Speak Up: Develop Your Executive Presence & Leadership Communication Style

316: The Fatal Flaw That Kills Your Leadership Reputation and Executive Presence—and Makes Others Think You're Not Ready to Move Up

Oct 14, 2024

Uncover the critical gap between doing great work and being recognized for it. Discover why sharing your wins is vital for career advancement and how it can shape perceptions of your readiness for promotion. Learn strategies for communicating accomplishments without sounding boastful. Hear insights on how extroverts gain an edge in climbing the corporate ladder. Elevate your leadership brand by understanding the importance of visibility in professional growth!

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Consistently communicating your achievements is essential, as visibility significantly influences perceptions of your readiness for promotion.

Developing a unique leadership brand by articulating personal strengths fosters differentiation and improves your chances for advancement in the workplace.

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The Importance of Active Communication for Leadership

Consistently communicating one’s strengths and leadership qualities is crucial for professional advancement. Many individuals, particularly introverts, operate under the misconception that their work will automatically garner recognition, but this is often not the case. For instance, a highly qualified marketing manager remained unnoticed at her company simply because she didn't advocate for herself or share her accomplishments. Thus, actively shaping the narrative around one's contributions is essential to ensure that others perceive and understand the value brought to the organization.

Harnessing Communication for Executive Presence

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If you’re not consistently doing the work of today’s recommended practice, others will assume you’re neither ready nor interested in a promotion.

As a high-performing, conscientious leader, you're always focused on delivering results—but if you're not sharing your wins strategically, you're leaving your career growth to chance.

The visibility of your contributions matters just as much as the work itself, especially when it comes to moving up the ladder to the top rungs.

By the end of this episode, you will know:

✨ Learn how to position your strengths so others see you as the next in line for leadership opportunities.

🎯 Why extroverts have a natural advantage in getting promoted to senior executive roles.

🚀 Understand how to communicate your wins without coming across as boastful—so people remember your contributions.

Play the episode now and start practicing today’s simple strategy to ensure people see you as ready for your next promotion!

Your premium leadership brand is the first of 4 pillars of the Executive Presence Mastery System which is a 90-day coaching program with specific content to get you ready for senior leadership in terms of communication. If this sounds interesting please click here to set up 15 mins for us to have a preliminary conversation.

In Speak Up communication and executive presence coaching, high performing leaders learn to enhance their influence and confidence, refining their communication style to increase visibility and effectiveness in promotion opportunities.

By honing communication skills and fostering a trusted advisor mindset, aspiring executives cultivate mastery in public speaking and beat imposter syndrome.

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Speak Up: Develop Your Executive Presence & Leadership Communication Style

316: The Fatal Flaw That Kills Your Leadership Reputation and Executive Presence—and Makes Others Think You're Not Ready to Move Up

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Importance of Active Communication for Leadership

Crafting Your Leadership Brand

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts