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Non-Slick Executive Presence
Read all of my Seattle Times columns.
“I don’t have executive presence,” a beloved coaching client told me. “I’m not slick.”
This client, with 20 years’ experience in his highly technical field, was preparing for a round of interviews for an internal promotion. If he lands it, he will join his company’s executive ranks.
“Tell me about your leadership style,” I suggested.
He paused. “I try to lead by example,” he said.
“How do you know?” I asked.
“Maybe this isn’t a big story, but recently one of my junior staff was working very hard, and needing to work into the evening,” he told me. “I was exhausted, but I stayed. I wasn’t going to clock out while my direct report worked into the night.”
I got teary listening to this matter-of-fact man describe his love and care for his employees…
(Read the rest of the story at The Seattle Times.)