Executive Presence is the ability to engage, align, inspire and move people to act!
Press Release
Executive presence has to do with the whole of the person. It’s much more than presentation skill, charisma or savvy. It shows up in three dimensions of the leader’s persona – character, substance, and style. It’s now clear that for a leader to influence and make an impact, it is important for them to also develop qualities such as authenticity, integrity, resonance, practical wisdom, and vision”
Suzanne Bates
What is Executive Presence?
Executive Presence is the ability to engage, align, inspire and move people to act! It’s not only about how you show up, looking and acting the part, but the qualities that really matter, because they enable you to influence others, make an impact, and drive organizational performance.
Executive Presence becomes most noticeable when leaders take the “larger stage,” when their presence and approach to influence must generate inspired and sustained action across a network of stakeholders, and when they must help all navigate change and master increasing levels of challenge.
Executive Presence is a social-organizational phenomenon: manifests as a pervasive and positive tone; it produces high levels of trust and goodwill; it stimulates the best of creative, innovative, and prudent thinking and problem solving; and it fosters a sustained course of adaptive execution.
The ExPITM Model
The Bates ExPI™ (Bates Executive Presence Model™) is the first and only research-based, scientifically validated assessment to measure executive presence. The multi-rater tool is used to help leaders develop the presence and influence necessary for leading teams, driving strategy, and making an impact. Organizations use the Bates ExPI™ to develop future leaders, build the influence of seasoned leaders, and ensure teams are driving organizational performance.
The Bates ExPI™ multi-rater assessment tool measures perceptions of the leader’s ability to build trust (Character), establish credibility (Substance), and drive execution through others (Style). It also measures perceptions of the leader’s strengths and development areas within 15 unique facets. Perceptions of critical stakeholder groups are compared with the leader’s self-perceptions in order to identify strengths and gaps.
A key differentiator between the Bates and other assessments is that the ExPI™ is a context-dependent assessment. This distinction is something we, as certified ExPI coaches, leverage strongly when we provide feedback.
Why SARGIA Partners’ Executive Presence Coaching?
SARGIA Partners’ exclusive certified coaches build coaching conversations and disciplines on the ExPITM survey feedback for leadership qualities which include Character (qualities of presence that inspire trust and goodwill), Substance (cultivated aspects of development specific to executive leadership that manifest as credibility), and Style (timely, effective, and iterative leadership action that elevates performance).
Our Executive Presence coaching program is tailored-made to fit your actual business context and strategic objectives. It will help you gain the insight, knowledge, and tools you need to discover your distinctive executive presence, align it with your corporate brand and develop a powerful executive presence that extends beyond your typical spheres of influence.
Benefits
Our Executive Presence coaching program is a 4-month impactful & unique Program, based on the feedback received by the Bates Model of Executive Presence (ExPITM). It will empower you to convey a unique value proposition that supports your business scope and imperatives, support a differentiated positioning that distinguishes you among the competition and communicate it via the proper tools and vehicles.
Upon completion of your one-to one virtual or physical coaching sessions, you will be able to:
- Improve self-awareness by identifying strengths and weaknesses related to Executive Presence
- Develop leadership skills that engage, align, inspire and move people to act and succeed
- Develop qualities of presence you can enhance to earn others’ trust and loyalty
- Discover ways to manage your time and energy so you come across as the leader you want to be
- Communicate to accelerate execution and lead change
- Generate positive reputation outside your inner circle
- Make a real and lasting impact on your company, your career and your life
- Develop confidence, gravitas and influence beyond formal authority
- It’s the “secret sauce” that links merit and success
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