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By Simone Janson (More) • Last updated on October 19.02.2024, XNUMX • First published on 24.07.2019/XNUMX/XNUMX • So far 12228 readers, 4365 social media shares Likes & Reviews (5 / 5) • Read & write comments
The ability, People Inspiring and positively influencing is one of the key traits of being successful Executives. The right body language is an important aspect. What should managers pay attention to?
It still applies in many places Opinions: Especially the Performance counts. And that's especially true for executives. That too Appear and body language have a decisive impact on leadership success is often enough forgotten.
For this reason, many executives prepare themselves for important employees or customer meetings, Meetings or presentations, so that this is credible and convincing act, but their own appearance is often enough ignored.
Let's just think of the "Spiegelneurons ”of the brain that mimick not only behaviors but also sensations and feelings. When these interpersonal cues are denied to us and we are forced to rely only on the printed or spoken word, the whole thing suffers Communication underneath.
That explains why body language has a crucial impact on your personality Effect has as a manager. Because in order to convince and influence people, it is not enough to present convincing content. people have to too feelthat the leader is empathetic, inspirational and trustworthy. And the use of personal space, physical gestures, posture, facial expressions and eye contact play an important role in this. Body language can therefore significantly improve your impact as a manager, but it can also weaken or even sabotage it.
The trust that is so important for leaders also comes from a congruence between what they say and their body language. When the two don't match, people subconsciously perceive insecurity or inner conflicts. This can also be measured using brain waves, as the neuroscientists of the ColgateUniversity found:
They investigated the effects of gestures by using an electroencephalograph (EEG) to measure “event-related potentials” - brain waves that form peaks and valleys.
One of these valleys was created when the test subjects were shown opposite gestures. The same brain wave dip, the technical term, also occurs when people hear nonsensical language.
It follows that whenever your body language does not fit your words, for example, when you are looking around or fidgeting anxiously, while you want to convey confidence or open-mindedness with folded arms, this endeavor will probably fail.
Here are five key tips every executive should know about body language:
How you use your body language for your effect is therefore decisive for your impact as a manager - this is all the more true in times of fast-moving people Digital-Communication in which the personal impression gains more value again. And it is indispensable, especially for executives.
Because personal discussions are the key to positive employee and customer relationships. Only in personal encounters do people receive all the information they need to get a comprehensive impression - and in addition to words, this also includes all emotional nuances such as voice tone, speaking speed, facial expression and much more.
Conversely, executives are on the spot Feedback instructed to assess how well their comments are received.
The nonverbal connection between individuals is sometimes even so strong that when we are in genuine relationship with someone, we unconsciously compare our body positions, movements and even our breathing rhythms with those of them.
When people don't agree with your boss's proposal, leaders need to be able to see what's happening - and fast can react. Good body language skills can help ideas to present with more credibility and your personal charisma authentic showcase. body language Expertise becomes in this way part of the personal Brand an executive.
Simone Janson is publisher, Consultant and one of the 10 most important German bloggers Blogger Relevance Index. She is also head of the Institute's job pictures Yourweb, with which she donates money for sustainable projects. According to ZEIT owns her trademarked blog Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® to the most important blogs for careers, professions and the world of work. More about her im Career. All texts by Simone Janson.
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