"Great leaders are not defined by the absence of weakness, but rather by the presence of clear strengths."
John Zenger
As a leader, have you ever
asked yourself these questions?
- Is the intent of my message clearly reaching my stakeholders?
- Does my communication style support my personal brand as a leader?
- Am I projecting the level of trust and credibility my listeners expect?
- Are my messages consistent across multiple platforms? Media? Cultures? Generations?
- What do listeners take away from my speeches? Have I made it easy for them to remember?
As a leader, your words are going to be repeated, broadcast, commented on and critiqued. Every message you deliver could be a real opportunity for you and your firm. Enhancing your communication strategies and skills will help you deliver more powerful statements across multiple stakeholder groups and multiple platforms.
Leadership presence, frequently called the “wow factor,” is a blending of personal and interpersonal skills that when combined, send all the right signals. It’s knowing the elements that go into making a great first impression. It’s projecting confidence and poise under pressure. It’s giving formal presentations that position you as decisive, assertive, and succinct. It’s engaging others in ways that are authentic, empathetic and motivational. It’s adapting your approach to adjust for personality style, culture and gender. It’s optimising the impact of nonverbal behavior to send signals that make others evaluate you as a leader and that help you read an audience or situation so you can adjust accordingly. It`s networking and self-promotion without being perceived as pushy or arrogant. And it all can be learned.
VNA's Leadership Presence programme helps you build the skills needed to boost your presence, in a way that feels authentic to you.
Watch VideoHere’s what the programme is about:
Identifying Your Leadership Style
- Impact and influence principles – their relationship to your work life
- Your use of power – how it affects your impact on others
- Practical tools for accelerating your leadership development
- Techniques for enhancing your physical, professional presence
Building Your Leadership Presence
- Expanding Your Ability to Stay Poised Under Pressure
- Identifying Primary Behavioural Styles – How to read and respond to others
- Developing a ‘Conflict – Hearty’ Attitude
- Communication Principles that Enhance Your Impact
- Building an Inspirational Leadership Style
- Private feedback sessions – maximising your individual leadership power
Presenting Yourself with Impact
- Individual Videotaped Presentations – Facilitator and group feedback
- Private Feedback/Action Planning (one-on-ones)
Leadership Presence at Work
- Advanced Persuasion Skills
- Seeing Yourself as Others Perceive You
- Translating Your Learning Back to the Workplace
A few of the benefits you get out of this:
- Take your speaking skills to the next level by developing a powerful stance and expressive voice
- Develop the presence and clear communication style of a true leader
- Read your audience and know what moves them
- Make an immediate and lasting impression with strong entrances and exits
- Engage others with political savvy and a warm empathetic tone
- Use the power of your voice
- Speak with passion
- Articulate your words clearly
- Vary your tone and pace
- Speak with energy
- Gesture with decisiveness, and
- Use your body to project confident leadership
The world of talent management continues to evolve at an unprecedented rate. We like to think of the challenges that this poses as opportunities to truly make a difference. VNA (Vicki Nicholson & Associates) is a game changer when it comes to best practices in the human development space. With over sixteen years of experience, we are a group of global leadership development entrepreneurs who are passionate about developing leaders that can excel in today’s demanding workplace.
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