Presence, Not Performance: The Confidence Others Feel Around You

The need for “executive presence” is the vague phrase that shows up in performance reviews as the reason women don't get the promotion – even though almost no one can define it. Lindsay Patterson, co-founder and CEO of CPA QualityPro, joins Nancy and Questian to strip it down to something simpler and more meaningful: instilling confidence in others that you're the right person for the job. They dig into the double-standard that turns an assertive woman into "aggressive"; what to do when office culture rewards the loudest jerk in the room; and why walking away from a toxic culture is never failure.

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(00:00) - Welcome to She Counts

(01:14) - Meet Lindsay Patterson

(04:14) - First-Day Reporter Shock

(07:07) - Lessons on Respect and Power

(08:18) - Defining Executive Presence

(11:45) - Double Standards and Toxic Cultures

(17:13) - Presence Without Assimilation