Join us for this month’s free webinar on the topic of “How to Develop Executive Presence (Regardless of Your Role).” Presence is a tricky topic. It’s one of those things that’s hard to articulate, but you know it when you see it. Some people have a very strong presence: they walk into a room and...
Reputation
5 Tips to Help You Make a Winning First Impression
As the saying goes, a first impression is a lasting impression. Those precious first few moments of interaction with a new contact can have a major impact on how that person sees you for the entirety of your relationship. A bad first impression can be difficult (and sometimes impossible) to...
How to Raise Your Visibility at Work
About a year ago, I was hosting a training session on the topic of emotional intelligence. I asked the professionals in the room to shout out some of the feelings they experience on an average workday. I heard: happy, frustrated, stressed, angry, overwhelmed, fulfilled, engaged, irritated, and a...
How to Get More Respect at Work
“Respect is like air. When it’s there, you don’t notice it. When it’s not there, it’s all you notice.” Quote from, “Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High” As many of you know, I do a lot of work with support professionals—administrative assistants, executive assistants,...