Abstract leadership and authenticity
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Authenticity has emerged as a key quality for effective leadership. The document discusses authenticity in leadership and debates whether it is an innate trait or something that can be developed through self-awareness and practice. It explores why authentic leaders are in demand and examines how authenticity can be nurtured as leaders are expected to present their real selves. The objectives are to understand authenticity as a leadership strength, discuss how it can be practiced, and debate its relationship to influential power.
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Abstract leadership and authenticity
- 1. LEADERSHIP AND AUTHENTICITY This case flyer and the accompanying article1 enables a discussion on the long researched concept of leadership and the role of authenticity in creating influential leaders. It provides a platform to debate on whether authenticity is an innate value or can it be developed? In a world, where airbrushed and ersatz leadership styles are no longer welcome, authenticity has emerged as a much sought after quality. Leaders, in general, and business leaders in particular, are expected to put forth their authentic and real self.This, however, is by no means an easy feat to attain. What are the reasons behind the growing popularity of authentic leaders? How does self-awareness help in nurturing authenticity? Imitating or copying a successful leadership style does not qualify as authentic leadership. Is it possible to nurture authenticity as a quality? Pedagogical Objectives • To understand authenticity as a leadership trait • To discuss how authenticity can be practiced and mastered • To debate on the relationship between the power to influence and authentic leadership ABSTRACT © www.etcases.com 1 Sudhanshu Palsule, “Mastery in Sport, Leadership Comes With Authenticity”, The Economic Times, December 17th 2013