Authentic Leadership
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Top : Authentic Leadership : Page 3 - Authentic leadership, an approach that is linked to humanistic psychology, is based on the idea that leaders are effective by being true to themselves, and being open and authentic with others. The focus is on who the leader is as a person, and how he or she conveys that to others.
Commentary on Authentic Leadership
Authentic leadership simply sounds so good. After all, who among us want phony, disingenuous leaders, whether in our political system or our companies. But is it that simple? It depends. It depends on how we define the phrase. For example, if we use a strict definition, authentic leadership would preclude withholding information from constituents, and much as that sounds good, there's often times when leaders need to be less than forthcoming.
Further, what about situations where a leader is worried and concerned about certain aspects of the future. Authenticiy would mean conveying that to those he or she leads. But are there situations where we want a leader to be inauthentic and convey a sense of positiveness about that future? Probably.
So, it's simply not so simple.
In any event we've gathered some material to help you understand the meaning of "authentic leadership, and some of the pro's and con's outlined in the literature.
Authentic Leadership: Pro's, Con's And The Devil Is In The Detail
Pseudotransformational Leadership Effects: Poor Leadership Can Lower Morale and Reduce Productivity
By Heather Rothbauer -Wanish - It is critically important to understand the various views of leadership when reviewing the leadership qualities in today's workplaces. Most importantly, workplace leadership involves influencing those employees one supervises. (Added: 29-Mar-2010 Hits: 266 )
Ten Signs of Incompetent Managers
By Margaret Heffernan - Just two of the habits discussed within are secrecy and love of procedure. This is a terrific article that not only documents incompetent leadership habits, but offers some insights as to why they are practiced. (Added: 25-Feb-2010 Hits: 101 )
The 8 Steps to Authentic Leadership - Forbes
By August Turak - Sooner or later every leader realizes that 99% of the people he depends on for success don't report to him. Authentic leadership relies on persuasion and persuasion relies on trust. Trust is the most important asset that any organization, brand, product, leader, or individual can have. Most importantly, trust is not a scarce resource. We can all have more than we need. However, trust is fragile: Once squandered it is often impossible to regain. Here are 8 ways to guarantee that you, your product, your brand, and your company will always be trusted. new (Added: 6-Sep-2011 Hits: 131 )
The Challenge of Authentic Leadership | Business Ethics
By na - Of all the styles and types of leadership, something called authentic leadership seems the easiest to achieve - after all, who wouldn't want to be, and come across as, the genuine article? But it may be more complicated than that. Columnist Gael O'Brien asks: "Is it possible that a 21st century leadership can emerge that involves self awareness, emotional intelligence, and authenticity?" new (Added: 19-Oct-2011 Hits: 132 )
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