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Stacey Hanke Inc Stacey helps leaders elevate their influence with confident, authentic communication skills. Her work ethic was forged in childhood, growing up on a farm.

Stacey Hanke is a Hall of Fame Keynote Speaker, executive coach, business leader and author of Influence Elevated: Maximizing Your Connections, Monday to Monday®. Executive presence and communications expert, Stacey Hanke, is a National Speaker’s Association CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame and Certified Speaking Professional playing a pivotal role in how influence shapes leaders and prompts people to create momentum and act. Selected as the 2025 International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) Top C Suite Mentor of the Year - Her research and guidance has led thousands of Fortune 1000 executives to rid themselves of communication habits that diminish their influence, reputation and credibility. Stacey has inspired thousands as a featured guest in The New York Times, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Thrive, SmartMoney magazine, The Economist and Business Week. She gave up the pitchfork to take her message across the country and help leaders see and hear what their audiences see and hear rather than what they believe to be true. She gives executives what has been described as the “greatest gift of all” – to see themselves as others see them. Value to our clients;
* See yourself as others see you;
* Influence others to take action;
* Project confidence and credibility; build trust;
* Clearly communicate complex information;
* Connect, engage and impact employees and clients.

09/29/2026

AGAIN! It happened again.

Earlier today, I was talking with a talent and development leader about coaching one of her company’s executives. Let’s call him John.

As she explained where he could use some help, she said, “He writes his emails and employee messages with AI. It’s so obvious. He sounds NOTHING like that in person.”

She notices the difference, and so do his employees. But John apparently has no idea, because no one has told him that the person showing up in their inbox sounds very different from the person they talk to.

It made me wonder how many leaders are walking around with a similar gap that no one has pointed out. You might send a message thinking it sounds thoughtful and polished, while the people reading it are wondering, “Who wrote this?”

That’s why honest feedback matters. It helps you see what you can’t see on your own, including whether the way you think you’re coming across matches what other people experience. Without it, you’re left guessing about how your communication affects your credibility, your relationships and your personal brand.

Try asking someone you trust, “When you read my messages, does it sound like me? Where do you notice a difference between how I communicate in writing and how I show up in person?”

Then give them room to answer honestly. You can’t work on a disconnect you don’t know is there.

09/24/2026

I just got off the phone with an executive leader who was frustrated. She said that she has communicated a new policy to her team multiple times, and yet the team isn't adhering to the new expectation.

She mentioned multiple communication channels: employee meetings, emails and even printed documents for employees to keep at their desks.

None of it was working.

After watching the playback of her recorded employee zoom meeting, I realized that she rambled, took to long to get to the point and struggled to define a clear call to action.

When your message has to compete with other well-defined priorities, listeners will ignore what you say.

It's up to you, as a leader, to communicate in a way that is clear, concise and actionable if you want to see immediate results.

Executive presence becomes much more practical when you stop treating it like a personality trait and start looking at t...
09/23/2026

Executive presence becomes much more practical when you stop treating it like a personality trait and start looking at the behaviors underneath it.

Your listeners see and hear:

- The words you choose
- How quickly you get to the point
- The sound of your voice
- Your pace and pauses
- Where you look
- How you move
- Whether you listen
- How you respond when challenged
- Whether your behavior changes depending on who is in the room

Those behaviors shape whether people perceive you as confident and credible.

Executive presence is not a performance. It is a behavioral pattern.

09/22/2026

What is a leadership trait or habit you've witnessed that undermines trust?

You ask your team to accelerate impact, and then add multiple approval layers to their daily process. Your leaders claim...
09/16/2026

You ask your team to accelerate impact, and then add multiple approval layers to their daily process.

Your leaders claim that the customers' needs should be at the center of every decision, and then you fail to talk about the customer or their experience when discussing projects and initiatives.

That disconnect leads to a lack of trust not only in your enterprise, but for you as a leader.

Then you wonder why work stalls, employees fail to deliver in a timely way - or even at all. You wonder why teams feel disengaged or checked out; why projects fail to see the light of day.

Consistency is key in what you say, how you say it and how you choose to show up as a leader. If you want to move the needle, start by evaluating yourself.

We can help. www.staceyhankeinc.com

Of course employees are hesitant about AI.Every day they hear that AI will eliminate their jobs and let their company do...
09/15/2026

Of course employees are hesitant about AI.

Every day they hear that AI will eliminate their jobs and let their company do more with fewer people.

Then leadership rolls out a new AI initiative and wonders why employees are not immediately excited about it.

Technology isn't necessarily the issue - trust is.

Employees don't want to know "How do I use AI?", they want to know if they can trust what leadership is telling them about how AI will be used now and into the future.

That’s why AI adoption is becoming a leadership test.

You can invest in the tools. Train your teams. Build the workflows, but if employees don’t trust the leaders driving the change, adoption will always be harder than it needs to be.

Before your people trust AI, they need to trust you. Do your employees trust you enough to make that leap?

This is the skyline I remember.It is hard to describe the overwhelming size and grandeur of the Twin Towers. It is even ...
09/11/2026

This is the skyline I remember.

It is hard to describe the overwhelming size and grandeur of the Twin Towers. It is even harder to forget the disbelief, shock and heartbreak of that day as the reality of what happened set in.

The images remain forever etched in the minds of those who were there and those who watched helplessly from afar.

As we remember the 2,977 lives lost 25 years ago, we hold close the families who carry that loss every day. We honor the heroes who ran toward danger and the American spirit that shone brightly through the actions of neighbors, colleagues, families and strangers.

From one of our nation’s darkest days emerged an extraordinary spirit of courage, compassion and unity.

We remember. We honor. We stand together.

09/11/2026

Your body language sends a message long before you start talking. What you think you're saying isn't always perceived the way you want it to be.

There are a few ways to find the gap.

09/04/2026

Everything I learned about influence started right here. Farming doesn't get a day off. Success isn't determined by what you do some of the time, it's what you do all of the time that matters.

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