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Jul 21 Need Effective Communication Tips to Sell Valuable Unbaked Ideas?

Posted at 08:00h in Communication, Executive Presence, Leadership, Predictable Promotion, Teams by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

We all can use proven tips for selling our ideas that are not yet fully formulated. Here are few that can help you succeed in persuading others to buy into your proposals, despite a lack of preparation and the need to serve them up before...

Jun 23 Do You Communicate to Lead?

Posted at 08:00h in Communication, Leadership, Networking, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

During your professional career you have probably managed a tremendous amount of communication, whether on the phone, by email, or when asked to make a convincing presentation. But once you attain a certain level of leadership, that responsibility demands a whole new set of communication...

Jun 09 Leaders: Are You Ready to Rapidly Advance?

Posted at 08:00h in Executive Presence, Leadership, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

The Illustra tagline is “Advancing Leaders in Record Time.” We selected it because I love to work with people who are ready to advance and increase their own success. Those are my ideal clients. They yearn to learn, stretch, and accelerate way beyond their...

Apr 14 Positive Mindset for Phenomenal Leadership Results

Posted at 08:00h in Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Predictable Promotion, Teams by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Listen to the podcast Recently I had the honor of meeting Dr. Martin Seligman, author of Learned Optimism. He was speaking on his unique concept of psychological well-being, which he refers to by the acronym PERMA. The PERMA model he developed...

Mar 17 Do You Have Dynamic Leadership Confidence?

Posted at 09:00h in Career Acceleration, Executive Presence, Leadership, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Listen to the podcast Listen to more podcasts on iTunes I would have to say that confidence is the most important characteristic needed today to enrich executive presence and be perceived as a promotable leader. Sure, you have to be competent. But you...

Mar 10 New Fuel for Your Leadership Confidence

Posted at 09:00h in Career Success, Executive Presence, Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Try igniting a fire without any oxygen and you’ll see what it’s like to try to rally the team for greater productivity and performance without leadership confidence. You won’t have any persuasive power because leadership confidence is the contagious charisma that incites and ignites...

Dec 22 Step Up and Step In to Experience Your Greatness.

Posted at 10:00h in Brand, Career Success, Executive Presence, Leadership, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Businesses are constantly pushing the envelope to achieve greater performance, productivity, and profit. In that environment you are only as good as your last quarterly evaluation. Right now is when you need to be taking a hard look at your skill set heading into...

Sep 30 6 Ways to Expand Your Leadership & Experience Greater Career Velocity

Posted at 09:00h in Career Success, Communication, Executive Presence, Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Companies hate to see valuable human resources not being utilized to the optimum degree. So any organization will give extra leadership responsibility to anyone who demonstrates that they are ready to handle it. #1 Expand Your Capability That’s why the trick to ensuring your...

Jul 07 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...

Jul 01 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...