by Lisa Parker | Oct 4, 2019 | communication skills, emotional intelligence, Leadership, Listening skills, Presence
Likeability, Presence, and Leadership I’ve been coaching a serious-minded young executive on the value of likeability. A few days ago, inspired by that conversation, I started to write this article on likeability, and was thrilled to see that the Wall Street...
by Lisa Parker | Sep 3, 2019 | emotional intelligence, Presence, Reputation
Executive presence is the ability to project certain “executive qualities” such as confidence, grace under pressure, courage, and decisiveness, combined with important skills like effective communication and the ability to read an audience or situation and...
by Lisa Parker | Aug 1, 2019 | emotional intelligence, preparation
It’s well known that our moods are contagious. In fact, Googling “contagious emotions research” yielded 6,360,000 hits! And while the research continues to explore why we pick up on others’ emotions, there is no doubt that we do. Therefore, as...
by Lisa Parker | Mar 14, 2017 | emotional intelligence, Performance
Earlier this week one of my coaching clients confessed that she was dreading her performance review, even though she already knew she was going to get a good rating and in spite of the fact that she welcomes feedback all the rest of the time. What’s up with...
by Lisa Parker | Aug 16, 2016 | communication skills, emotional intelligence
Words of wisdom you can implement in a minute or less! Attention managers: There’s a big difference between asking one of your people to do something and asking them for help. Asking someone on your team for help is an act of courage, because it reveals a degree...
by Lisa Parker | May 18, 2015 | emotional intelligence
How to disagree without being disagreeable A few years ago, I was hired as the executive coach for Roger, a VP and the supply chain manager for a mid-sized manufacturing company. (Click here to see the story.) Roger was hired to increase efficiency in dealing with...
