Gravitas is hard to define but everyone knows it when they see it. Gravitas is a leadership style or behavior pattern that others perceive as wise, possessing authority and authenticity. Studies have shown that gravitas accounts for 2/3 of executive presence, so it is a quality required for senior leadership. I coach leaders to embody […]
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I made a decision this morning to listen only to people who speak with gravitas. The last couple days I have been watching the news on CBS This Morning. Yesterday Samantha Powers sat with the CBS This Morning hosts, Charlie Rose, Nora O’Donnell and Gayle King. Ms. Powers is the outgoing US Ambassador to […]
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Meryl Streep just modeled how to use a speech platform as a bully pulpit. Watch her use her acceptance speech for a life time achievement award to speak truth to power. What a beautiful way to lead her community and us as a nation to unity. She embodies gravitas.
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