Presence at Altitude

50 traits. The ones that separate presence from performance.

Executive presence isn't one thing. It's fifty things — and which ones matter depends on where you are, who you're leading, and what the moment requires. Most people have ten or twelve of them dialed in. The rest are running on default.

Presence at Altitude breaks executive presence into 50 specific, observable traits organized across the seven dimensions of the Influence Framework. Not vague concepts — concrete behaviors. The kind of thing a coach would point out in a debrief: how you hold silence, how you respond to challenge, how you enter a room, how you close a conversation. Each trait includes what it looks like when it's working, what it looks like when it's not, and the specific shift required to move from one to the other.

This isn't a course about charisma. It's a field guide to the micro-behaviors that accumulate into what people describe as presence — and most leaders are leaving them to chance instead of designing them.

How it works

After purchase, you'll get immediate access to the full course on the platform. Work through it sequentially or use it as a reference — each trait stands on its own. Most people start by identifying the five traits where they have the biggest gap and work those first.

What's included

• 50 executive presence traits, organized by dimension
• What it looks like when it's working / when it's not
• Specific shifts for each trait
• Connected to the seven dimensions of the Influence Framework
• Self-paced 
• Works as a standalone course or a companion to the Executive Presence field guide

Who this is for

Leaders who've been told they need "more presence" without anyone defining what that actually means. Leaders who perform well but don't change the energy of the room. Leaders who want to stop leaving the most visible part of their leadership to chance.