by Jacqueline Farrington | Oct 30, 2014 | executive presence
Previous posts here have explored leadership language, the power of brevity and the influence that everyday language has on organizational culture. But what about pronouns and function words–the connective tissue of language? How important is it to pay...
by Jacqueline Farrington | Oct 23, 2014 | executive presence
Thirty years ago, conventional wisdom had it that someone’s IQ was a reasonable predictor of their problem-solving skills and success. Then we realized that a high IQ did not correlate with an ability to manage people or build teams, so the EQ emerged to measure...
by Jacqueline Farrington | Oct 16, 2014 | executive presence
Here are some of our favorite print and online articles related to leadership or executive presence from September: How you can build executive presence by mastering any room: Have you ever seen someone enter a room and immediately pull all the focus? This quick...
by Jacqueline Farrington | Sep 18, 2014 | calm under pressure, executive presence, Uncategorized
Earlier this year, we took a look at the confidence gap between men and women in the workplace. This gap has very real impact on a woman’s road to the C-suite and grows out of a complex network of root causes ranging from socialization within our education system to...
by Jacqueline Farrington | Sep 5, 2014 | executive presence, Uncategorized
With Labor Day weekend and summer behind us, most of us have packed the kids off to school and have got back to the daily grind. We spent some of our time reading about new ways to increase employee engagement, Google’s management practices, diversity in the...
by Jacqueline Farrington | Aug 22, 2014 | executive presence, Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about “everyday talk” and what it reveals about your organization. The language that we hear and use every day shapes our world and our perception of ourselves. Some of this language and behavior may reveal latent assumptions and...
