How The Most Confident Women Execs Communicate

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This week I moderated four of our new peer groups of some of the most talented women execs in the country and one thing became clear after speaking with 25 leaders over a few days.

There is a secret sauce of confident communication that many of these women have mastered, and it made moderating these groups incredibly enjoyable.

One of them in particular was a masterclass in the right kind of executive presence.

Here is what these confident leaders do differently and what you can put into practice yourself.

1. They communicate with intention, not volume.

The most confident voices had precision. And, I love being in conversations like those.

You have to understand that I have been moderating many of our peer groups for over a year at Executiv, and this week in particular, these meetings were stacked back-to-back in my calendar. The striking difference in finesse and confidence is really easy for me to pickup with the reps I have speaking with senior execs.

I spend majority of my work week speaking with senior leaders. I speak to our current members, 5-10 potential and new members, pitch to c-suite execs to speak on our panels, enterprise partners, sponsors - the works. This also happens to be across industries and a variety of businesses at different stages. The number is in the several hundreds within my close circle at Executiv.

The point I’m making is that I know what great looks like and sounds like at this elite level. The top 1% of the 1%.

The most confident leaders use less filler words and what they say lands. They pause to organize their thoughts before speaking and don’t ramble. They know how to keep the the discussion moving forward.

2. They're wizards at reading the room and decoding non-verbal communication (even on Zoom calls).

One pattern that we often see in our peer groups is that senior leaders are reading the room constantly (usually). They can size you up pretty quickly.

They notice body language, energy shifts, who's checked out, who's holding back and the message behind the message.

What is more prevalent in women at the c-suite level is that they are much better at emotional regulation. Their reactions are far more controlled and they don’t appear to need validation in conversations. It is executive presence at its finest.

3. They say what needs to be said, even when it's uncomfortable.

Many of the leaders this week were navigating something challenging. Whether it was leading reorgs, implementing new company mandates, sudden shift in strategy, tough quarters, new in role as a CEO or launching a new company — or all of it at once.

The most confident leaders weren't pretending things were fine.

They named the messy season they were in out loud. They said the things everyone else was thinking but were not saying. And, they did it without apologizing.

I love it when we stop apologizing for being human. Leading groups of people, businesses, family, children, parents, and keeping up with your social life while trying to feel balanced isn’t realistic.

We don’t need to sugarcoat reality or over-explain to make a point.

I felt so much power in our groups coming together this week.  A much needed reminder of why our work matters.

But, it wasn’t always like this. There was a moment when we almost shut down our peer groups completely.

Attendance was low, the format wasn’t landing, and it felt like maybe this wasn’t the right offering for Executiv.

But as they say, you build, you iterate, you listen to your members, and you try again.

We learned who our curated peer groups were truly for.
We doubled down on what they valued.

We only offered it to those who understood the value.
And we let go of trying to be everything to everyone.

This week, watching these women come together — the honesty, the brilliance, the support, and the leadership in the room felt like a triumph.

Pinch me. I’m living inside a dream I almost walked away from.

I’m so glad I didn’t.

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