How does developing your executive presence increase your impact on your team and your business? What is executive presence? You know it when you see it, and feel its absence when you don’t. I’ll be discussing this topic in a two-day seminar for aspiring leaders, looking at new ways to develop and deliver executive presence. Executive presence is the foundation of leadership, the source of your credibility, and the key to creating real impact at your organization.

Executive presence comes from the experience you create for others. It’s a common mistake to think that developing your executive presence is something that happens as you gain experience. Experience doesn’t necessarily have much to do with it. Executive presence comes from helping others.

If you want increase your impact on the world, change your state of mind and point of view. Developing your executive presence is something we can all do if we put our attention in the right place and act on our good intentions. A leader looks in the direction of outcomes and impact. Essentially, executive presence comes from the certain knowledge that “I’ve thought this through.”

Executive presence starts with your story and your communication. Once you understand this vital key to leadership, you can use it to increase your impact in every part of your life. At the heart of it, leadership is service. Whether you’re a CEO, manager, public speaker, or customer service representative, to be a leader you must realize that leadership language consists of connection, service, and authenticity.