Rebecca Newton, PhD, is an organizational and social psychologist and Senior Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science in the Department of Management. She teaches on leadership, communication, professional development, and management practice. Newton is the CEO of CoachAdviser and has 20 years' experience coaching business leaders and teams in companies around the world. She writes for the Harvard Business Review, was formerly a Visiting Fellow at Harvard University, and has facilitated executive education for the University of Cambridge.
A must-read for leaders who want to bring out the best in
themselves and their people. The robust tools in this book will
help you to identify practical ways to drive value and make a
significant, meaningful impact
*Heidi K Gardner, author of Smart Collaboration and Distinguished
Scholar, Harvard Law School*
We need more leaders with gravitas-people who are authentic,
humble, and wise. Rebecca is one of a rare breed, a business
psychologist as well as a genuine scholar-her book is full of
practical wisdom and academic insight on how gravitas can be
nurtured
*London School of Economics and Political Science*
For anyone who feels overlooked and underappreciated, Authentic
Gravitas dispels the myth that gravitas is inherited rather than
deliberatively developed. Newton reframes gravitas as a direct
reflection of one's ability and willingness to add value. In an age
where it can feel like the loudest voice wins, this book shows that
value-add trumps vainglory.
*Jane Mosbacher Morris, founder and CEO of To the Market and author
of Buy the Change You Want to See*
Rebecca Newton presents an approach to leadership that is both
profoundly true and immensely practical. Essential reading for all
leaders and aspiring leaders who want to succeed on their own
terms
*Jim Prior, Global CEO of Superunion, WPP*
Authentic gravitas is not about power or position but about how to
lead with character and dignity. This book will certainly challenge
your thinking and hopefully your behavior, as it has mine. A
must-read
*Flip Flippen, New York Times-bestselling author of The Flip
Side*
Gravitas must be caused by an Agent acting constantly according to
certain laws, and Rebecca Newton has found those laws. It doesn't
take confidence to matter, but it does take courage
*Seth Godin*
Shortly after taking on my first senior leadership position, I was
critiqued for needing 'more gravitas.' While I was not precisely
sure what this meant, it resonated. The insight in Authentic
Gravitas would have given me the permission and pathway to
establish it with sincerity and purpose. Twelve years on, I am
still on the journey and know that many others are too. How
wonderful that we now have a resource, based on evidence and
experience, to drive positive results-with gravitas.
*UNICEF*
We need more leaders with gravitas-people who are authentic,
humble, and wise. Rebecca is one of a rare breed, a business
psychologist as well as a genuine scholar-her book is full of
practical wisdom and academic insight on how gravitas can be
nurtured
*London School of Economics and Political Science*
For anyone who feels overlooked and underappreciated, Authentic
Gravitas dispels the myth that gravitas is inherited rather than
deliberatively developed. Newton reframes gravitas as a direct
reflection of one's ability and willingness to add value. In an age
where it can feel like the loudest voice wins, this book shows that
value-add trumps vainglory.
*founder and CEO of To the Market and author of Buy the Change You
Want to See*
Authentic gravitas is not about power or position but about how to
lead with character and dignity. This book will certainly challenge
your thinking and hopefully your behavior, as it has mine. A
must-read
*Chairman of The Flippen Group and New York Times-bestselling
author of The Flip Side*
Rebecca dispels the myth of that 'mythical something' that few
people seem to possess but we all seek to have: to have weight,
value, influence; to catch and keep the attention of others.
Delving into what makes gravitas, and the personal beliefs and
habits that get in our way of embodying it, Rebecca helps the
reader realize that gravitas, which is seemingly innate,
spontaneous, and effortless in those who have it, is actually the
result of practice and preparation. Rebecca's book is a guide to
being who we are, in the best way possible.
*Duke Corporate Education*
A must-read for leaders who want to bring out the best in
themselves and their people. The robust tools in this book will
help you to identify practical ways to drive value and make a
significant, meaningful impact
*author of Smart Collaboration and Distinguished Scholar, Harvard
Law School*
Authentic Gravitas gives leaders a practical roadmap to achieve two
things: a way to be much more effective in how they communicate;
and, at the same time, a way to do this that is true to who they
are. Every leader I know should read this book.
*MIT Sloan School of Management*
It is great to see a book that gets to the heart of what it means
to influence well and how to do it. A must-read.
*Novartis*
Full of thought provoking ideas and practical gems that will help
you build gravitas and make you a stronger leader.
*Executive Director, Learning and Development, PwC Malaysia*
Newton elegantly weaves academic insight and deep hands-on
experience into a convincing illumination of our understanding of
gravitas. A must-read for leaders and coaches alike.
*Ernst & Young*
Rebecca Newton presents an approach to leadership that is both
profoundly true and immensely practical. Essential reading for all
leaders and aspiring leaders who want to succeed on their own
terms
*Global CEO of Superunion, WPP*
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