PITTSBURGH, PA Jun 25, 2001 "If you are wondering whether you have what it takes to become a successful leader, you should analyze your presence," says Stanley D. Truskie, Ph.D., leadership expert, author, and corporate consultant.
Truskie who has been working with, and studying corporate leaders for more than 25 years says the personal quality of presence is the single most important factor contributing to a leader's successful performance.
According to Truskie, a leader's presence can be classified by three categories: weak, strong negative, and strong positive. Of the three, leaders with a strong positive presence are the ones who have the greatest positive impact in building a motivated, high-performing workforce.
Truskie cites David Packard of Hewlett Packard, Masura Ibuka of Sony, and Sam Walton of Wal-Mart as examples of great leaders who have a strong positive presence.
So what indicators demonstrate a strong, positive leadership presence? Truskie says if the following conditions exist, you have a strong positive presence as a leader:
*Your organization reflects the core values important to you personally.
*Organizational members implicitly trust you.
*Members admire and respect you for who you are (what you stand for) as much or more than what you are (your title or position).
*Your drive and passion inspires exceptional performance throughout the organization.
*Members are aligned and committed to standards, goals, and the direction you have set for your organization.
According to Truskie, executives who score low on these factors are likely to experience much difficulty in leading their organizations, especially during tough economic conditions the United States is currently experiencing. "Organizations being led by executives who have a weak or strong negative presence are not likely to survive the challenging conditions presented by a severe downturn in the economy," says Truskie.
To help leaders assess and improve their presence levels, Truskie is conducting "Executive Presence" seminars around the country. His landmark book, Leadership in High-Performance Organizational Cultures, outlines the leadership model used in the Executive Presence program. IBM, GE, Wal-Mart, Merck & Company, and Intel are a few of the top-rated companies that follow this model.
For more information on Executive Presence and program details, visit www.msdev.com, or call 1-800-780-7866.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Stanley D. Truskie, Ph.D., is the founding President/CEO of Management Science and Development, Inc., established in 1979. He is a nationally recognized expert in leadership and organizational development and has been featured in many newspapers and magazines, including the Wall Street Journal and Business Week. Based on national executive assessment work, Truskie has researched and developed effective executive leadership practices across different industry sectors, functional roles, and organizational structures.
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