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Nov 05 Raise Your Unique Leadership Voice

Posted at 17:08h in Career Acceleration, Career Success, Communication, Executive Presence, Leadership, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

I’m always doing public speaking and presentations in my line of work. But I also constantly train lots of highly placed executives to help them master their own presentation skills. The key, I’ve found, is to find your unique, individual voice. Each of us has...

Nov 05 Everyone is a Leader. But you have to own it.

Posted at 15:26h in Executive Presence, Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

If you’re reading this it already means you are motivated to achieve a bigger leadership role. Well I have good news for you. Leadership responsibility is now yours for the taking! I hear from HR executives, CEOs, and other top level decision makers every...

Oct 01 Develop Your Higher Level Communication Mindset

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

Working with corporate executive clients I’ve noticed that the majority of them have a really hard time communicating effectively with CEOs, Boards of Directors, and others in top positions within the organization or industry. They know how to prepare a presentation. But when they...

Sep 26 Executive Presence: Where grace meets gravitas

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

Each of us presents ourselves a particular way. We give off a certain aura. People get an instant impression of us. How we carry ourselves, look, and speak triggers subconscious snap judgments and conscious evaluations. When that personal presentation comes across as authentic leadership...

Sep 24 Communicating Upward: Women and Executive Presence

Posted at 10:24h in Communication, Predictable Promotion, Professional Image by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

More than 80% of women recently surveyed said they are not sure what their bosses expect of them. Plus the deck is already stacked against us. Despite lots of progress, women are still systematically shut out from many top positions. Let me tell you...

Sep 16 Looking through the Opportunity Lens

Posted at 13:19h in Career Success, Leadership Mindset by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Imagine walking through a dark corridor with no light ahead and no exits. You feel trapped and there is no end in sight. That was how one of my clients used to feel. But then the blindfold came off and now it’s a whole...

Sep 05 Personal Branding: What it is and why you need it.

Posted at 15:33h in Brand, Leadership by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

I recently spoke to a large group of successful entrepreneurs, but was really surprised to find out that they didn’t know the difference between personal branding and professional image. It was unexpected because in this day and age if you do not have a...

Aug 27 3 Ways to Motivate Your Dream Team

Posted at 11:54h in Leadership, Teams by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Building a dream team involves putting the right people into the mix. Together they will be greater as a unit than they could ever be as individual parts. You’ll be their leader. The metrics will be off the charts. Your boss will give you...

Aug 14 Tell a Compelling Leadership Story to Fuel Your Brand

Posted at 11:25h in Communication, Leadership by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Marketing and branding has been redefined in recent years around the concept of narrative. Consumers want to buy the story, not just the product. Given the choice between a bottle of wine you know little about and one that includes details about the history of...

Aug 08 What’s Keeping You Up at Night?

Posted at 18:19h in Career Acceleration, Career Success, Leadership, Leadership Mindset by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Watch television any night of the week and you’ll be bombarded by ads for prescription sleep aids. We live in a stressful time. But much of the angst that I observe is, unfortunately, self-imposed. I meet executives all the time, for example, who want to...