
Live your leadership brand by continuously signaling ideas through content creation, speaking up, and leadership roles while cultivating a strong network for credibility, guided by a roadmap worksheet.
Explore what executive presence means and how being seen as a leader affects promotions, raises, and being in the room, while noting it's not fixed and can be developed.
Dressing to send a message teaches how executive presence relies on context and personal brand, with tailoring and subtle accessories boosting professional perception and sparking conversations.
Master communication to ensure your message is heard and others feel seen, appreciated, and fully present, building followers and strong relationships whether in person or virtually.
show genuine interest in others to build relationships and buy-in; apply three strategies: put away your phone, lean forward to show engagement, and match energy to theirs.
Master virtual communication by aligning eye contact with the camera and monitor gaze. Improve lighting and sound, and lean in to stay engaged, strengthening leadership impact.
Practice presence in meetings with a post-meeting checklist and optional video review to assess engagement. Focus on breathing, listening, not interrupting, and mirroring tone to show you care.
You want to make an impact, develop a strong professional reputation, and grow your career - and this course will help you do just that. Harvard Business Review author and Duke University business school professor Dorie Clark will help you learn to navigate professional challenges and leverage your unique strengths as a female leader, so you can build the thriving career you deserve. You'll learn how to take control of your personal brand, connect with mentors, and create a powerful vision for where you want to go. You'll dive into how you want to be known as a leader, the key components of executive presence, and how to leverage body language to ensure others are paying attention. We'll also cover how to truly be present as a leader, and demonstrate a genuine interest in others - because being an effective leader means caring about, and bringing out the best in, the people around you. Leadership, in many ways, is the same regardless of your gender. But this course will show you how to deal with any gender-related issues that may arise, and harness the authentic power of who you are in order to develop your employees and team, and succeed on your own terms.