Reading Time: 5 minutes The goal of leadership without authority is to get others to willingly co-operate and engage, rather than following directives because you’re the boss
Tag: Body language
Why you don’t believe me when I say “I’m listening”
Reading Time: 4 minutes If you have to choose between what I’m saying and how I look while saying it, you will intuitively discount my words and believe what you see
Use body language to project leadership on Zoom
Reading Time: 5 minutes Your audience is assessing your tone of voice, facial expressions, hand gestures and posture for clues about your credibility
How to fake charisma
Reading Time: 4 minutes Charisma is all about an individual’s infectious positive attitude and personal energy, as projected through body language
Why feet don’t lie in communications
Reading Time: 4 minutes Feet close together, you’re timid or hesitant; feet wide apart, you look more solid and sure of yourself
The secret sauce of effective leadership
Reading Time: 4 minutes If you want to be evaluated as authoritative, understand what’s at stake in any situation and adjust your body language accordingly
We need physical distance, not social distance
Reading Time: 5 minutes Don’t let physical distancing make loneliness worse. Here are three tips to reduce isolation and increase connection
Confessions of a unremitting power posture junkie
Reading Time: 3 minutes Research shows that your posture affects both how you feel and how others perceive you
Watch what you say without even speaking
Reading Time: 4 minutes Making sure you understand the kind of signals your body is sending is important every time you are talking to someone
How your team can tell how you really feel
Reading Time: 5 minutes Your nonverbal communication is more powerful at conveying emotions than the content of your message itself