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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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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Virtual Meetings: What We’ve Learned About the Human Side of Communication

Greg Owen-Boger
February 7, 2023 0 Comments
virtual meetings

We’ve all been meeting virtually for a long time now, and there is no shortage of articles, videos, webinars, and books on how to do it “right.” Most of those resources focus on the technical stuff. This article will focus on the human side of the equation and what we’ve learned while providing virtual presentation...

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Team Collaboration in the Workplace Pt. 2

Dale Ludwig
February 7, 2023 0 Comments
team collaboration during a business meeting

Inclusiveness and Interactivity  The first article in this two-part series focused on the planning required for successful team collaboration. It focused on framing meetings to feel relevant, focused, and efficient for participants.  This article will look at what meeting facilitators can do to encourage collaboration during the meeting. Successful collaboration serves both the team involved...

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Emotional Intelligence (EQ): The Foundation of Great Leadership

Dale Ludwig
November 22, 2022 0 Comments
A young woman uses emotional intelligence during a staff meeting

If you’re a leader or an aspiring leader, emotional intelligence (EQ) is essential for your success. It helps you build relationships and communicate more effectively with the people you work with. In many ways, your reputation as a leader is built and maintained through meetings. Meetings may be, after all, the only time some people...

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