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Dear Readers,

Thank you for coming here!

It has been a long while. And here comes the Episode 5 of the “Good Employee” series.

I recently took a training on “Executive Presence” and corrected my biggest misunderstanding on this topic: 

It is all about the “External” where one has to show by practicing and applying techniques.

Now I learned that the “External” has to be driven by the right “Internals” so that:

The “External” comes across as true and genuine, instead of fake and dishonest We do not get drained by showing gravitas

And I know I agree!

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The “Internals” really come in below three aspects:

Passion: This is the most fundamental condition for executive presence. This is what drives us to a destination and showing gravitas is just part of the efforts to get there.The Effective Thinking Pattern: We need to take a broader perspective beyond our job scope...