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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
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Authentic Leadership
I can't wait for great authentic leadership to emerge in the current context in which the trust is shaken. In times of crisis people discover ways to better deal with the future.
As an authentic leader, self-consciousness is absolutely fundamental. You cannot be emotionally intelligent if you are not also self-aware.  This requires, in addition to maturity, an intense work of self-examination or individuation. The criticisms, even the toughest, are essential for the construction of self-awareness. To do so, you need to get honest feedback from followers, so the followers must also be authentic.
If we are all reliable, genuine and probable, organizations will be better. Here the values are crucial. There has to be a framework of values in which all believe and consider vital to achieve.
In parallel, we have great need of someone that listens to us, understands us and, above all, tells us the truth. Authentic leaders have to maintain high levels of motivation, especially in this era of "trigger events". Such extrinsic motivation will help to see problematic circumstances as an opportunity to change the future.
So, how can one become an authentic leader?
• Talk with your heart, conquer our followers. This implies that, after having said what you want to do, you must do it; • Communicate openly and frequently with the other, we have to dialogue. This is much more than only saying the truth. The communication is not only composed of good news. it includes that what's good, bad and indifferent;
• Make clear, from the beginning, the expectations and standards of behavior that the followers and leaders have to achieve. Be the change you want to make;
• Look for people to take up your commitments, reflecting on this without resentment. Committing with the goal, not with the plan;
• Value people and invest in them in order to create feelings of well-being and commitment within the working group;
• Take care of people without ever infantilizing, requiring them to take responsibility and developing moral and ethical bases.
In short, the authentic leader demonstrates passion for the goals, practices consistently the values and leads with the heart as well as with the head. She/he defines the long-term, meaningful relationships and has the self-discipline to achieve results. They know who they are.
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Gregory Johnson
Coach, United States
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Elements to Authentic Leadership
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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
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Qualities of Authentic Leadership (Goffee and Jones)
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Jaap de Jonge
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Four Characteristics of Authentic Leaders, Authentic Followership (Shamir and Eilam)
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Characteristics of Authentic Leadership
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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
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Refined Definition of Authentic Leadership
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Characteristic of Authentic Leaders: Excellent Communicator
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Michael Horwitz
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Authentic Leadership and Leader Authenticity are Different
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Difference between being Natural and being Authentic
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Authentic Leadership what it Is?
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Authentic Leadership Requires Experimenting with Various Leadership Styles / Methods
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Know Yourself and The Effect on your Followers
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To Know Yourself You Have to Face your Most Fundamental Fears
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Maria Montero
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Leadership Begins by Leading our Own Life First
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Address Craving for Significance and Convince Oneself First
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Fatime Usman Mafa
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Authentic Leadership
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Jacques Strydom
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Is authenticity in the Person or in the Leader?
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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
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First an Authentic Person, then an Authentic Leader...
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Leaders and Followers
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VENKATESWARAN
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Authentic Leadership - A Myth or Reality?
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2 Questions about Authentic Leadership
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Authentic LEADERS
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Authentic Leadership - The Way Forward
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Authentic Leadership
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Authentic Leadership in a Moral Sense
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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
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Authentic Leadership or Leader Authenticity
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Authentic Leadership Requires Someone to Be Flexible
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Significance of Self in Leadership
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Dr zahra gheidar
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What Other Features are Needed for Authentic Leaders?
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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
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What Other Features are Needed?
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Adonis
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Authenticity of Leadership refers to a Particular Required Management Context
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Truth is the Most Important Feature Needed for an Authentic Leader
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Authentic Leadership
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Authentic Leadership, Believe and Trust
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Authentic Leadership is a Alter Ego of Who?
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Authentic Leadership
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Authentic Leadership and Trust
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Adam mohammed Baba
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Authentic Leadership can be Cultivated
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Tools to Use to Be Self-aware: Authentic Leadership Questionnaire
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