Executive presence

Adjust your body - change your state and your impact. In this brief video, I explore six different directions or dimensions that you can move or adjust your body in: downward - upward - inward - outward - forward - backward. Each one of the directions is useful, and each one of them can be overdone. Which directions feel more natural and comfortable to you, and which are the ones you avoid? — by The way you hold and move your body is a crucial part of your leadership presence. It influences how you think, feel, and act. It also affects your interactions and relationships with other people. The more aware you become of what you are doing with your body, the easier […]

Adjust your body – change your state and your impact Recently updated !

18 Apr, 2019 in Body language / Executive presence tagged body awareness / leadership presence by Maria Wilhelmsson

Strategies that may sabotage your communication — by What is your standard response to stress and how does it affect your communication and your relationships? When under pressure or exposed to conflict, we tend to cope along three dimensions: by moving move toward people (compliance), against them (aggression), or away from them (withdrawal). These are instinctive behaviours […]

Strategies that sabotage your communication

29 Mar, 2019 in Body language / Executive presence tagged centering / communication / leadership presence by Maria Wilhelmsson

by Executive presence is the ability to connect authentically with others, inspire and influence them to act. Simply put, your presence is the way you are in the world – how you show up, act, and interact with others. Your presence determines the quality of your relationships and what you […]

The Five Dimensions of Executive Presence

4 Dec, 2018 in Executive presence tagged communication / embodiment / executive presence / leadership by Maria Wilhelmsson

Enhancing your executive presence. Improve your personal presence one baby step at a time. — by Have you ever cultivated the thought that you could benefit from enhancing your personal presence, but struggle to find the time and energy to do anything about it? Here are some small steps you can take to move you in the right direction. Step one – find out […]

Enhancing your presence one baby step at a time

6 Nov, 2017 in Executive presence tagged coaching / communication / executive presence by Maria Wilhelmsson

by Life isn’t fair. Great ideas don’t automatically win over bad ones. Outstanding individuals don’t necessarily get promoted over mediocre ones. Your talents and contributions aren’t always visible to the rest of the world. Life isn’t fair. But could it also be that we are not always fair on […]