Dr. Maynard Brusman is a consulting psychologist, executive coach and career coach. He believes coaching is a collaborative process of providing people with the resources and opportunities they need to self manage, develop change resiliency and become more effective. Utilizing instrumented assessment - clients set clear goals, make optimal use of their strengths, and take action to create d...
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  What’s Your Story?
by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Mar, 2011
“The most important story you will ever tell about yourself is the story you tell to yourself.” ~ Jim Loehr, The Power of Story, Free Press, 2007 Stories that don't work happen to everybody. Each of us operates with a variety of organizing principles, or “stories,” that swirl around our brains. They often prompt us to work harder and faster, even though we're not getting any closer to achieving the life we want. Even th...
 
  6 Steps for Building Executive Presence
by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Feb, 2011
Recently, I’ve received a dramatic increase in requests from companies and law firms seeking help for leaders to improve their “executive presence”. When I inquire into what they mean by executive presence I very often get quite different responses. I seek clarification by asking the HR Director or potential executive coaching client to describe the leader’s current behavior and what cultivating more executive presence would...
 
  Developing Executive Presence – What Really Matters
by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Feb, 2011
I’ve received a noticeable increase in requests from companies and law firms seeking help for high potential leaders to improve their “executive presence”. When I inquire into what they mean by executive presence I get very different responses. I seek clarification by asking the HR Director or potential executive coaching client to describe the leader’s current behavior and what cultivating more executive presence would look...
 
  What’s Your Story?
by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Feb, 2011
I recently facilitated a Leadership Retreat for the Managing Partners of a law firm. We focused a great deal on improving interpersonal communication and creating more work/life balance. The legal profession is a rewarding, but very demanding profession. Managing partners are often stressed out and burned out. One of the partners shared that she was in a constant state of “fight or flight”. During the retreat, we did a ver...
 
  Building Executive Presence - Storytelling for Professional Success
by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Feb, 2011
Building Executive Presence - Storytelling for Professional Success I’ve received an increase in requests from companies and law firms seeking help for high potential leaders to improve their “executive presence”. When I inquire into what they mean by executive presence I get responses that are all over the map. I seek clarification by asking the HR person or actual potential executive coaching client to describe the le...
 
  11 Qualities of Executive Presence
by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Feb, 2011
I’ve noticed an increase in requests from companies and law firms seeking help for high potential leaders to improve their “executive presence”. When I inquire into what they mean by executive presence I get variety responses. I’ve learned to get clarification by asking the HR person or actual potential executive coaching client to describe the leader’s current behavior and what cultivating more executive presence would look ...
 
  Executive Presence and Leadership Development
by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Feb, 2011
I’ve received several calls the last few months from companies and law firms seeking help for a high potential leader to cultivate “executive presence”. When I inquire into what they mean by executive presence I get a variety of responses. I usually ask the HR person or actual potential executive coaching client to describe the leader’s current behavior and what having more executive presence would look like. The behaviors ...
 
  Searching for Executive Presence
by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Feb, 2011
I’ve seen an increase in requests from companies and law firms seeking help for a high potential leader to improve their “executive presence”. When I inquire into what they mean by executive presence I get a variety of responses. I usually ask the HR person or actual potential executive coaching client to describe the leader’s current behavior and what cultivating more executive presence would look like behaviorally. The be...
 
  How to Improve Your People-Reading Skills
by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Jan, 2011
Socially intelligent leaders know how to read the body language and emotions of their people. They are highly aware of social environments and highly attuned to the language used by people. They are curious about people and are great observes of human behavior. I love to watch people. Maybe that’s why I love to face the door when eating out at a restaurant. It always seems uncomfortable facing the wall. A number of years ago...
 
  How to Read and Influence People
by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Jan, 2011
My leadership coaching clients who are great communicators have highly developed social radar skills. They are open and honest in their interpersonal interactions and help people achieve a shared purpose. They are warm, optimistic, inspiring and forward thinking. One of my law firm Managing Partner executive coaching clients recently shared with me that he was having a hard time persuading several of the firm partners on a ne...
 
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