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What is That Elusive Something Known as “Executive Presence?”

As former United States Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart said when he couldn’t find words to describe obscenity in a film, “I know it when I see it.” That’s how you feel when you’re in the presence of someone with “executive presence.” You can’t describe it; you just know it when you see it. What is Executive

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When You Learn Your Employee is an Alcoholic

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