Leadership Presence: Dramatic Techniques to Reach Out, Motivate, and Inspire by Belle Linda Halpern and Kathy Lubar, cofounders of The Ariel Group, with foreword by Warren Bennis, is available at your local bookstore or online bookseller.
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BRING THE TECHNIQUES OF THE STAGE INTO THE BOARDROOM... For more than a decade, Belle Linda Halpern and Kathy Lubar have applied the lessons and expertise they have learned as performing artists to the work of The Ariel Group, helping to improve the leadership skills of tens of thousands of executives at major companies around the country and the globe. In LEADERSHIP PRESENCE, Halpern and Lubar make their time-tested strategies available to all leaders, from high-profile CEOs to young professionals seeking a way to move up.
"In Leadership Presence, Halpern and Lubar reveal what great leaders have always known: that the secret to having a a commanding presence isn't about personal power, but about empowering others. Its inspiring stories will speak to anyone who feel they aren't coming across as powerfully as they'd like."
-- KENNETH H. BLANCHARD, coauthor of The One Minute Manager
"Finally there is a book where the insights of theatre, transformation and organizational learning have been brought together. Leaders of organizations have much to learn from those who have spent their lives understanding the nature of performance, keeping the beat going,and the power of truly showing up."
-- PETER BLOCK, author of The Answer to How Is Yes, Stewardship,Flawless Consulting, and Empowered Manager
"The ability to inspire and move others is difficult to define, yet impossible to ignore. Leadership Presence unlocks the secrets of one of the most decisive and powerful aspects of human communication. If you want to better understand and develop leadership presence in yourself and others, read this book. Like its subject, this book is compelling - and impossible to ignore."
--JAMES E. COPELAND, JR., Former Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Deloitte & Touche
"This book is a masterful guide for achieving true leadership success. I loved the mix of personal stories from clients and well-known actors and found Leadership Presence to be a powerful teaching tool. This book isn't just for business leaders, it's for anyone who wants to bring more passion, empathy and presence to all their relationships."
--CHERYL RICHARDSON, author of Take Time for Your Life and Stand Up for Your Life
"Read Leadership Presence and give the gift of presence to all those you touch. Halpern and Lubar take a fresh approach to leadership by providing the tools to authentically express yourself as you genuinely create value with others."
--KEVIN CASHMAN, CEO, LeaderSource, Author, Leadership from the Inside Out and Awakening the Leader Within
"As a leader, you are always in the spotlight. Leadership Presence teaches how to be masterful under that bright light...connecting more profoundly to those you lead and to yourself. A thought-provoking and highly practical guide to realizing your leadership potential."
--JAY CONGER, Professor, London Business School, Author, Building Leaders
