Course Description
Establishing presence is key for professionals and leaders. It’s especially critical for women to help them advance their careers, demonstrate their expertise, and enhance their brand within the workplace. In these lessons on Why Executive Presence is Critical for Women Leaders, we’ll examine how to enhance that leadership presence. This course will encourage you to examine how certain leadership factors work together and what each means to you. That will help elevate you as a leader within your organization.
We’ll go over what exactly executive presence is, how you can assess your own level of presence, and how you can start moving towards your desired level of leadership. We’ll also go over how to command attention by using open body language, appropriate tone, and eye contact. You’ll also learn to craft an authentic leadership presence by balancing your image as a person and as a leader. And you’ll learn to reflect on your leadership presence by collecting feedback, both from yourself and from your peers.
What You'll Learn
- Describe what executive presence is and why it matters for women leaders
- Assess your own level of executive presence and define your objectives
- Develop and enhance your leadership presence within your organization
- Command attention using open body language, appropriate tone, and eye contact
- Build an authentic executive presence by balancing your image as a person and as a leader
- Reflect on your leadership presence by collecting feedback from yourself and your peers
Key Takeaways
- Establishing presence is key for professionals and leaders and is especially critical for women to advance their careers, demonstrate expertise, and enhance their brand within the workplace.
- Examining how certain leadership factors work together, and what each means to you, helps elevate you as a leader within your organization.
- You can command attention by using open body language, appropriate tone, and eye contact.
- An authentic leadership presence comes from balancing your image as a person and as a leader.
- Reflecting on your leadership presence involves collecting feedback both from yourself and from your peers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is designed for women leaders looking to advance their careers, demonstrate their expertise, and enhance their brand within the workplace by strengthening their executive presence.
What does this course cover?
It covers what executive presence is, how to assess your own level of presence, how to move toward your desired level of leadership, commanding attention through body language, tone, and eye contact, building an authentic presence, and reflecting on it through feedback.
What skills will I gain from this course?
You will learn to describe executive presence, develop executive presence, assess your leadership style, and enhance your leadership presence.
What lessons are included?
Lessons include Introduction; Why Executive Presence (EP) Matters for Women; Assessing Your Level of EP and Your Objectives; Leveraging Strengths to Display Confidence; Key Factors of Executive Presence; Building an Authentic Executive Presence; and Test Your Knowledge.
