The Illusion of Gravitas:
When “Executive Presence” Works for Some and Penalises Others.
Search almost any leadership development programme and you will find the same advice recycled under the banner of executive presence.
Quiet confidence, vision, approachability, strategic thinking, empathy. On paper, these traits appear universal. Neutral. Fair. Almost benevolent.
But leadership is not assessed in a vacuum. Gravitas, as it is commonly defined, is not as objective as it pretends to be.
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