Acting on the Corporate Stage

The Look & Sound of Leadership

Essential Communications - Tom Henschel

Education, Executive Coaching, Self-improvement, Executive Presence, Careers, Business, Management

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2017

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

This month's episode introduces "Acting on the Corporate Stage." That phrase was Tom's original branding phrase, before "The Look & Sound of Leadership" became his branding phrase. "Acting on the Corporate Stage" aims at helping you be perceived in the workplace the way you want to be perceived, which, of course, is the reason d'etre of every episode. Also this month, Tom shares reflections on attending his first-ever podcaster's convention. And his reflections are all about YOU...

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Look and Sound of Leadership.
0:06.0	An ongoing series of executive coaching tips designed to help you be perceived in the workplace the way you want to be perceived. I'm Tom Henschel,
0:15.3	your executive coach and today we're talking about acting on the corporate stage.
0:23.0	Miranda was a well-known creative artist
0:27.0	when a global entertainment company hired her as a creative director.
0:31.0	Her transition from artist to executive had been received with warm if not
0:38.2	full-throated reviews. Her team was doing all right but it could have been better.
0:42.4	Her pitches to the division president were Her team was doing all right, but it could have been better.
0:42.8	Her pitches to the division president were good. They could have been better.
0:47.5	Her recruitment of creative talent was fair to middling. It certainly could have been better.
0:51.5	Collaboration with her peers was okay, could have been better collaboration with her peers was okay could have been better
0:54.9	She said I think sometimes they blow me off a little that they see me as the crazy artist. Is that the role you're in here? I asked, crazy
1:06.3	artist. Do you mean do they cast me in that role or do I cast myself in that role?
1:14.0	Yes, I answered with a smile.
1:17.0	Oh, of course.
1:19.0	Okay, so do they cast me there?
1:22.0	Sometimes, yeah, I think they do.
1:24.6	Yeah, do I cast myself?
1:26.0	Eh, well, every now and then I turn it on,
1:28.2	but most of the time, no, I am not playing the crazy artist.
1:31.8	So what are you playing? I asked. Golly, I don't know. I've never
1:36.4	thought about it like a role I'm playing. She cocked her head and looked at me.
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