The Foundation of Leadership Barbara Pagano Credibility is what moves people to want to follow you or contribute their talents. It s what makes others sit up and listen and has the greatest impact on whether or not people perform, communicate or produce. However, credibility is largely a perceptual, audience-conferred phenomenon that is relatively uninfluenced by the leader s position or power.
Credibility is shaped by specific behaviors rather than a set of personality traits.
Understanding credibility is critical to future success for anyone in today s highly competitive environment. Barbara Pagano will discuss what behavioral evidence is used to judge whether a leader is believable and examine the specific factors that maximize a person s credibility. Barbara Pagano, Ed. S., is President of Executive Pathways, a company that specializes in leadership and team development. Ms. Pagano is a nationally recognized speaker and facilitator with graduate degrees in human behavior and over 20 years experience as a facilitator for Fortune 500 firms.