is lurking behind your confidence
and triggers is not a lack of knowledge,
skills, or abilities.
The root is tied to something deeper. It is
connected to some of the eight common
forms of self-doubt that include:
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Imposter Syndrome
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Self- Sacrificing
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Inadequate Feeling
Feeling Invisible
Perfectionism
Coming Across as
too strong
Stuck in the Past

10. Don’t beat
Yourself up
Hello.
We don’t need to do that to ourselves. It is a human experience to
have self-doubt. In fact, successful people also deal with some form of
these self-doubts. In fact, the same things that create your triggers, also
bring your greatest gifts that got you promoted or got you noticed.
However, self-doubt costs us a lot; It costs us a lot personally and
financially.
Click here to read: Coaching as a Leadership Development Sustainability Tool

11. Steps
To develop
Executive
Presence
01
Learn to
Maintain
Composure
Emphasise
Willingness to
Listen
Share Vision
and Passion
Coaching and
Assessment
Be self-aware &
recognise how others
perceive you
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Keep your cool
even in stressful
or tense
situations.
Invest in improving
your interpersonal
skills and actively
pay attention/
listen to others
Motivate and help
your team
understand your
style by sharing
clear vision
Be open to
undergoing
training and
taking
assessments
Seek honest
behavioural
feedback
Click here to read: Leadership Assessment Tool

12. Quick Tips
If there are noticeable signs that
you are in “Fight or Flight”, here are profound
awareness tips to stop you from being
triggered:
⮚ Take three deep breaths
⮚ Switch your thoughts to curiosity
⮚ Reframe your thinking (reframing is a
cognitive behavioral therapy process
where you change your thinking to look at
situations differently)
⮚ Keep a gratitude journal

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