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This document discusses the importance of developing executive presence and soft skills for business success. It defines executive presence as having characteristics like confidence, charisma, and strong values, as well as behaviors such as having a powerful personal brand and being an excellent communicator. Research from Carnegie Foundation and Stanford University is cited showing that soft skills account for 85% of career success, compared to only 15% for hard skills alone. The document provides tips for developing executive presence, including having a positive attitude, shifting from competence to business intelligence, connecting through active listening, developing gravitas and values, branding yourself as an expert, and focusing on professional image through dress and body language.
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- 1. LYNN BAKER THE X-FACTOR IN BUSINESS
- 2. LYNN BAKER Executive Presence Coach Certified Public Speaking Coach Business Image Consultant Professional Speaker Business Woman
- 4. New breed of Leader who has the X-factor
- 5. Attitude Behaviour Credibility Send a powerful message to the world about your abilities
- 6. Impressions we make & Perceptions others receive
- 9. BEHAVIOURS Impeccable personal appearance Excellent Communicators High levels of energy / charisma Powerful personal brands
- 10. What makes them different ?
- 11. They have focused on developing……..
- 12. HARD SKILLS (Quantifiable) Accounting Finance Legal Technical Computer Stats SOFT SKILLS (Unmeasurable) Attitude • Optimistic • Enthusiastic • Permanently Positive Behaviour • People skills • Social Behaviour • Communication skills Credibility • Personal Brand • Reputation Management • Professional Image • Non-verbal comms
- 13. Hard skills =15% Soft skills 85% 100% success Hard Skills Accounting Finance Technical Computer Soft Skills Social skills Communication Values Behaviour Attitude Image Source – Carnegie Foundation & Stanford University
- 14. How do you get Executive Presence
- 15. Personal Intelligence Self Confidence Self esteem Self worth Values Feel good about yourself * Magnetic energy * Optimistic * Enthusiasm * Positive attitude * Humility 1
- 16. 2 Permanently positive attitude
- 17. 3 Shift from Competence to Business Intelligence
- 18. Knowledge is Power & develops credibility Business Intelligence Industry Knowledge Technology
- 19. Shift from Communicating to Connecting 4
- 20. focus on active listening
- 22. I will be honest with you about the challenges we face Demonstrating Values - Honesty I will listen to you, even when we disagree Demonstrating Empathy I ask you to join in the remaking of the nation Demonstrating Engagement This cannot happen without you Demonstrating Empowerment Lets look after ourselves and each other Demonstrating Compassion Gravitas
- 23. Develop a Powerful Personal Brand 5
- 24. Position Yourself as an Expert in Property Persistently promote your Personal Brand
- 25. Professional Image Living Your Brand 6
- 26. Image creates lasting impressions
- 27. you are being judged……
- 28. Professional dress increases perception of authority
- 29. Dress one notch up from those you are meeting Professional casual
- 31. The darker the colour the greater the perception of authority Strong Authoritative Dominant Controlled Sophisticated Negative…. Intimidating Unapproachable Psychology of colour
- 32. Black Grey The darker the colour the greater the perception of authority Professional Formal Approachable Wisdom Dignified Negative…. Boring Rigid Strong Authoritative Dominant Controlled Sophisticated Negative…. Intimidating Unapproachable Psychology of colour
- 33. Power, energy, determination, authority Strong Authoritative Dominant Controlled Sophisticated Psychology of colour Power Energy Passion Drive Determination Courage (Lust) +
- 34. Hues of BlueNavy Blue Confident Trustworthy Honest Reliable Integrity Responsibility __________ Calming Reduces tension Psychology of colour Open Self-sufficient Ambitious Determined Controlled
- 35. psychology of colour Barack Obama 2008
- 36. psychology of colour Barack Obama 2012
- 37. Lower Power Pose High Power Pose Body Language / Non-verbal communication
- 38. Power posture
- 39. The Art of Public Speaking
- 40. Comma = ½ second pause Full stop = 1 second pause Power of Pausing – slow vocal pace
- 41. LYNN BAKER PROUDLY REPRESENTED BY UNIQUE SPEAKER BUREAU www.executivepresence.co.za THANK YOU