About this episode

Antoinette Dale Henderson discusses the importance of gravitas in leadership and shares insights on finding one's voice and influence.

In this episode, I speak with Antoinette Dale Henderson, Founder & Owner of Gravitas Programme, about Leading with Gravitas: finding your voice, presence, and influence. Antoinette is a TEDx Speaker, 2x Author, and Executive Coach. Drawing on over 25 years of experience in leadership communications, including 16 years holding senior positions at the world’s top PR consultancies, Antoinette reflects on why gravitas is so important to leadership, her keys to impact & influence, and how we can get more people into the room when they’re not being heard. We also explore what we’re missing at the human level in today’s world, what happens if learning goes away, and her advice for leaders at the early stage of their career. Connect with Shirley at ShirleyKavanagh.com and on LinkedIn. To learn more about Antoinette’s work, connect with her at AntoinetteDaleHenderson.com and on LinkedIn

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Shirley Kavanagh

Guest: Antoinette Dale Henderson

Topics covered

• leadership
• gravitas
• communication
• influence
• personal development
• executive coaching

Keywords

• gravitas
• leadership
• influence
• communication
• executive coaching
• personal development
• TEDx
• presence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TEDx, LinkedIn, ShirleyKavanagh.com, AntoinetteDaleHenderson.com, Gravitas Programme

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