Lucy Gernon

So I wasn't confident, which meant I wasn't certain in myself. It meant I didn't show up and voice an opinion because I was afraid of being judged. Or... I was afraid to, like I had all these different tools and frameworks I had developed myself. And when I started my business, I would have been quoting like Mel Robbins or different people.

So I wasn't confident, which meant I wasn't certain in myself. It meant I didn't show up and voice an opinion because I was afraid of being judged. Or... I was afraid to, like I had all these different tools and frameworks I had developed myself. And when I started my business, I would have been quoting like Mel Robbins or different people.

And it was one of my coaches said to me, she said, what about your frameworks? What about all the tools that you've used to achieve your goals, to be a better leader, all that stuff? And I was like, but I haven't done an organizational, behavioral organizational degree. And she said, yeah, but you have life experience. So even just by having that conversation, it really empowered me.

And it was one of my coaches said to me, she said, what about your frameworks? What about all the tools that you've used to achieve your goals, to be a better leader, all that stuff? And I was like, but I haven't done an organizational, behavioral organizational degree. And she said, yeah, but you have life experience. So even just by having that conversation, it really empowered me.

I have tons of different thought leadership tools that I use with my clients. And by that conversation, I'm certain in them because I know they work. So I think it's about you

I have tons of different thought leadership tools that I use with my clients. And by that conversation, I'm certain in them because I know they work. So I think it's about you

Having certainty in your ideas, having certainty in who you are and what you bring to the table and realizing that if you're promoting yourself or sharing an idea and the intent behind that is to add value to another person, I believe you should do it. I believe you're doing a disservice to your audience if you're not doing it. So that's what I think confidence means.

Having certainty in your ideas, having certainty in who you are and what you bring to the table and realizing that if you're promoting yourself or sharing an idea and the intent behind that is to add value to another person, I believe you should do it. I believe you're doing a disservice to your audience if you're not doing it. So that's what I think confidence means.

The reason I created it is because there's been such a huge change in the world. The changes over the past decade, Vince, we've obviously had movements like the LGBTQ movement. We've got Me Too. We've had Black Lives Matter. We've had the wars that are going on in the world. We've had COVID. We've had so many different cultural shifts.

The reason I created it is because there's been such a huge change in the world. The changes over the past decade, Vince, we've obviously had movements like the LGBTQ movement. We've got Me Too. We've had Black Lives Matter. We've had the wars that are going on in the world. We've had COVID. We've had so many different cultural shifts.

And we have a new generation coming up behind us who, by all accounts, they are not as career focused as maybe my generation, I'm a millennial. In January 2024, Harvard Business Review released a paper on the changes in executive presence between 2012 and today.

And we have a new generation coming up behind us who, by all accounts, they are not as career focused as maybe my generation, I'm a millennial. In January 2024, Harvard Business Review released a paper on the changes in executive presence between 2012 and today.

And they looked at the differences in executives, what's expected, what executive presence means, because a lot of people, it's an elusive term. They're told they need to work on their executive presence. They don't really understand what it means. So I did a lot of research myself to go, what does it mean? When it comes to executive presence, there's three main pillars. The first one is gravitas.

And they looked at the differences in executives, what's expected, what executive presence means, because a lot of people, it's an elusive term. They're told they need to work on their executive presence. They don't really understand what it means. So I did a lot of research myself to go, what does it mean? When it comes to executive presence, there's three main pillars. The first one is gravitas.

The second one is communication. And the third one is appearance. These have been in place for many years. This is what would have been needed to be a strong executive or a strong leader. Some of the biggest changes in executive presence is people are looking for authenticity.

The second one is communication. And the third one is appearance. These have been in place for many years. This is what would have been needed to be a strong executive or a strong leader. Some of the biggest changes in executive presence is people are looking for authenticity.

So in their leaders, they no longer want this kind of idea of a white man in suit being really forceful, like forcefulness would have been a trait under the communication pillar. They don't want that anymore. They want more authenticity. They want more of a listen to learn orientation rather than being forceful. People want more respect from their leaders. Vision has become more important.

So in their leaders, they no longer want this kind of idea of a white man in suit being really forceful, like forcefulness would have been a trait under the communication pillar. They don't want that anymore. They want more authenticity. They want more of a listen to learn orientation rather than being forceful. People want more respect from their leaders. Vision has become more important.

So for leaders to really stand out, they need to have a really strong vision. And that's become more important between the data for 2020 or 2012, 2022. Also, inclusion is a huge thing. So leaders are expected to be more inclusive. And again, while I believe most people try to do their best, they don't necessarily understand inclusion. They don't understand what it really means.

So for leaders to really stand out, they need to have a really strong vision. And that's become more important between the data for 2020 or 2012, 2022. Also, inclusion is a huge thing. So leaders are expected to be more inclusive. And again, while I believe most people try to do their best, they don't necessarily understand inclusion. They don't understand what it really means.