Teaching Embodied Presence: Core Values, Meaning, and Human Exchange in Management Education

As management education evolves, educators face a persistent challenge: helping students develop not only competence, but character. This experiential session reframes embodied presence as a core value rather than a skill trend, grounding leadership communication in integrity, empathy, and authentic human exchange. Participants experience a four-stage framework (availability, alignment, exchange, intention) through guided exercises in breath, posture, attention, and relational responsiveness. The session equips educators with immediately transferable methods for developing students’ capacity for values-aligned presence, composure under pressure, and genuine connection. Participants leave with practical exercises they can integrate directly into leadership, organizational behavior, and professional development courses.