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Is Charisma Innate, Or Can You Learn It?

Center for Creative Leadership

I recently spoke with the CEO of a medium-sized manufacturing company about his new CFO who was poised to attend our flagship program for senior executives, Leadership at the Peak. The Greek origins of the word “charisma” itself convey a certain mystique, and suggest that it was seen as a divine gift related to qualities of grace and desire.

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The Three Pillars Of Executive Presence

Eric Jacobson

Hewlett's book, Forget a Mentor: Find a Sponsor , was named one of the ten best business books of 2013 and won the Axiom Book Award. Because sponsors have a vested interest in how you turn out (your reputation now being linked with their own), they will give you the kind of feedback that mentors can't or won't," says Hewlett.

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The Three Pillars Of Executive Presence

Eric Jacobson

Her book, Forget a Mentor: Find a Sponsor , was named one of the ten best business books of 2013 and won the Axiom Book Award. Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Executive Presence Leadership Books Sylvia Ann Hewlett' Thanks HapperCollinsPublishers for sending me a copy of Executive Presence.

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How To Achieve Executive Presence

Eric Jacobson

Her book, Forget a Mentor: Find a Sponsor , was named one of the ten best business books of 2013 and won the Axiom Book Award. Because sponsors have a vested interest in how you turn out (your reputation now being linked with their own), they will give you the kind of feedback that mentors can't or won't," says Hewlett.

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Why Young Bankers, Lawyers, and Consultants Need Emotional Intelligence

Harvard Business Review

Over my 40-year banking career, I’ve learned that the critical distinguishing factor for advancing in the professional services is emotional intelligence (EQ). ” Emotional intelligence matters even more today. But in order to strengthen your emotional intelligence, you have to know what it is.