Creating Personal Impact for Career Advantage - Avoid Leaking Authority and Giving up Gravitas

In other videos on Gravitas, I've spoken about acquiring authority. In this last video of the series, I talk briefly about how to avoid leaking authority. Watching this video is worth 2 Management Courses CPD Points*. (See below for more details) This video is part of course module number 1.5.6 Program 1: Managing Yourself Course 5: Personal Impact Section 6: Gravitas Primary videos that precede this video include: - The Trust Equation - Gravitas needs Trust https://youtu.be/ikVmmhONXig - Credibility: Gain Gravitas through Knowledge and Experience https://youtu.be/KeR72NWxfB4 - The Presence of Gravitas: How Deliberate Pacing makes People Take Note https://youtu.be/9maBWUa8j5c - Speaking with the Voice of Authority: How it Builds Gravitas https://youtu.be/EefSdq4P3qo - The Power of Silence: How to Use it to Enhance Your Gravitas https://youtu.be/A3WpgR6biu4 - Style and Presentation to Enhance Your Gravitas https://youtu.be/IeRlYtS-5iU - Structure Your Comments: 5 Ways to Enhance your Authority https://youtu.be/jyH4PtqLlZw This is the last video in our series of videos on Gravitas LESSON NOTES ============= In this video I focus on three ways I commonly see professional people leaking authority and losing their gravitas: 1. Poor use of the space around you 2. Sending weak signals because you are not mindful in your body language 3. Unhelpful... umm... verbal habits RECOMMENDED EXERCISE ====================== Continue your Personal Confidence Log from the last videos: 1. Week 1: Notice your use of space in one-on-one and lager meetings. Deliberately adjust your use of space. At the end of the week, reflect on your observations and progress. (2 MC CPD Points) 2. Week 2: Focus on confident, positive body language. At the end of the week, reflect on your observations and progress. (2 MC CPD Points) 3. Week 3: Focus on your verbal habits. Notice any unhelpful habits and start to catch yourself and use silence instead. At the end of the week, reflect on your observations and progress. (2 MC CPD Points) DOWNLOADS =========== Free Resources - CPD Tools - https://gum.co/MC-CPD Paid resources - Management Courses Onboarding Kit - https://gum.co/MC-ObK ($3) RECOMMENDED READING ===================== - Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges https://geni.us/SCerYBh - Executive Presence: The Art of Commanding Respect Like a CEO https://geni.us/QqYV Management Courses Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Points =========================================================== You can record your Management Courses CPD points on our free, downloadable CPD record log. Download it here: https://gum.co/MC-CPD Each video has two levels of MC CPD points. For this video: - If you simply watched the video, record 2 MC CPD points - If you also carried out all of the recommended exercises, score a total of 8 MC CPD points ___ Note: Links to our book recommendations are affiliated through Amazon