Elevating Executive Presence
Leading now is harder than ever
The pressures of leadership are intensifying.
Whether it's accelerating digitisation, activating hybrid teams or boosting productivity, every leader is seeking traction within an uncertain future.
Exceptional leadership matters more than ever.
Organisational success hinges on their leaders' readiness to articulate a compelling vision, build a culture of care and harness the full capacity of their teams.
"In the flux you must find stability within yourself and within the safety of your team."
Sharon Longridge, Program Director
Critical human skills make all the difference.
Deep personal and inter-relational skills equip today's leaders for the transformative challenges and opportunities of tomorrow's world.1
Exceptional leaders build better teams.
Teams with skillful, resilient leaders are more productive, innovative and cognitively agile.2
Better teams build stronger organisations.
Organisations with resilient teams demonstrate significantly higher returns on assets, equity and year-on-year growth.3
Elevating Executive Presence builds the self-leadership and relational skills required to accelerate positive change.
Engaged, resilient and purposeful,
leaders with executive presence have advanced relational skills and influence widely. Coupling clarity of mind with intentional action, they drive real change for sustained organisational success.
The Elevating Executive Presence (EEP) program
strengthens diverse leaders' ability to command the room, signal authority with warmth and model self-awareness. They are equipped to embody Leadium's three essential leadership elements:
Presence
Stamina
Influence
Elevating Executive Presence integrates essential qualities of exceptional leadership for improved performance.
EEP focuses on four integrated facets of leadership performance:
Think » refine the mind
Speak » communicate with impact
Look » signal vitality
Act » lead with purpose
EEP's learning design is firmly geared towards sustained behaviour change for each participant. Practical and dynamic, your time-poor professionals will get easy-to-apply tools. This multi-mode program features:
Dynamic live sessions with Program Director Sharon Longridge
Expert executive coaching to support learning transfer
Structured social learning sessions with peers
On-demand access to our unique Executive Presence digital toolkit
“Sharon delivered some of the most impressive executive training I’ve ever participated in. Beautifully paced for busy brains, with a dash of mindfulness to ensure we all made the most of the experience. Appreciated the experience immensely and will be thinking about her shared learnings, and my own executive presence well into the future!"
Dr Hannah Brown, PhD. MBA. Executive Director (Acting), South Australian Research and Development Institute
Digital toolkit
Embodying executive presence takes time and tools.
To enable integration, program participants have access to on-demand tools and resources.
Our concise nudge communications keep this leadership advancement front of mind.
"Sharon’s natural curiosity coupled with her deep expertise ensured all our leaders had a simple process and personalised approach to delivering quality presentations with impact. She has a lasting reputation across the organisation for her skill and coaching."
Colleen Deagan, GM Organisational Development, Qantas
Sharon Longridge, Program Director
An award-winning broadcaster, formerly with the ABC, Sharon has coached thousands of executives to communicate powerfully, boost their stamina and embed positive behaviours.
An internationally recognised expert in executive presence, Sharon knows how to engage an audience and empower diverse professionals.
Determined to uplift leaders, Sharon's approach is captivating and practical. Her authenticity creates trust. Her ability to synthesise the evidence into specific actions equips leaders to elevate their energy, confidence and impact.
A Monash Business School affiliate at Monash University, Melbourne, Sharon is also part of the global faculty for the leading ed-tech company Emeritus.
"I recently attended the Executive Presence course ran by Sharon. WOW! From minute one the entire room was glued to her every word! Her energy and passion made for one of the best courses myself and others have ever attended."
Jim Williams, Vice President, MuleSoft Solutions Engineering
We know from experience that actively collaborating with clients is key to the program's success.
We will listen to your needs and ensure that the learning experience is aligned with your development goals.
Find out more about Elevating Executive Presence.
If you're interested in learning more or collaborating with us on this program, we'd love to hear from you.
Sources
1,2,3: Kellerman, G.R. & Seligman, M, TomorrowMind: Thriving at Work with Resilience, Creativity, and Connection – Now and in an Uncertain Future, 2023