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How to Make Executive Presence Visible, Coachable, and Repeatable

Name: How to Make Executive Presence Visible, Coachable, and Repeatable
Start: 2026-10-29T21:00:00.000Z

Thu, Oct 29 · 2:00 p.m.PDT

TBA · Seattle

Executive presence decides about a quarter of who gets promoted. Yet most leaders still describe it with words like "gravitas" and "charisma," traits no one can see, measure or teach. The result is p…

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Thu, Oct 29 · 2:00 p.m.PDT

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TBA

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Date and time: Thu, Oct 29 · 2:00 p.m.PDT — local Seattle time
Location: Seattle

About this event

Executive presence decides about a quarter of who gets promoted. Yet most leaders still describe it with words like "gravitas" and "charisma," traits no one can see, measure or teach.

The result is predictable: in one landmark study, 81% of people who received feedback on their presence said they didn't know how to act on it. Promising people stall, the loudest voices rise, and teams go quiet, all while poor communication costs U.S. businesses up to $1.2 trillion a year.

Join Recognize CEO, Alex Grande, and former Head of HR and communication expert Karen Laos, who has trained teams at Starbucks, Pfizer and Charles Schwab, for a practical session on turning executive presence into behaviors you can see, name, and reinforce.

You'll leave with:

⭐️ A clear way to describe presence as specific behaviors, so feedback is clear and fair

⭐️ Swaps that turn "be more confident" into feedback people can copy

⭐️ A sharper way to judge "leadership material" when hiring and promoting

⭐️ A simple