Creating a leadership presence – 4 steps
by. Rich Jones
Some people just seem to have a leadership presence. They seem to own the room when they walk in. How does that happen? How can you create a leadership brand for yourself?
First we will identify the attributes of a leader.
Confident
Purposeful
Authoritative
Directive
Attentive
Specific
Trustworthy
Second conduct a personal inventory to see which of these attributes you now possess and which you need to develop. This personal inventory will include honest introspection, coaching sessions with supervisors, candid observations by mentors and frank conversations with peers, friends and family.
Third this collection of data will need to be distilled into three categories:
1. I already possess this attribute
2. Occasionally I demonstrate this attribute
3. I need to learn how to adopt this attribute