Executive Presence – what is that really about?!

The second most important leadership skill in order to be promoted to the top is executive presence, according to a recent survey from Gartner. A lot of Coaching assignments start out with the objective of improving executive presence. So, what exactly is executive presence, and what do executives want to be coached on when they come into these assignments? What is it anyway, and how on earth do you convey it in the digital environment? This is an interesting one, because what exactly great executive presence looks like depends on a lot of different factors, and lies in the eyes of the beholder, in short it is hard to define. Is it gravitas? Is it developing follower-ship?