Category: Leadership

Demeanor: Showing Up Appropriately

Dale Ludwig
October 28, 2025 0 Comments
Executive Presence Demeanor text displayed in a modern conference room with a long boardroom table and city view.

Demeanor is One of the Fifteen Facets of Executive Presence This article is one in a series focusing on Executive Presence and how leaders can meet their potential through improved communication. Executive Presence is defined by Suzanne Bates in her book “All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence” as...

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Intentionality: Having a Plan and Executing It

Dale Ludwig
October 28, 2025 0 Comments
Executive Presence Intentionality text displayed in a modern conference room with a long boardroom table and city view.

Intentionality is One of the Fifteen Facets of Executive Presence This article is one in a series focusing on Executive Presence and how leaders can meet their potential through improved communication. Executive Presence is defined by Suzanne Bates in her book “All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence” as...

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Inclusiveness: Bringing Everyone into the Process

Dale Ludwig
October 28, 2025 0 Comments
Executive Presence Inclusiveness text displayed in a modern conference room with a long boardroom table and city view.

Inclusiveness is One of the Fifteen Facets of Executive Presence This article is one in a series focusing on Executive Presence and how leaders can meet their potential through improved communication. Executive Presence is defined by Suzanne Bates in her book “All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence” as...

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Interactivity: Engaging in the Conversation

Dale Ludwig
October 28, 2025 0 Comments
Executive Presence Interactivity text displayed in a modern conference room with a long boardroom table and city view.

Interactivity is One of the Fifteen Facets of Executive Presence This article is one in a series focusing on Executive Presence and how leaders can meet their potential through improved communication. Executive Presence is defined by Suzanne Bates in her book “All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence” as...

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Assertiveness: Speaking Up Leads to Progress

Dale Ludwig
October 28, 2025 0 Comments
Executive Presence Assertiveness text displayed in a modern conference room with a long boardroom table and city view.

Assertiveness is One of the Fifteen Facets of Executive Presence This article is one in a series focusing on Executive Presence and how leaders can meet their potential through improved communication. Executive Presence is defined by Suzanne Bates in her book “All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence” as...

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Developing Executive Presence Through Improved Communication

Dale Ludwig
October 16, 2025 0 Comments
Developing Executive Presence Through Improved Communication text displayed in a modern conference room with a long boardroom table and city view.

Fifteen Facets in Action Executive presence is difficult to define. We all know it when we see it, but what IS it exactly? Gravitas? Charisma? Owning a room? We’ve heard these descriptions time and again, but they don’t really get at a useful definition. For those of us in communication development, this lack of clarity...

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Securing Series B Funding for a Fast-Paced and Quickly Growing Startup: A Case Study

Greg Owen-Boger
September 18, 2023 0 Comments
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When people participate in Turpin workshops, individual members and teams enjoy a host of secondary benefits beyond greater comfort with their own communication skills. Managers and leaders are often pleasantly surprised by how team meetings become more efficient, leadership skills start to emerge, relationships blossom, and so on. We often hear that teams “Turpinize” their...

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Leadership Development Through Communication Training for Emerging Leaders

Greg Owen-Boger
August 14, 2023 0 Comments
Leadership development

When people participate in Turpin workshops, individual members and teams enjoy a host of secondary benefits beyond greater comfort with their own communication skills. Managers and leaders are often pleasantly surprised by how team meetings become more efficient, leadership skills start to emerge, relationships blossom, and so on. We often hear that teams “Turpinize” their...

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When Sales Leaders Need to Demonstrate “Cause in the Matter”

Greg Owen-Boger
July 18, 2023 0 Comments
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When people participate in Turpin workshops, individual members and teams enjoy a host of secondary benefits beyond greater comfort with their own communication skills. Managers and leaders are often pleasantly surprised by how team meetings become more efficient, leadership skills start to emerge, relationships blossom, and so on. We often hear that teams “Turpinize” their...

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Is Nervousness Limiting Your Career?

Greg Owen-Boger
April 17, 2023 0 Comments
Managing presentation nervousness

For some business presenters, nervousness is a temporary condition. When they’ve moved past the first few minutes, their nerves seem to float away. For other presenters, nervousness is long-lasting and debilitating. It never goes away, even when the presentation is going well. We’ve heard this described as having an out-of-body experience or experiencing an eleven...

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