Lessons Learned from a Woman in Leadership In honor of Women's History Month, we dedicate our March blog to feature one of our favorite case study stories. Here is the story of Rachel. See if you identify with any of Rachel's behaviors. What can you...
5 Top Reasons to Become a Certified Executive Coach With over 25 years in the industry, we have seen many different reasons why people choose the path of executive coaching. What distinguishes an executive coach and why are they needed? Check out our reasons why. After whittling...
10 Quick Ways to Enhance Your Virtual Executive Presence Sherpa's Definition of Executive Presence: The behavior people exhibit to connect, influence and relate to people in their organization. Executive Presence is a blend of temperament, abilities and behaviors that, when combined, send all the right signals. Using...
Executive Presence: Appearance Sherpa's Definition of Appearance: "Attire that meets work environment's norms, stimulates respect, and is approachable." The image you project is related to self-respect and first impressions. Appearance has an impact on the people around you. What does your appearance say about the organization? What...
Executive Presence: Charisma Charisma can be hard to define. The word comes from the Greek “charis” which means “grace” or “gift”. The word’s Greek root means “divine favor”. Charisma, this attribute of magnetism, has always been loved by those that watch a charismatic leader in action. The...
Executive Presence: Transparency The Five Traits of a Transparent Leader Sherpa's Definition of Transparency: Authentic, truthful, open, straightforward. The only constant in life is change. When there is change in any organization, transparency is a must. People want to know what’s going on around them. For a leader,...