The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others Author: Kristi HEDGES | Language: English | ISBN:
B0060LHDUS | Format: PDF
The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others Description
Everyone recognizes leaders with “presence.” They stand out for their seemingly innate ability to command attention and inspire commitment. But what is this secret quality they exude, exactly? Executive and CEO coach Kristi Hedges demystifies this elusive trait, revealing that presence is the intersection of outward influencing skills and internal mental conditioning. Using her I-Presence model, the author shows how anyone—regardless of position or personality—can strengthen their impact. Readers will learn how to build trust as the foundation for leadership, eschew perfectionism for authenticity, banish limiting thoughts and behaviors, and galvanize their team through visionary, inspiring communications. Stellar technical knowledge, a strong work ethic, excellent presentation skills—none of these tangible traits puts people on the career fast track as readily as a compelling presence. Filled with profiles of leaders with powerful presence and the latest neuroleadership research translated into actionable habits, this authoritative guide puts a little-understood, but potentially game-changing, tool within everyone’s reach.
- File Size: 2277 KB
- Print Length: 240 pages
- Publisher: AMACOM; 1 edition (November 18, 2011)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B0060LHDUS
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,693 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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Most books on leadership or personal development advise that to increase your success, you must increase your presence. Yet too often this advice comes with little or no specific direction. At times there is even a poor definition of what presence really is.
If you have been seeking an authoritative source which not only clearly defines presence but also gives very specific steps to develop your presence, The Power of Presence by Kristi Hedges is your answer. The book is based on Ms. Hedges in depth personal experience from running her own PR firm, providing executive coaching and facilitating high level workshops. Her advice is solid, includes lots of real life examples, is well organized, presented in a straightforward manner and is easy to understand.
The book is well written and fairly easy to read. However there is a lot of information to absorb. Thankfully at the end of each chapter, she summarizes the important points covered. And the final chapter is a Cliffs Notes summary of all the concepts presented in the book. So you will not need to go back through the entire book to refresh your memory about any particular point or topic. Having said that, I do believe most people would gain additional valuable insight by a second reading after a reasonable time interval.
Ms. Hedges presents the material as a three part program: The first is Intention, you need to set your intentions before a meeting, presentation, etc. The second part is Individual - how to forge strong relationships and build trust. The third part is Inspiration - how to motivate so that people want to follow your lead.
While there is extremely valuable and insightful information throughout the entire book, there are some specific passages I would like to comment on.
As I began to read this book, I was reminded of one of my favorite songs in the musical and film, Chicago, sung by Amos Hart (played by John C. Reilly in the film version) who characterizes himself as Mister Cellophane:
"And even without clucking like a hen.
Everyone gets noticed now and then
Unless of course that person it should be
Invisible, inconsequential me...."
Most people in most situations lack the ability to attract favorable attention. They feel invisible. Worse yet, many feel they deserve to be ignored because they are "inconsequential." Fortunately, Kristi Hedges has developed what she c alls "I-Presence, a model I have found to be the `secret sauce' of executive presence. It is equal parts communication aptitude, mental attitude, and authentic style. It combines a supportive inner mindset with the outer skills needed to create the natural, confident, consistent leadership presence." Actually, the information, insights, and recommendations that Hedges provides (with appropriate modification) can help almost anyone, including but not limited to executives) to develop with she characterizes as "intentional presence."
Specifically, "understanding how you want to be perceived and subsequently communicating in a manner so that you will be perceived the way you want. It means aligning your thoughts with your words and your actions. And it requires a keen understanding of your true, authentic self, as well as your impact on others." In essence, Hedges offers to help her reader to complete a process by which to develop these separate but interdependent capabilities:
o 100% fulfillment of one's potentialities
o 360? perspective on interaction between one's self and one's environment
o moral compass for what is right...
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