by John Chilkotowsky | Feb 25, 2026 | Executive Presence, Inspiration, Leader As Coach, Radical Candor
Hard skills are horsepower. Soft skills are steering. You can have enormous power — intelligence, expertise, decisiveness, strategic instinct. You can build plans quickly, make bold calls, restructure teams, close deals. But without steering? You just crash faster....
by John Chilkotowsky | Jan 28, 2026 | Executive Presence, Inspiration
At long last, you have received a promotion to VP. You’re in your first executive leadership team meeting. The CEO asks each leader for their views on workforce planning. Everyone speaks confidently, assertively, and clearly as the discussion continues. They use...
by John Chilkotowsky | May 23, 2021 | Executive Presence, Inspiration
You’ve worked hard for your organization and yet for all your success, you are not an island. You know that to have greater impact you need to connect with senior leaders whom you may not encounter very often. So how do you influence them in a way that has integrity...
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