In part three, Templar consultant Carolina Perez Sanz explores gravitas, the backbone of executive presence. Gravitas – weight in Latin – was one of the virtues the Romans expected of leaders. They understood it as seriousness, dignity, and commitment to the mission. This metaphorical quality of heaviness correlates with the steady energy, deliberate movements, and non-reactiveness characteristic of high-status people.
Speaking up strategically to gain visibility
As research confirms, increasing gender diversity improves financial performance, supports innovation and increases problem solving. All of this can only happen when employers drive initiatives to make all employees heard and have performance recognition proactively managed.
Women’s Development series: launch of new global programmes
A key priority for us here at Templar is helping organisations achieve greater gender equality, and we are proud to announce the launch of our global Women’s Development Series. Programmes include Executive Presence, Negotiation for Women, Speaking Up, Building Political Capital and Own Your Brand.
From cohesive messaging to changing the Wall Street narrative
In this month’s Templar Spotlight series, we feature Megan Philbin from our New York office. Megan, a former corporate bond trader with over 15 years of experience on Wall Street, joined Templar in 2018 delivering the full suite of programmes. In this post, Megan shares her insight about the importance of communication when trading and offers advice on how to turn your potential drawback into your biggest weapon.
Rethinking gender pay gap: lessons from Uber drivers’ data
What would you think if I told you that the key to making more money is to work faster? You’d probably say that in a post-industrial, over-supplied economy, quality is more important than quantity, right? Right… and also wrong.
