At Bates, our mission is to help leaders influence the world. Bates is a trusted partner to leaders of global companies, helping them communicate, collaborate, and engage their organizations to realize their business strategy. We help organizations bridge the gap from strategy to execution to accelerate business results. We bridge that gap through consulting, facilitation, leadership assessment, executive coaching and leadership development programs. As experts in communicative leadership, we help senior leaders and teams drive strategic execution by engaging, aligning, inspiring, and moving people to act. In 2014, we launched the Bates ExPI (Executive Presence Index), the first-ever research-based, validated assessment tool to measure a leaderÍs ability and capacity to make an impact. The Bates model defines executive presence in 15 facets, combining scientific rigor and deep analysis with a practical, sensible, business-oriented approach to defining the ñx-factorî in leadership.