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Avoid the Void: Why and How to Amplify Your Authenticity
Discover why authenticity is essential for executive presence and learn six practical ways leaders can avoid the void, share themselves, and build deeper trust.

Bringing Vision into Focus: Five Tips to Tackle Leaders’ Weakest Link
Learn why vision is leaders’ most underdeveloped skill and get five practical tips to communicate purpose, inspire others, and strengthen executive presence.

The Power of Learning Journeys for Leadership Development
EVP Rommin Adl shares the success of BTS's partnership with a financial services firm in creating a 6-month comprehensive learning journey.

A data-driven & mindset approach to increasing diversity
Learn from Jessica Skon about the importance of having leaders who embrace different skills and backgrounds as part of an effective workforce.

Business Simulations: Why Are They Effective
See how business simulations make strategy tangible, helping leaders understand business interdependencies and practice execution in a safe environment.

Resonance: The Art of Forging Meaningful Connections
Discover how leaders build trust and influence by creating resonance, fostering presence, and strengthening communication to inspire teams and drive results.

Restraint: Cool Thoughts on a Hot-Button Issue
Explore why restraint matters for executive presence and how slowing down, asking questions, and managing frustration can strengthen leadership effectiveness.

An “unnecessary” ski lesson
Scott Weighart shares a family ski trip story to explain why even top-performing leaders benefit from expert coaching as challenges grow steeper and stakes rise.

Survey Says: The Perils of One-Way Communication
Explore the pitfalls of one-way communication and why leaders need to choose conversations that clarify meaning and prevent prolonged email confusion.

Why connection trumps precision in executive presentations
Learn how Yo-Yo Ma’s unexpected inspiration from Julia Child shows that great executive presentations rely less on perfection and more on genuine connection, presence, and audience experience.

Leadership development eliminating the obstacles
Inspired by Irvin Yalom, this blog shows that growth happens when we remove the obstacles holding leaders back, one step at a time.

Great Leaders Understand the Power of Storytelling
Discover how personal storytelling helps leaders communicate with impact, connect with audiences, and make their messages more memorable.

Executive presence: what’s your “talk track”?
How your executive presence is affecting your professional brand.

Leadership communication. Unlike riding a bike
This blog explains why leadership communication skills, like public speaking, selling, and inspiring teams, aren’t “like riding a bike,” but instead require continuous practice and learning to sustain true mastery.