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Sylvia Ann Hewlett is an economist, author, and founder of the Center for Talent Innovation, a think tank focused on workplace diversity and leadership. She has written extensively on gender, talent, and inclusion, and her work has influenced corporate leadership strategies worldwide.
Known for: Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success
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Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success
In 'Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success', Sylvia Ann Hewlett explores the subtle yet powerful qualities that distinguish leaders who inspire confidence and command respect. Drawing on extensive research and interviews with executives across industries, Hewlett identifies three key pillars of executive presence—gravitas, communication, and appearance—and explains how professionals can cultivate these traits to advance their careers and influence others effectively.
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The search for executive presence was born out of a need to explain a puzzling discrepancy—why high performance doesn’t always lead to promotion. Through the Center for Talent Innovation, I led extensive research involving interviews with senior executives, focus groups, and quantitative surveys. Ou...
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Defining Gravitas
Gravitas is the gravitational force of leadership—it pulls respect toward you. When I speak of gravitas, I’m describing an amalgam of qualities: confidence under fire, decisiveness, integrity, emotional intelligence, and a calm that stabilizes others in uncertainty. It’s not arrogance nor stoicism, ...
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About Sylvia Ann Hewlett
Sylvia Ann Hewlett is an economist, author, and founder of the Center for Talent Innovation, a think tank focused on workplace diversity and leadership. She has written extensively on gender, talent, and inclusion, and her work has influenced corporate leadership strategies worldwide.
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