Northstar Protocol Masterclass 8
Presence
A$1.00
Core Premise
Presence is leadership being felt — not performed.
Why It Matters
Absence often masquerades as professionalism:
staying busy instead of available
being polite instead of direct
managing optics instead of reality
Teams feel the withdrawal — outcomes suffer quietly.
Strategic Outcome
Prioritise engagement over impression-management.
Operational Lens
Attention out. Ego down.
What the Participant Produces
✓ A conversation to practise full engagement
✓ The urges that usually trigger withdrawal
✓ One behavioural commitment to stay with it
✓ A values-led response to discomfort
Success Indicator
The leader is felt — especially when discomfort rises.
Forward Direction
Masterclass 9 introduces the unavoidable truth: direction costs something.