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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
It is my opinion that there are some basic elements to authentic leadership:
1. First is the personal discipline to be ...
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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
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Qualities of Authentic Leadership (Goffee and Jones)
OK! But I think leaders can't do anything without followers help. It's a question of organization balance. When you find...
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Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
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What are Authentic Leaders? Avolio, Luthans and Walumbwa
In 2004, influential writers Avolio, Luthans, and Walumbwa define authentic leaders as "those who are deeply aware of ho...
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Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
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Four Characteristics of Authentic Leaders, Authentic Followership (Shamir and Eilam)
In 2005, Shamir and Eilam advanced their 4 characteristics of authentic leaders:
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Gregory Johnson
Coach, United States
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Characteristics of Authentic Leadership
The HBR team is on point with a general observation by George, Sims, McLean & Mayer when they wrote that 1000's of schol...
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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
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Refined Definition of Authentic Leadership
Based on the preceding contributions we can advance a more “refined definition” of authentic leadership as “a pattern of...
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mohd.hanifah
HR Consultant, Malaysia
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Characteristic of Authentic Leaders: Excellent Communicator
@Greg Johnson: I agree completely that authentic leaders, no matter at whatever level, must be able to communicate intel...
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JuanCarlos Pacheco
Ing. Electrónico, PMP, MBA, Peru
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Authentic Leaders in Brief
In my modest view, the authentic leader must have:
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- a great a...
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Michael Horwitz
Professor, United States
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Authentic Leadership and Leader Authenticity are Different
So far some great citations to the most recent work on authentic leadership have been made. Walumbwa et al. & Kernis com...
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Adonis
Business Consultant, France
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Difference between being Natural and being Authentic
- The theoretical elements provided by Vitor and Michael means we have to consider when leadership is appreciated / judg...
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Leodegardo M. Pruna
Professor, Philippines
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Authentic Leadership what it Is?
An authentic leader is one who is not only true to others but more importantly true to himself.
In the Johari Window, t...
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Rebecca Roe
United States
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Authentic Leadership Requires Experimenting with Various Leadership Styles / Methods
I have a conflict here. If we are to assume that leadership styles are taught, and we know that there are many leadershi...
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Alex Dail
Management Consultant, United States
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Know Yourself and The Effect on your Followers
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Onno Harmsen
Entrepreneur, Netherlands
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To Know Yourself You Have to Face your Most Fundamental Fears
@Rebecca Roe: to become an authentic leader, you need to know yourself. In order to know yourself, you should be open to...
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Maria Montero
Coach, Venezuela
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Leadership Begins by Leading our Own Life First
I like the way Vitor addresses leadership. I could not agree more. I'd like to add that emotional intelligence begins wi...
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Marta Amde
Financial Consultant, United States
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Address Craving for Significance and Convince Oneself First
@Onno Harmsen : you said it all. Two points I want to add
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Fatime Usman Mafa
Management Consultant
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Authentic Leadership
I agree with Maria. Leadership begins by leading our life first and also trusting our instincts, by making decisions tha...
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Jacques Strydom, South Africa
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Is authenticity in the Person or in the Leader?
I'm struggling to differentiate between being an authentic person and being an authentic leader.
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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
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First an Authentic Person, then an Authentic Leader...
Hello Jacques, firstly we must assume the authentic person. Not every person wants to be an organization leader.
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eva lufranco
Business Consultant, Philippines
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Leaders and Followers
Hi Mr. Seco, it is great to have been able to read your leaderhip issue. It is very nice that on account of being an aut...
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VENKATESWARAN
Teacher, India
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Authentic Leadership - A Myth or Reality?
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Belay Gezahegn
Director, Ethiopia
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2 Questions about Authentic Leadership
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Jacques Strydom, South Africa
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Authentic LEADERS
@Vitor Manuel Monteiro Seco: hi. May I call you Vitor? Thanks for the swift reply. What you say makes sense, thanks.
I...
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Sylvia Grant
Consultant, Australia
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Authentic Leadership is Preferable Style
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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
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Authentic Leadership - The Way Forward
@Venkateswaran : I think a myth is something or a person that people believe has been successful in the past.
No, I'm ...
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Laxman Prasad Paudel
Manager, Nepal
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Authentic Leadership
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Adonis
Business Consultant, France
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Authenticity is not Optimal Compatibility
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Miguel Merodio
Business Consultant, Mexico
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Authentic Leadership Means a Dialogue
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Robert Sowell, United States
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Authentic Leadership in a Moral Sense
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Laura Nayeli Peralta Calderon
Mexico
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5 Marks of Authentic Leadership
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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
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Authentic Leadership or Leader Authenticity
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Mapsie
South Africa
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Authentic Leadership Requires Someone to Be Flexible
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Gregory Johnson
Coach, United States
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Authentic Leadership & Flexibility
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Rebecca Roe
United States
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Significance of Self in Leadership
@Onno Harmsen: agreed.
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Dr zahra gheidar
Consultant, Iran
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What Other Features are Needed for Authentic Leaders?
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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
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What Other Features are Needed?
@Zahra Gheidar: hi, a strong leader has all the traits observed in overall leadership theory and practice.
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Adonis
Business Consultant, France
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Authenticity of Leadership refers to a Particular Required Management Context
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Rebecca Roe
United States
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Truth is the Most Important Feature Needed for an Authentic Leader
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Adam mohammed Baba
Director, Ghana
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Authentic Leadership
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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
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Authentic Leadership, Believe and Trust
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hernando bernal
Professor, Colombia
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Authentic Leadership is a Alter Ego of Who?
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Dr zahra gheidar
Consultant, Iran
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Trust is the First Step to Motion
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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
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Authentic Leadership
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Robert Sowell, United States
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Consistency, Trust and Authentic Leadership
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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
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Authentic Leadership and Trust
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Adam mohammed Baba
Director, Ghana
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How About 'Transformational Leadership', can that be Referred to as 'Authentic'?
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Robert Sowell, United States
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Authentic or Transformational Leadership
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Adam mohammed Baba
Director, Ghana
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Authentic or Transformational Leadership
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Ariyo Samson Olakunle
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Authentic Leaders have In-built Character Traits
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Robert Sowell, United States
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Try to be all that our potential allows...
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Adam mohammed Baba
Director, Ghana
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Leadership (Authentic versus Inauthentic)
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Dilip Khanal
CEO, Nepal
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Cultivating Authentic Leadership
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Robert Sowell, United States
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Authentic Leadership can be Cultivated
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Adonis
Business Consultant, France
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Authentic Leadership Can Be Cultivated and Reproduced
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Alain Kambaja
Director, Senegal
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Authentic Leadership Tools
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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
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Tools to Use to Be Self-aware: Authentic Leadership Questionnaire
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Gregory Johnson
Coach, United States
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Authentic Leadership Tools: The Concentric Leadership Model
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Robert Sowell, United States
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'Authentic' Leadership
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Dilip Khanal
CEO, Nepal
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Improving Self Before Trying to Improve Others
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Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
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Authentic Leadership Powerpoint
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Melnyk, Canada
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Who is the SELF?
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Gregory Johnson
Coach, United States
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Authentic Leadership with a Coaching Mindset?
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Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
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Authentic Leaders are Authentic Speakers
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Michael Horwitz
Professor, United States
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Definition of Authentic Leadership is Good
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