Acting Like the Boss: Developing Executive Presence
- 5 days ago
- 5 min read
How to stop asking for permission and start commanding the room.
By: Lauren Deats
The Love-Hate Career Relationship
Estimated Read: 16 Minutes
How To: Career Development
Hey Bloomers!
Straighten your posture and put down that "I’m just checking in" email draft. We are heading into the high-stakes world of leadership to discuss the one thing that separates the permanent managers from the future executives: Executive Presence.
Welcome to the ultimate Love-Hate relationship. We love the idea of having the authority, the corner office, and the power to set the vision for the whole department. But we absolutely loathe the discomfort of having to step out of our "safe" role as a doer and into the "risky" role of a leader. We are talking about that specific brand of anxiety where you feel like a kid in their parent's suit, hoping nobody notices you don't actually have all the answers yet.
Most people think leadership is about having a title. The truth is much more forensic. Leadership is about how you occupy space. If you are waiting for a title to start acting like a boss, you are already too late. At Career Bloom Solutions, we want you to be the professional powerhouse who doesn't just attend the meeting. We want you to be the person the room waits for before they start.
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