Tools: The Power Pose

Today's Tool tip is the "Power Pose."  I learned this from Amy Cuddy's Ted Talk (find it here).  Holding a "Power Pose for two minutes makes you more confident and capable.  Here is the "Superman" (Amy uses "Wonder Woman - but . . . . . )

Superman (AKA Wonder Woman) Pose
Try it!  2 Minutes!

 

My favorite is sitting at my desk, leaning back, and locking my fingers together behind my head.  Two minutes is a great mental break, and Amy assures us that only good things come from this exercise.

 

P O W E R !

 

Try it!

 



Powerful PMs - Amy Cuddy's TED Talk

This post points you to an awesome TED talk by Amy Cuddy.  The talk is called "Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are."

Key take away is - "We are influenced by our non-verbals (Body Language)."

Note:  Priceless story starts at about 16:00 - but watch the whole thing (21:03) it is well worth your time


Great talk!  Told you so . . .

Link to the Ted Talk Video:
http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are.html