When it comes to leadership, not only is your \u201cpresence\u201d important, but being present in the moment \u2013 with your team, with your partners, or with your organization \u2013 may mean the difference between effectiveness and mediocrity. <\/p>\n
Mindfully present leaders are connected to more satisfied, more civil, and better performing employees.<\/p>\n
Present <\/em>is being in the moment, versus simply existing at the time. Are you spending more time with your head, or more time in experiencing? <\/p>\n We often recognize presence in other people with particular adjectives: like \u201creal,\u201d \u201cauthentic,\u201d \u201cdeep,\u201d or \u201cmeaningful.\u201d Presence is an active effort to be in the here and now<\/em>, and being present can help you to get more feedback and information to take the best decisions.<\/p>\n Naturally, being a better decision maker means becoming a better leader. <\/p>\n Focus here on the leadership behaviors of Doug Conant, a former CEO of Campbell Soup Company. His emphasis is on \u201ctouchpoints,\u201d which represent opportunities to interact, influence, and lead people in pursuit of a common goal. <\/p>\n Those touchpoints are a reframing of regular interactions that we may seem as unimportant \u2013 the opportunities that exist to create a connection with the people you are leading. Touchpoints are made out of a leader, another party, and an issue. <\/p>\n His approach to leadership engages your head, heart and hands. Leaders identify the nature of the touchpoint (head), put the goals of the group ahead of their own (heart), and interact with confidence, tenacity, and effectiveness (hands). <\/p>\n This approach mirrors the experience of counseling and mentoring \u2013 where you have to be present in terms of mind, body, and emotions. <\/p>\n Basically effective leadership is \u201call in.\u201d<\/p>\n