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Do You Have Executive Presence?

Thin Difference

While it’s easy to recognize traits like composure, charisma and confidence in well-known thought leaders like Steve Jobs, Simon Sinek or Brené Brown, it’s more difficult to apply these characteristics to the way we lead on a daily basis. Do others look to you for leadership when opportunities arise? Guest Post by Shannon Eckmann.

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The C-Suite Needs a Chief Entrepreneur

Harvard Business Review

Sure, there are exceptions who are both visionary CEOs and innovators — Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos, for example — but there are very few companies that can stomach that sort of leadership. The Chief Entrepreneur is an executive as powerful as the CEO, with clear leadership over radical innovation within the company.