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Ginka Toegel

Ginka Toegel

Professor Ginka Toegel is Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Leadership at IMD Business School in Switzerland and author of The Confidence Myth: How Women Leaders Can Break Free from Gendered Perceptions (Palgrave Macmillan). An expert on top team dynamics, women’s leadership and DEI, she has delivered leadership programs for numerous global companies. Her research has appeared in leading journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review. Before joining IMD in 2008, she taught at the London School of Economics, London Business School and Duke Corporate Education, and began her career as a psychotherapist.

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C-Suite Perspective

The Confidence Gap Is a Myth. Here Is the Data to Prove It.

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The idea that women lack confidence has become one of the most widely accepted explanations for leadership inequality. It appears in boardrooms, talent reviews, and executive coaching sessions. The logic is simple and appealing. Women do not rise because they hesitate. They doubt themselves. They do not reach for senior roles with...