All truly authentic leadership is improvisation

All truly authentic leadership is improvisation. Come up with the right thing to do in the moment based on experience, training, and insight.

..be a leader with a strong presence not just at conferences, but in every interaction. And if you are such a leader, then every aspect of your presence — including your physical self, your intellect, your voice, and your emotions — is intimately bound up with your message.

..You can gain trust and influence by expressing your true purpose and commitment to others in a genuine way

..this type of leadership — the ability to communicate what needs to be said in a way that inspires people to join you — has risen sharply in recent years. Trust is increasingly considered a key competitive advantage.

Excerpted from: “10 principles for leadership presence” by Annette Kramer for Strategy&Business

One definition of leadership I use is: “a Leader is someone others choose to follow”. These snippets are from an article giving you great “how” answers to what to focus on if your “why” is to inspire people to join you through your leadership.

This week I met (online, as we do now) with Annette Kramer, a fellow member of the WeAreLiminal community, for an inspiring, collaborative and fun conversation that I hope…