If you’re stuck at Director level, it’s not your results holding you back.

It’s how you’re seen.

You know that sinking feeling when you share a strategic update and the CEO barely looks up?

Or when your idea lands only after someone else repeats it louder?

You’re not imagining it.

Senior leaders don’t just hear what you say.
They hear what your framing tells them.

Here’s what changes everything:

Shift from:
🚩 “Any feedback?”
🟢 “What would stop you from green-lighting this today?”

→ You move from order-taker to decision-maker.

Replace:
🚩 “Quick update from my team”
🟢 “Three impacts we delivered, two bets in flight, one decision needed today”

→ You speak their language of results and urgency.

Notice the pattern?

VP-ready language isn’t about being aggressive or political. It’s about framing your impact at the enterprise level where decisions happen.

One of my Director clients tried this in her Quarterly Business Review.

Her CEO stopped mid-meeting and said, “This is exactly the strategic thinking we need more of.”

She’s now been invited to a senior level meeting.
The truth about executive presence?

It’s not about changing who you are… it’s about translating your value into the language of power.

Start with one phrase change in your next meeting.

Watch how differently the room responds when you lead with impact, frame with confidence, and close with clear recommendations.

The next promotion isn’t about visibility; it’s about vocabulary.