--- title: Blog | The Missing 33%® (4) description: The Missing 33%® | Leading NOW's blog features insights from Leading Forward, Leading Women, Center for Diversity & Inclusion, and the Gender Dynamics Institute. (4) --- [![LN-Logo-2021](https://www.leadingnow.biz/hs-fs/hubfs/ADMIN%20-%20All%20Brands/LN/LN-Logo-2021.png?width=147&height=80&name=LN-Logo-2021.png "LN-Logo-2021")](https://www.leadingnow.biz/) # The Latest Insights from Leading NOW ## Posts about The Missing 33%® (4) ## [Leadership Lessons: For Career Success Think Beyond Fashion-Forward](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/bid/72791/leadership-lessons-for-career-success-think-beyond-fashion-forward) Fashionistas would have women believe that what we wear, the accessories we use and how we look are keys to executive presence. Why? Because that’s how they sell products - and most of us know by now that women make or influence 85% of all consumer purchases. But in the context of executive presence, this emphasis on personal appearance can lead women astray. Appearance isn’t the same as executive presence. Presentation skills aren’t the sole factor in executive presence. And, further, executive presence is different from personal presence. So what aren't women being told about executive presence. 3 min read | [Susan Colantuono](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/author/susan-colantuono) [Read ON!](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/bid/72791/leadership-lessons-for-career-success-think-beyond-fashion-forward) [The Missing 33%®](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/the-missing-33) [Leadership](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/leadership) [Career](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/career) ## [Leadership Lessons: Lead Now or Forever Hold Your Place!](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/bid/72783/leadership-lessons-lead-now-or-forever-hold-your-place) Leadership isn’t something you wait to do when you become a CEO. Lead now or forever hold your place! 3 min read | [Susan Colantuono](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/author/susan-colantuono) [Read ON!](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/bid/72783/leadership-lessons-lead-now-or-forever-hold-your-place) [The Missing 33%®](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/the-missing-33) [Leadership](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/leadership) [Career](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/topic/career) ## [Why "As Leaders, Women Rule" but Sometimes Face a Glass Ceiling... and What You Can Do About It](https://www.leadingnow.biz/blog/bid/72780/the-missing-33-why-as-leaders-women-rule-but-sometimes-face-a-glass-ceiling-and-what-you-can-do-about-it) Darn, there it is again -- the pervasive advice that 50% of what you need to succeed in business is people skills. This time in a column written by famed executive coach, Marshall Goldsmith. He wrote: "...your people skills often make the difference in how high you go. Who would you rather have as a CFO? A moderately good accountant who is great with people ...or a brilliant accountant who's inept with [people]... The candidate with superb people skills will win out every time, in large part because he (e.a.) will be able to...lead." Oddly enough, these stories refer over and over again to "he." Hmm, could there be something about this formula that works for men, but not for women? 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