Executive Presence, Without the Wardrobe Advice

Ask a room of practice executives what executive presence means and you will hear about wardrobe, posture, and how to sound in a meeting full of physicians. Some of that matters at the margins. None of it is the thing. 

June Ryan opens day two with Executive Presence for Women: Lead with a Mission Mindset, and her starting position is that presence has very little to do with your title or where you sit. It is built out of what you take ownership of, what you are consistently known for, and whether people trust your judgment when the situation is going badly. 

The format matters here. This is the longest single block on the agenda, and it is a workshop rather than a keynote in the sit-and-listen sense. Nearly two hours, built on reflective exercises done in the room, with the woman next to you. 

It covers ownership, visibility, confidence, and how a leader holds steady when the organization is not. The specifics stay in the room. 

What separates it from most leadership sessions is what happens at the end. Attendees build a personal action plan before they leave, rather than notes that never get reopened. 

It is also the anchor for the rest of day two. A panel on how women in this field actually reached the seats they hold follows it, then a closing session built around one commitment and ninety days. The keynote is what makes those land. 

Executive Presence for Women: Lead with a Mission Mindset runs Thursday, September 10 at 8:30 am CT at Fifth Third Center in Rosemont, just outside Chicago and minutes from O’Hare, first thing after breakfast.