Leadership Development
Executive Presence is a 4-week Coaching & Training Program for leaders seeking to enhance their influence, impact and confidence.
The Executive Presence Program is a 4-week Coaching & Training Program for leaders seeking to enhance their influence, impact and confidence. The experience focuses on refining key communication and presentation skills, developing a high-presence mindset, and strengthening strategic thinking and decision-making. Participants will engage in practical exercises, receive personalized feedback, and leave equipped with the tools to exude confidence, credibility, and authority in any professional setting.
- Start Dates: February, May, August, and October
- Duration: 4 weeks
- Time Commitment: ~2h/week (weekly live session plus practice assignments)
- Class: Diverse group of 4 to 10 professionals per class
- Learning: The program leverages the benefits of peer-to-peer learning and live training components, with a focus on best practices, neuro-based insights, and practical applications with real-time feedback. Participants also complete a multi-rater assessment.
- Weekly Group Calls: 60 minutes each Thursday
- Cost: USD 1,500
Key Outcomes
Have the tools to articulate ideas and opinions with clarity, persuasiveness, and brevity
Use non-verbal cues, including body language and vocal tone, to convey confidence and influence with any given audience
Practice thought leadership, strategic thinking, and effective decision-making to drive business objectives
We leverage a blended learning design to make the information easy to consume, rememeber, and apply while keeping engagement high and insights personally meaningful and applicable.
- 4 Training Modules
- 4 Group Coaching Calls with 4 to 10 Participants
- Multi-Rater & Self-Assessment
- Personal Feedback and Coaching on Presentation Skills & Executive Presence
- Bonus Course on Overcoming Imposter Syndrome & Leading with Greater Confidence
OUR SUCCESS FACTORS
WHAT MAKES THIS PROGRAM UNIQUE
The Leadership Accelerator is specifically designed to create an effective and fun coaching and learning experience while remaining affordable.
- High Knowledge Retention: The combination of training and coaching helps solidify the learnings and turn knowledge into action week-by-week
- Group Support: Learn from and receive support from others who face similar challenges
- Accountability: The small group experience provides personal accountability to help implement what is learned
- Personalized Experience: Personal coaching and support that considers each participants unique situation and challenges
- Affordability: The investment in the program is notably less than what traditional leadership development programs or in-person workshops cost (~ USD 8,000)
Course curriculum
Pillar #1
Inner executive
- Aligning behaviors with personal values and principles
- Introduction to the Thought Model and high- and low-presence thought patterns
- Understanding Imposter Syndrome and the impact of self-doubt
Pillar #2
Gravitas
- Gravitas and the qualities that cultivate or undermine it
- Introduction to charisma and the science of first impressions
- Amygdala hijacking and how to de-escalate situations to maintain grace under pressure
Pillar #3
Presence
- What drives strong presence in leaders
- Non-verbal presentation skills to convey confidence
- The effect of priming incl. examples of how to use priming in the workplace
- How to demonstrate Executive Presence on video calls
Pillar #4
Communication
- Tools for concise, clear, and impactful communication
- Saying “no” as a skill
- Strategies to develop Executive Thinking and mitigate restricting biases
- Decision-making frameworks and how to avoid common mistakes
Ramona Shaw is a Certified Professional Leadership Coach and Facilitator, podcast host, and author.
She is passionate about helping new and mid-level managers become leaders people love to work for by strengthening their leadership and communication skills, raising their confidence and resilience, and increasing their focus and emotional intelligence.
After graduating with a Master’s Degree in Finance, Ramona entered the field of private equity and ultimately led strategic projects and international teams as a VP at a renowned global private equity firm.
She now specializes in delivering coaching and training programs for leaders at fast-growing startups and companies such as Twitch, UBS, Google, Dropbox, Lionsgate, Asana, Stitch Fix, Sequoia Capital, and dozens of others.
Ramona regularly shares insights on LinkedIn and Instagram and via her podcast, The Manager Track, with new episodes published every week since April of 2020.
QUESTIONS?
Frequently Asked Questions
The Executive Presence Program is a 12-week program. Each week, you will receive access to a new training module, and we will meet for a coaching call on a select day and time. In addition, you’ll get assignments to complete during the week, and I’m available for ad-hoc support as and when you need it.
No problem. All calls will be recorded and made available to participants within a few hours after the live calls.
Participants should expect to invest about 2 hours each week to complete the module, participate in the weekly 1-hour coaching call, and follow through on assignments for that week.
We do not offer a refund. However, if within the first 14 days the participants is unexpectedly unable to continue the program, we allow the transfer of the seat to someone else or pause the participation until they are ready to engage again.
