Executive Presence Self-Assessment

Pinpoint what “executive presence” means for you with a structured, research-based self-assessment that highlights specific gaps and next steps.

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When to Use This Tool

A leader who's been told they lack executive presence but doesn't know what that means for them specifically

Someone preparing for a significant role transition who wants to understand how they currently show up

A client whose competence isn't in question but whose credibility in the room is

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Tool Classification

Domain

Executive

Type

Assessment

Phase

Discovery Reflection

Details

15 min Opener Monthly

Topics

Leadership Identity

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1 The VP who received 'you need more executive presence' feedback and has no idea what to do with it

Context

A 44-year-old VP of product at a publicly traded software company was told by her chief product officer in her last performance review that she needs to develop her 'executive presence.' No further definition was offered. She doesn't know which behaviors the feedback is pointing to — it could be her communication style, her confidence in senior meetings, how she handles ambiguity, or something entirely different. She came to coaching because the feedback is real and her promotion track depends on it. The Executive Presence Self-Assessment produces an 18-item rated profile across five dimensions, which is the first concrete map of where 'presence' is strong and where it's not.

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