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  • Episode 201: CHARISMA Framework: How to Establish Executive Charisma

    Episode 201: CHARISMA Framework: How to Establish Executive Charisma
    Apr 24 2025
    People with executive presence often have charisma, or executive charisma. What is it and how can you establish yours? First off, charisma is your ability to compel people with your charm, inspiring them to understand your message or take action. Sounds pretty close to executive presence, right? But how you actualize and elevate your charisma to fuel your executive presence differs. You do so by following my simple eight-step CHARISMA framework: CourageHumilityAuthenticityResponsivenessIntentionStorytellingMindfulnessArticulation Paired with resources below, learn everything you need to know about effectively establishing your executive charisma to elevate your leadership and career. Executive Charisma Package: CHARISMA Framework + Charisma Self-Assessment Scale Download Now Workplace Communication Quiz Start Now and Find Your Communication Style Mentioned Research and Books The Dynamics of Warmth and Competence Judgments, and Their Outcomes in Organizations — Harvard Business School Presence by Amy Cuddy Leadership Development Audit Apply Now Like What You Listen To? Share the episode and show with a fellow colleague and podcast listener! Leave a rating and review. Your feedback is valuable. Related Episodes What It Means to Have Executive Presence (+ an Exercise to See Where You’re At) How to “Own a Room”: 3 Executive Presence Primers Storytelling: Your Executive Presence Secret Weapon Need More Career Direction and Clarity? Connect with Finka on LinkedIn Interested in Working with Finka on Your Company’s Leadership Skill Development? Book a Call
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    53 m
  • Episode 200: Storytelling: Your Executive Presence Secret Weapon

    Episode 200: Storytelling: Your Executive Presence Secret Weapon
    Apr 17 2025
    If you’ve ever wondered, “How can I have more executive presence?” this episode is for you. Stories have been shared for millennia and are 22x more memorable than facts, yet corporate professionals and employees give it a middle-of-the-pack priority, even though it’s a critical key to boosting their executive presence and leadership at work. The priority revelation is based on data from my Career Advancement Forecast (give it a read if you haven’t yet). So, I'm taking storytelling—what’s seen as an underrated, nice-to-have skill—from the middle and spotlighting it at the top because you cannot have executive presence and grow in your career and leadership if you don’t tell stories. They connect. They engage. They influence. They persuade. Today, you’ll learn how to become a master storyteller by: Understanding why storytelling makes all the difference in your career and impact. Leveraging 4 types of stories you need to have in your executive presence, workplace arsenal. Knowing what makes a captivating story. Listening to how one of my clients told a story in a presentation and received critical career feedback of: “must be promoted.” This is just the beginning of your executive presence, storytelling journey. Uncover your story today and start connecting and influencing important stakeholders and situations. Leadership Development Audit Apply Now Executive Presence Self-Assessment Download Now Like What You Listen To? Share the episode and show with a fellow colleague and podcast listener! Leave a rating and review. Your feedback is valuable. Related Episodes What It Means to Have Executive Presence (+ an Exercise to See Where You’re At) How to “Own a Room”: 3 Executive Presence Primers Need More Career Direction and Clarity? Connect with Finka on LinkedIn Interested in Working with Finka on Your Company’s Leadership Skill Development? Book a Call
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    37 m
  • Episode 199: How to “Own a Room”: 3 Executive Presence Primers

    Episode 199: How to “Own a Room”: 3 Executive Presence Primers
    Apr 10 2025

    People with executive presence are often told they know how to “own a room,” igniting engagement and attention without saying a word. But what does this look like and how can you do it too?

    Using these three executive presence primers:

    1. Be intentional
    2. Define the stakes
    3. Bring your Brilliant Difference

    Owning a room isn’t about owning it, but making space for others, which is where intention, stakes, and your Brilliant Difference come into play.

    Tune into this new Executive Presence 101 episode and elevate your EP at work.

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    • What It Means to Have Executive Presence (+ an Exercise to See Where You’re At)

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    24 m
  • Episode 198: What It Means to Have Executive Presence (+ an Exercise to See Where You’re At)

    Episode 198: What It Means to Have Executive Presence (+ an Exercise to See Where You’re At)
    Apr 3 2025
    It’s elusive. People often don’t know exactly what it is or looks like. Let’s change that. Discover exactly what it means to have executive presence, as well as where yours is right now. This is the start of a new, four-part series: Executive Presence 101. Executive presence is something you either have or don’t. It’s an invisible ingredient that enables you to capture attention in a room without uttering a single word but makes people lean in when you do speak, remembering how you made them feel hours afterward. So it’s no surprise that it’s often called the “X factor” of leadership, and I’m going to teach you how to harness it. Not only will you understand the three pillars of executive presence, but how to assess where your current levels are at in your career. Do You Have Executive Presence? Find Out With the Executive Presence Assessment Download Now Discover Your Brilliant Difference Download Your Brilliant Difference Brainstorm Mentioned Research Executive presence: what it is and why it's important The New Rules of Executive Presence Equipment to Help You Elevate Your Online Executive Presence Logitech for Creators Blue Yeti USB Microphone IXTECH Boom Arm - Adjustable 360° Rotatable Microphone Arm Shure MV7X Microphone Rode PodMic Cardioid Dynamic Broadcast Microphone Like What You Listen To? Share the episode and show with a fellow colleague and podcast listener! Leave a rating and review. Your feedback is valuable. Related Episodes Why is Influence Important in Leadership? Learn From My Doozies 3 No-Nonsense Rules for Influencing Executives and Senior Leaders 5 Communication Styles in the Workplace — Which Do You Speak? Value-First Centre of Influence Framework: Proven Method to Build Career-Elevating Relationships Need More Career Direction and Clarity? Download the Finka Inc. Career Advancement Forecast Connect with Finka on LinkedIn Interested in Working with Finka on Your Company’s Leadership Skill Development? Book a Call
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    30 m
  • Episode 197: Value-First Centre of Influence Framework: Proven Method to Build Career-Elevating Relationships (Part 4 of Influence Without Authority Series)

    Episode 197: Value-First Centre of Influence Framework: Proven Method to Build Career-Elevating Relationships (Part 4 of Influence Without Authority Series)
    Mar 27 2025
    To have influence, you need to tap into the influence of others. You need a centre of influence (COI). Influence is built and nurtured; it’s not something you’re automatically granted. And the process starts with building your influence network, or what I like to call, your centre of influence. To grow in your career and leadership, it’s essential to surround yourself with the right people. Knowing and working with the right people can bolster your chances of being hired into a new role, getting promoted, getting invited to important conversations, and expanding your network and reach in your industry. But it starts with giving value. Concluding the Influence Without Authority series, in this episode I dive into: What a circle of influence is. How to identify COIs in your company. How COIs can help you break through the corporate noise. 3 steps to mapping your COIs. The 3 types of influencers that will make up your COI. Methods to add value to your influencers. By the time you’re done listening, you’ll know exactly who to turn to and build relationships with, and how to shine in your Brilliant Difference, giving value to those who matter most. Take the Communication Quiz Discover Your Workplace Communication Style Influence Amplifier Blueprint: Apply Essential Influence Rules in Real-Time Grab Your Blueprint Like What You Listen To? Share the episode and show with a fellow colleague and podcast listener! Leave a rating and review. Your feedback is valuable. Related Episodes Why is Influence Important in Leadership? Learn From My Doozies 3 No-Nonsense Rules for Influencing Executives and Senior Leaders 5 Communication Styles in the Workplace — Which Do You Speak? Need More Career Direction and Clarity? Download the Finka Inc. Career Advancement Forecast Connect with Finka on LinkedIn Interested in Working with Finka on Your Company’s Leadership Skill Development? Book a Call
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    41 m
  • Episode 196: 5 Communication Styles in the Workplace — Which Do You Speak? (Part 3 of Influence Without Authority Series)

    Episode 196: 5 Communication Styles in the Workplace — Which Do You Speak? (Part 3 of Influence Without Authority Series)
    Mar 20 2025
    Do you know how you think, speak, and make decisions? What about for those you work with? If not, it’s no wonder why your brilliant ideas aren’t landing with executives and rallying teams together. That’s why I’m sharing with you five communication styles in the workplace, so you can: Communicate more effectively. Adapt and tailor your message to others’ communication preferences. Elevate your impact and influence. Using my career experience, I’ve created five workplace communication styles that are inspired by Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, meaning they’re ordered in what people often require the most. The five communication styles in the workplace include: CertaintyConnectionConsequenceConfidenceChange What do each look like at work and which type is yours? Find out by tuning into this episode and taking my Communication Quiz! Take the Communication Quiz Discover Your Workplace Communication Style Influence Amplifier Blueprint: Apply Essential Influence Rules in Real-Time Grab Your Blueprint Like What You Listen To? Share the episode and show with a fellow colleague and podcast listener! Leave a rating and review. Your feedback is valuable. Related Episodes Why is Influence Important in Leadership? Learn From My Doozies 3 No-Nonsense Rules for Influencing Executives and Senior Leaders Need More Career Direction and Clarity? Download the Finka Inc. Career Advancement Forecast Connect with Finka on LinkedIn Interested in Working with Finka on Your Company’s Leadership Skill Development? Book a Call
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    40 m
  • Episode 195: 3 No-Nonsense Rules for Influencing Executives and Senior Leaders (Part 2 of Influence Without Authority Series)

    Episode 195: 3 No-Nonsense Rules for Influencing Executives and Senior Leaders (Part 2 of Influence Without Authority Series)
    Mar 13 2025

    If your message isn’t sticking, it’s because you’re not doing these three things. I’ll teach you exactly what these rules for influencing executives and senior leaders are, so people can buy into your ideas. Every. Time.

    • Rule 1: Know your audience.
    • Rule 2: Identify motivators.
    • Rule 3: Plot the transformation journey.

    I’ve designed this episode as an immersive learning experience so you can see what these rules look like in action right away. Grab your copy of the Influence Amplifier Blueprint, fill it out, and translate the rules into your influence impact at work as I guide you along:

    • The most powerful yet overlooked aspect of influence.
    • The three most common influence mistakes and how to mitigate them.
    • Why you need to know your audience (you cannot skip this step).
    • The differences between your primary, secondary, and tertiary audience.
    • How to understand what motivates your audience’s decision-making process.
    • How to plot your audience’s transformation journey.

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    • Why is Influence Important in Leadership? Learn From My Doozies

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    36 m
  • Episode 194: Why is Influence Important in Leadership? Learn From My Doozies (Part 1 of Influence Without Authority Series)

    Episode 194: Why is Influence Important in Leadership? Learn From My Doozies (Part 1 of Influence Without Authority Series)
    Mar 6 2025

    You hear it all the time: you need to have influence at work. But why is influence important in leadership and what does it look like done right and wrong? You get to learn all of that from me. This episode sets the tone for a new series: Influence Without Authority.

    No matter your position—manager, executive, president—your title can change but what no one can take away from you is your ability to inspire. Want to persuade senior leaders to agree to an initiative? You need influence. Trying to gain buy-in for a new process? You need influence. Collaborating with team members on cross-functional projects? You need influence.

    You get the picture.

    If you nodded along to any of these scenarios, you’re in the right place. In this episode I’ll help you learn:

    • What influence is and isn’t.
    • Where you may be going wrong with your influence and why your message isn’t sticking with your team and leaders.
    • How having strong influence can amplify your leadership and career.
    • How not having influence can drain and stall your career.
    • Why influence matters.
    • The best-case and worst-case of my own influence scenarios, so you can know what hinders and helps you to effectively influence.

    What are you waiting for? Press play and get to the answer of why influence is important in leadership.

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    • Influence Stack Part 1
    • Influence Stack Part 2

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    36 m
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