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598: 5 Things Every Director and VP Should Do Before September to be in a Stronger Position When Leadership Opportunities Open This Fall

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Speak Up: Develop Your Executive Presence & Leadership Communication Style
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Jul 10, 2026
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Summary

Knowledge is Power Access the Executive Presence Scorecard: Click here to pinpoint the specific area in your executive presence that’s keeping you invisible to senior leadership and guarantees you stay working hard as a pack mule who never gets promoted. Access the Executive Presence Scorecard assessment. Are you treating summer like a slow season—while the leaders getting promoted are quietly using it to get ahead? As calendars empty and meetings slow down, most professionals ease off the gas. But experienced executives recognize that summer offers a rare opportunity to strengthen their reputation, expand their influence, and position themselves for opportunities long before promotion discussions officially begin. By the end of this episode, you'll know how to: 🚀 Increase your visibility while everyone else is mentally checked out for summer. 🧲 Build executive credibility before promotion conversations even begin. 🏆 Position yourself as the obvious choice when new leadership opportunities arise. Play now to access The Executive Summer Checklist—five practical strategies directors and VPs can use before Labor Day to build executive presence and finish the year stronger. If this episode made you realize you've been treating summer like downtime instead of positioning time, here's the next step. Take the Speak Up Executive Presence Scorecard . In just a few minutes, you'll uncover the communication habits that may be keeping you from being seen as a strategic, influential leader—even if you're already delivering great results. You'll receive a personalized executive presence score to help you become the obvious choice when leadership opportunities open up this fall. Just click here or the first link in the show notes to take the Speak Up Executive Presence Scorecard . Yo…