Leading from Your Best Self: Develop Executive Poise, Presence, and Influence to Maximize Your Potential

Proven techniques for building self-confidence, making personal connections, and developing a professional presence that's powerful, authentic, and effective.

Great leaders connect with others while always staying true to themselves. The exercises and techniques in this illuminating guide are designed to help readers find the leadership style that works best for them, at every level and in every situation. Developed by executive coach Rob Salafia, this individualized approach uses many of the techniques employed by actors, martial artists, and meditation experts to help unlock a leader's "best self."

Following a simple but powerful action plan, you'll learn how to develop presence and poise, tell compelling stories, and establish long-lasting connections. You'll find proven strategies for sharing visions, goals, and plans in way that is relevant to every person in the room. You'll discover stress-busting and confidence-building exercises such as Breathe-Connect-Land, The Actor's Intention, and Direct Narrative Storytelling.