Jay Greenberg on Executive Presence [Podcast]

Jay Greenberg on Executive Presence [Podcast]

From Compliance Perspectives by SCCE

December 2, 2025 · 10 min

About this episode

Jay Greenberg discusses the concept of executive presence and its importance in leadership.

By Adam Turteltaub Executive presence isn’t simply walking in the room and having everyone instantly feel that that you are in charge. It is something different explains Jay Greenberg , the recently retired Chief Compliance Officer at the FBI. Instead, it is being powered by your core values and then making a maximum positive contribution to any situation by fully investing yourself to achieving that assigned mission. Executive presence, he shares, is a skill acquired through the application of experience, coupled with a great deal of self-reflection that focuses on self-confidence, core values and the help of mentors. Also of great value: preparation and confidence that is informed by past experiences, including failures. Even star leaders didn’t magically emerge, he reminds us. They learned from their failures, missteps and other learning experiences. It doesn’t matter, he explains, if you are working with leadership or rank and file employees. Know your core values, who you are, your positive character traits and focus ahead of time. It will help you feel self-contained and confident. He also advises keeping a bit of mental distance, being both a participant and an observer at…

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Host: Adam Turteltaub

Guest: Jay Greenberg

Topics covered

  • executive presence
  • leadership
  • self-reflection
  • core values

Keywords

  • self-confidence
  • mentorship
  • preparation
  • experience

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