Executive Presence
by Sylvia Ann Hewlett · Sylvia Ann Hewlett
Hewlett draws on Center for Talent Innovation surveys to argue that promotion depends on gravitas, communication, and appearance as much as competence, and shows how to read and adjust the signals senior leaders judge you by.
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