When you feel like you need to increase your Executive Presence, you can learn these five basic methods I teach in my coaching practice. Many of you don’t seem to be all that present these days, even if we’re in the room. You take your phone out as soon as you get on the train. You skim through your emails and see that you forgot to save the legal document before you attached it. Your colleague across the ocean is confused. After three emails, you’re able to clear up the confusion. You apologize. You know you must come across as being stressed out. Even though you know that you have dealt with higher stress levels in your life, there is […]

You probably know that I don’t identify with the classical “Hausfrau”, so cleaning for me needs to be a Zen practice, a redecoration exercise, or it turns into a major decluttering job. As I work from home and invite clients to join me for sessions in my home office, I try to maintain a minimum standard during the week, but before and after longer breaks, I feel a need to clean the place thoroughly.  1 – Clean the whole home after vacation Sometimes I motivate myself by watching a few cleaning videos on YouTube first. I still have jet lag from India, so this Sunday morning I will dedicate to resetting my home office, cleaning everything once, and then get […]

I started Global People Transitions in 2010 as a blog, and after I left my well-paid job in 2012, I had a rollercoaster of experiences as a founder, author, wife, daughter, and friend. The “Seven Principles of Intercultural Effectiveness” helped me get through many of these personal stories, and I thought it was time to revisit the original “classics” of my earlier writing. Yesterday, I revisited principle 5: I trust even if I had been hurt before. Many years ago, I fell in love while traveling to India, and this man borrowed a lot of money from me to start a new shop. I truly believed in his business and in him. I had considered moving there and marrying him […]

I believe that a Global “Rockstar,” an inclusive leader of a global, virtual team, must juggle six facets of a cube. None of the elements should be neglected. I developed the Global Rockstar Cube as a framework for my book “The Global Rockstar Album – 21 Verses to Find Your Tact as an Inclusive Leader.” Brand: An inclusive leader builds a brand that reflects the team’s reputation and values. This involves creating a high-performing and inclusive team identity that aligns with the organization’s brand. The leader should ensure that the team’s brand reflects diversity and that team members feel represented as individual voices. The brand provides that the team’s work sells inside and outside the organization. The leader co-creates their […]

Marcel Szenessy is a transformational coach, author, and leadership strategist with over 30 years of experience helping high-performing professionals unlock their next level. He is the founder and managing director of SeminarPartner, a premium leadership development brand trusted by elite clients like PwC, Lufthansa, Volkswagen, DUKE Corporate Education, Forvis Mazars, IKEA, and the European Central Banks. His team delivers high-impact training in communication, negotiation, sales, and leadership. Marcel’s coaching clients are all already successful—but they come to him when something feels off. When the titles, the achievements, and the applause no longer fill the gap. When they’re ready to feel whole, on-purpose, and fully themselves again. That’s when the shift begins—when they drop the mask, own their voice, and stop […]