Leadership

07 Jul Executive Presence: A Learnable Skill You Must Not Underestimate!

Posted at 06:00h in Career Acceleration, Career Success, Executive Coaching, Executive Presence, Leadership, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

  As pointed out in an article from Business Insider, executive presence is ranked as a top attribute sought after by organizations looking for first-class leadership. The article cited research conducted by the Gartner firm that ranked executive presence #2 on a list of the top...

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01 Jul Supercharge Your HR Career

Posted at 13:02h in Career Acceleration, Career Success, Executive Presence, Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

  I was inspired to write this blog post after attending the recent SHRM-Atlanta Conference 2014 where I heard Tom Darrow, SPHR from Talent Connections, speak to a standing-room-only audience. His topic was Managing Your Career in HR, and his presentation reminded me of the early years...

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24 Jun Illuminate Your Executive Presence Blind Spots

Posted at 10:37h in Career Success, Executive Presence, Leadership, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

  Around this time of year luxury automobile brands begin to roll out previews of next year’s models, touting their innovations and amenities. One of the features getting attention these days is technology that helps identify other vehicles that may be hidden in your blind spot....

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17 Jun Look and Act the Part You Want

Posted at 06:00h in Career Success, Executive Presence, Leadership by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

  According to a recent study conducted by the Center for Work-Life Policy, a major think tank based in New York, one of the keys to executive presence is to act the part. The research found that those who demonstrate perceptible executive presence act confident, decisive,...

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10 Jun Getting Real About Career Success

Posted at 12:11h in Career Acceleration, Career Success, Executive Coaching, Executive Presence, Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

  A few years back I was asked by a large corporation to coach one of their up-and-coming executives so she would be ready to step into a bigger leadership role. At first she was very excited about the opportunity. We mapped out a strategy for...

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20 May Are you a Reactive or Proactive Leader?

Posted at 07:00h in Executive Presence, Leadership, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

  Reactivity is one of the most difficult but most common challenges faced by those who have the qualities of a natural leader. What I mean by REACTION is that they act from a place of spontaneous emotion. More effective leaders will instead weigh the situation...

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02 Apr Mindset and Mentors: Helping Women Win Predictable Promotions

Posted at 11:10h in Career Success, Executive Coaching, Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

  I recently conducted a special executive presence development seminar for top talent at a multinational Fortune 500 company.  While doing my background research I came across a great article about the struggles that women face in their careers, despite so much collective effort to create...

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06 Feb Stop Being Boxed-In and Seize the Career You Want

Posted at 07:00h in Career Acceleration, Career Success, Communication, Executive Presence, Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

  You know you are capable of so much more. But you have become such a reliable cog in the machinery that it never occurs to your superiors to offer you a promotion. So here are five essential tips and two great exercises from my toolkit...

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05 Feb Genuine Executive Presence: How leaders of color can overcome corporate cultural challenges

Posted at 10:22h in Corporate Culture, Executive Presence, Leadership, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

  Research published in the Harvard Business Review confirms what many leading people of color already knew. They are, unfortunately, at a disadvantage within the Caucasian-dominated workplace. A Double Standard? A majority of minority professionals, for example, feel that they are held to a stricter standard than their Caucasian...

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27 Jan Master the Winning Mindset: Protect your Positivity

Posted at 15:15h in Executive Coaching, Executive Presence, Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

  One time I heard a woman who used to run a boarding house say “Just because they rented a room from me doesn’t mean they had a right to occupy any space inside my head!” That sums it up pretty well, doesn’t it? To maintain...

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