Executive Presence

The Missing Link Between Merit and Success

By: Sylvia Ann Hewlett

Narrated by: Rosalind Ashford

Are you “leadership material?” More importantly, do others perceive you to be? Sylvia Ann Hewlett, a noted expert on workplace power and influence, shows you how to identify and embody the Executive Presence (EP) that you need to succeed.

You can have the experience and qualifications of a leader, but without executive presence, you won't advance. EP is an amalgam of qualities that true leaders exude, a presence that telegraphs you're in charge or deserve to be. Articulating those qualities isn't easy, however.

Based on a nationwide survey of college graduates working across a range of sectors and occupations, Sylvia Hewlett and the Center for Talent Innovation discovered that EP is a dynamic, cohesive mix of appearance, communication, and gravitas. While these elements are not equal, to have true EP, you must know how to use all of them to your advantage.

Filled with eye-opening insights, analysis, and practical advice for both men and women, mixed with illustrative examples from executives learning to use the EP, Executive Presence will help you make the leap from working like an executive to feeling like an executive.

Focuses too much on how to dress and woman issues

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

I would not recommend this book generally. While entertaining, it did not have mind blowing insight for me personally. The author focuses heavily on woman's issues and the differences in executive presence for woman as compared to men. Also the author overly focuses on how to dress, and repeats many of the same points. The rest of the book is enjoyable if you can get past the comments above.

Love love love!

Such a helpful book. I am so grateful to have found it! Sharing these insights with my loved ones.

Executive Presence

Great Book for All. Brings Clarity, Understanding and Insight on Executive Presence for Woman and Men.

A Must Read!

Great content especially for women and minorities on how to strengthen you executive presence and success in a corporate environment.

Valuable content but buy the book not the audio

The unwritten rules for success beyond merit are described here in an easy-listening manner. Especially valuable is the explanation, and thus increased awareness of the fine line women, minorities and LGBT have to navigate. Unfortunately, there were reference materials which I understood would be included at the end of the book which I did not get with the audible version.