Evidence and sources

Where our figures come from.

Every number and framework on this site traces to a named source. Where a source has been revisited by its author, the caveat is stated.

67%
Gravitas
How you act
28%
Communication
How you speak
5%
Appearance
How you look

  • Executive Presence (Sylvia Ann Hewlett, 2014)

    Supports: The 67% gravitas, 28% communication, 5% appearance weighting used on the Evidence Base.

    Weightings come from Center for Talent Innovation survey research of senior executives, published in the book.

  • Hewlett, Harvard Business Review revisit (2024)

    Supports: The note that pedigree now carries less weight and inclusiveness and respect for others carry more.

    Later work by the same author, cited as a caveat to the original weightings.

  • Kirkpatrick's four levels of training evaluation (1959)

    Supports: The Measurement section: Reaction, Learning, Behaviour, Results, and the statement that Novara-Q designs to level 3.

    The common vocabulary between L&D functions and their vendors.

  • Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (India)

    Supports: Vendor Governance: participant data handled as a processor, on documented client instruction.

    Novara-Q positions to the processor expectations under the Act. This is not legal advice.