Leadership Presence (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

by Harvard Business Review, Amy J.C. Cuddy, Deborah Tannen, Amy Jen Su, John Beeson

Overview

Lead with charisma and confidence.

Many leaders consider "executive presence" a make-or-break factor in high-powered promotions. But what is this elusive quality, and how do you develop it?

This book explains how to build the charisma, confidence, and decisiveness that top leaders project. Whether you're delivering a critical presentation or managing a hectic meeting, you'll be inspired to approach the situation with new strength.

This volume includes the work of:

• Deborah Tannen
• Amy J. C. Cuddy
• Amy Jen Su

This collection of articles includes "Deconstructing Executive Presence," by John Beeson; "How New Managers Can Send the Right Leadership Signals," by Amy Jen Su; "To Sound Like a Leader, Think About What You Say, and How and When You Say It," by Rebecca Shambaugh; "Connect, Then Lead," by Amy J. C. Cuddy, Matthew Kohut, and John Neffinger; "The Power of Talk: Who Gets Heard and Why," by Deborah Tannen; and "Too Much Charisma Can Make Leaders Look Less Effective," by Jasmine Vergauwe, Bart Wille, Joeri Hofmans, Robert B. Kaiser, and Filip De Fruyt.

HOW TO BE HUMAN AT WORK.

The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781633696242
Publisher:	Harvard Business Review Press
Publication date:	05/08/2018
Series:	HBR Emotional Intelligence Series
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	265,729
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 13 international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.

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Table of Contents

1 Deconstructing Executive Presence 1

What is this ephemeral quality? John Beeson

2 How New Managers Can Send the Right Leadership Signals 11

Understanding the impact you have on others Amy Jen Su

3 To Sound Like a Leader, Think About What You Say, and How and When You Say It 23

Think strategically about your communication Rebecca Shambaugh

4 Connect, Then Lead 35

Avoid ruling through fear Amy J. C. Cuddy Matthew Kohut John Neffinger

5 The Power of Talk: Who Gets Heard and Why 71

The classic on conveying competence and confidence Deborah Tanne

6 Too Much Charisma Can Make Leaders Look Less Effective 123

The The costs can outweigh the benefits Jasmine Vergauwe Bart Wille Joeri Hofmans Robert B. Kaiser Filip De Fruyt

Index 137