The power of personal presence

GAC keynoter Amy Cuddy offers advice on bringing ‘authentic self.’

Social psychologist Amy Cuddy gives a keynote presentation about the power of personal presence during the CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C., Tuesday.

Every business professional faces difficult situations they approach with dread, execute with anxiety, or leave with a sense of regret.

These situations often carry high stakes. Our performance in them affects our future, and we are socially judged by their outcomes.

Social psychologist Amy Cuddy offered 2022 CUNA Governmental Affairs Conference participants advice on how leaders can bring a better presence to these situations during a keynote presentation in Washington, D.C., Tuesday.

“What stops us from being present is that we lack power,” Cuddy says.

 

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