But overplaying these signals can make you look less than you are -- less powerful, less confident, less competent. Warm signals work great in encouraging collaboration, it may not the best image to project when your goal is to impress senior leadership with your confidence and expertise. When you add powerful body language to your natural displays of warmth, you increase your ability to influence and impact. To celebrate National Women’s Day, I encourage you to continue being your warm and engaging self. Then add a few power signals in situations where they'd be most beneficial, and discover how that changes the way others relate to you and how you feel about yourself.

Source: Forbes March 07, 2018 23:26 UTC