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Confidence Isn’t Something You Do
One thing that has come up repeatedly in my coaching conversations recently is confidence. What strikes me is how often very capable, experienced people believe confidence is something they need to do. They tell themselves they need to prepare more, think more, polish more, or rehearse more. If they can just get the slides perfect […]
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Executive Presence Isn’t Polish, It’s Trust
I recently read a Fast Company article describing executive presence as “the new currency of business growth.” It struck me because it names something that comes up constantly in my work with senior leaders, even if people rarely say it quite that directly.
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When Your Job Shakes, You Don’t Have To
In a world of restructures, “strategic realignments” and never-ending change, it’s no surprise that so many high-achieving professionals feel like the ground beneath them is never fully stable.
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You’ve prepared for the obvious questions. You know your achievements, your examples and your reasons for wanting the role. Then someone on the panel asks something you genuinely weren’t expecting. For a moment, everything stops. You have a few seconds to decide what to do next: jump straight in and hope the answer emerges as […]
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There’s something interesting that can happen when we’re completely confident in what we want to say, until we find ourselves sitting opposite someone considerably more senior than us. Suddenly, the language changes. “I might be wrong, but…” “I was just wondering whether…” “Obviously, you know far more about this than I do…” Sometimes we spend […]
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Communicating Calmly Under Pressure The room goes quiet. Everyone is waiting for your answer. You know exactly what you think, but suddenly you are speaking faster, adding unnecessary detail and losing the authority you had five minutes ago. This is one of the most frustrating experiences for senior leaders because the problem is rarely a […]
One of the ideas I keep returning to in my coaching is that careers often grow faster than communication. Many of the leaders I work with have already earned significant responsibility. They lead teams, influence strategy, manage complex relationships and make decisions that carry real weight. On paper, they are exactly where they should be. […]
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