People Like Confident Leaders

Confidence is the ability to take a stance and defend a position. To be able to project confidence:

• Convince, don’t cave: Confidence resides in those who show conviction and “sell” their ideas rather than backing away from them when challenged.
• Don’t explain. Don’t defend: When you make a decision and you’re willing to “bet the farm,” go with it. You don’t have to defend your views every time you’re challenged.
• Realize confidence doesn’t equate to witchiness – and if people call you a witch – so what.

When people resort to name-calling, it’s usually because you’ve backed them into a corner and they don’t have solid information to get themselves out.

 

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Copyright MMIX – Liz Weber, CMC, CSP – Weber Business Services, LLC – www.WBSLLC.com +1.717.597.8890 Liz Weber is an advisor to boards of directors, business owners, and C-Suite leaders. She’s a leadership, strategic and succession planning consultant, keynote speaker, and author. Learn more on how to be a confident leaders on my LinkedIn page.