Command Authority Before You Speak

Two executives enter the boardroom.
Both have identical credentials, experience, and technical expertise. Yet within seconds, everyone knows who's in charge—before a single word is spoken.
That's presence.
While one executive shifts nervously, adjusts their clothing, and speaks with an upward questioning inflection, the other moves deliberately, maintains strategic stillness, and speaks with quiet certainty.
The difference is stark. And the impact on their careers is even more dramatic.
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