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 | Nov 5, 2018 | communication skills, confidence, Presence
A few weeks ago, I was part of a panel speaking to executive women at ESPN. The topic they were most interested in was executive presence…music to my ears! Part of the discussion centered around presence and confidence. Specifically, one participant said...
by Lisa Parker | Dec 27, 2016 | A Management Moment, Presence
Words of wisdom you can implement in a minute or less! When we focus on our Presence, we strive to make each interaction meaningful. Mr. Rogers describes the impact so simply and beautifully. No wonder generations of children wanted to visit his...
by Lisa Parker | Dec 13, 2016 | Presence
It’s been a crazy couple of months so far with lots of distractions, not the least of which was the non-stop barrage of ugliness in the weeks leading up to the presidential election; then the surprising outcome, the post-election protests, and the world’s...
by Lisa Parker | Nov 18, 2016 | communication skills, Presence
What is confidence? It’s a feeling. Or perhaps it’s the sense that something is what it says it is. The dictionary says confidence is: 1. Full trust or belief in the powers, trustworthiness or reliability of a person; 2. Belief in oneself and one’s...
