Speak Up: Develop Your Executive Presence & Leadership Communication Style

526: What If The Thing You Think Is Undermining Your Executive Presence… Doesn’t Actually Exist?

Jan 30, 2026
A leader explores why the barrier to being seen may be an internal story, not performance. A psychology study is used to show how expectations warp perceptions of others. Common self-limiting beliefs that act like invisible “scars” are named. A simple mindset reset is offered to shift from self-conscious to strategic presence.
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ANECDOTE

Scar Experiment Reveals Perceived Bias

  • Laura Camacho describes a campus study where participants believed they had an unattractive facial scar before interviews.
  • Participants reported more negative treatment even though the scar was removed and interviewers behaved neutrally.
INSIGHT

Expectations Drive False Negatives

  • Expectations shape perceptions and create confirmation bias that turns neutral cues into evidence of judgment.
  • Believing you're judged makes you search for and interpret neutral behavior as negative even when no bias exists.
ADVICE

Shift Attention From Self To Value

  • Remove your
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