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The Influence Shift: The Hidden Gap Keeping You Invisible

Despite your impressive track record, the doors you expected to open may remain stubbornly closed.
It’s not because you lack qualifications — it’s because you lack strategic visibility.

In my work with senior leaders and executives, I see this pattern time and again.
You’ve put in the hard work. You’ve delivered results. You’ve built a stellar reputation — inside your organization.

But outside your organization?
Decision-makers, recruiters, and board nominating committees don’t know you exist.

This is the hidden influence gap.

The Silent Barrier to Your Next Opportunity

Most executives worry about making a good first impression.
But there’s a problem even bigger than that: the missed impression.

The reality is that decision-makers aren’t starting with your name.
They’re searching for keywords — qualifications, specialties, and leadership characteristics relevant to the roles they’re filling.

If your profile isn’t optimized to show up in these searches, you’re invisible.
You don’t make a poor first impression — you make no impression at all.

And even when you do surface in search results, you still face the first impression problem.

Does your profile tell the story of a trusted leader, ready for board service, the C-suite, or strategic advisory roles?
Or does it read like an outdated résumé, listing past roles but offering no insight into your value, voice, or influence?

When these silent signals of credibility and influence are missing, the opportunity goes elsewhere.

Making The Influence Shift

The good news? This is fixable — without spending hours posting random content or chasing engagement.

The shift is simple but powerful:

Move from being present on LinkedIn to being influential on LinkedIn.

This means:

✅ Crafting a profile that positions you as the leader you are
✅ Sending clear, silent signals of influence to those who are searching
✅ Engaging strategically — with purpose, not just presence

When you make this shift, doors open.
You don’t have to chase opportunity — you begin to attract it.

A Personal Invitation

In the coming weeks, I’ll be guiding you step by step through this process in my #littlelinkedinlesson series.

And if you’re ready for a deeper transformation, I’m inviting a select group of leaders into the Founders Group of the Executive Influence Revolution™, where you’ll learn to position yourself for the next level of leadership, opportunity, and influence. Learn more here.

Let’s make your brilliance impossible to ignore.

Carol Kaemmerer
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