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How to Develop Genuine Gravitas

November 6, 2012 by Colin Gautrey

Can you spot a fake? When it comes to gravitas, I believe that anyone with a reasonable amount of experience can easily detect when someone is pretending. They may not be able to explain why, but they will certainly get the feeling that the individual they are considering is not all that they appear to be. Gravitas and presence is a key topic within leadership development circles. Maybe you have been told you need to develop gravitas if you want to get promoted to the higher levels. Certainly, talent spotters and recruiters always have at the back of their mind, "Has this person got the gravitas required of this role?" Read More

Filed Under: Favourites, The Blog, Top 50 Tagged With: be confident, build confidence

How to Develop Political Courage

July 25, 2012 by Colin Gautrey

One of the downsides of having great political instincts and insight is that it increases the need to make political decisions. Once you have worked out what agendas are being hidden and discovered people’s strategies, tactics and games, what are you going to do about it? How are you going to respond? Your next step is likely to make you a political mover — someone who is an actor in the situation rather than just an observer, bystander or pawn in the game. From here on, you Read More

Filed Under: Client Confidential Tagged With: be confident, build confidence, personal power, Political campaign, political session

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