Executive presence is the ability to win the confidence of those around you. It means you possess a professional magnetism that influences others; you’re admired for exemplary leadership and respected as an authority. When you have executive presence your colleagues, subordinates and superiors rely on your strength and clarity. In the article “She's Gotta Have ’It’”, Michelle Conlin says, “When leaders with executive presence speak, people listen--because the talk is filled with conviction instead of equivocation. They inspire that I'll-follow-you-anywhere loyalty, conveying an aura of warmth and authenticity to everybody from the receptionist to the CEO.”