Summary of The Image of Leadership by Sylvie di Giusto

Description

Do you have a “professional imprint”? Does the way you look suggest that you’re a leader? Image consultant Sylvie di Giusto explains how businesspeople should dress, act and carry themselves to win promotions and achieve leadership status. Image and appearance weigh heavily in the halls of commerce and elsewhere. Accepting this reality, di Giusto expertly and insightfully discusses how people of all sizes, shapes, ethnicities and body types should present themselves to get ahead. Di Giusto’s manual offers numerous grace notes, despite some conservative – more safe than outdated – workplace style ideas. She voices a few Western cultural assumptions that may not work in all markets, while acknowledging that some elements of dress – like head coverings – are matters of religion, not style. Each chapter includes “tweetable statements,” and the book also offers a free mobile app. getAbstract recommends this solid guide to anyone who wants to look like a leader or who might benefit from some solid, real-world style advice.

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Sujets

• Gestion et management
• Economics
• Business
• Leadership

Informations

• Publié par: GetAbstract AG
• Date de parution: 25 septembre 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798887270845
• Langue: English

Extrait

The Image of Leadership
How Leaders Package Themselves to Stand Out for the Right Reasons
Sylvie di Giusto•Executive Image Consulting © 2014•192 pages

Leadership

Rating:7

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Take-Aways To become a leader, present the image people have of leaders. How you package yourself will determine whether people respect you. No matter your body type or genetic heritage, self-confidence always makes you look like a winner. Accept your body and your appearance, but package yourself in a compelling way. Your clothes, your attitude and how you speak are part of your “professional imprint.” Your behavior, communication skills and “digital footprint” also convey your standing. People develop good or bad impressions within seven seconds of meeting someone new. To advance professionally, dress one level higher than your current role. People who can’t control how they look don’t appear to be leaders. Leaders seem to be in full control of their internal and external circumstances. People judge you by your appearance, your friends and your other relationships.

Recommendation
Do you have a “professional imprint”? Does the way you look suggest that you’re a leader? Image consultant Sylvie di Giusto explains how businesspeople should dress, act and carry themselves to win promotions and achieve leadership status. Image and appearance weigh heavily in the halls of commerce and elsewhere. Accepting this reality, di Giusto expertly and insightfully discusses how people of all sizes, shapes, ethnicities and body types should present themselves to get ahead. Di Giusto’s manual offers numerous grace notes, despite some conservative – more safe than outdated – workplace style ideas. She voices a few Western cultural assumptions that may not work in all markets, while acknowledging that some elements of dress – like head coverings – are matters of religion, not style. Each chapter includes “tweetable statements,” and the book also offers a free mobile app. getAbstract recommends this solid guide to anyone who wants to look like a leader or who might benefit from some solid, real-world style advice.