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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal

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. Authentic leadership requires you to ' Know Thyself ', Greek: ' γνῶθι σεαυτόν ', Latin: ' nosce te ipsum '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
 

Elements to Authentic Leadership

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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
 

Qualities of Authentic Leadership (Goffee and Jones)

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Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
 

What are Authentic Leaders? Avolio, Luthans and Walumbwa

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Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
 

Four Characteristics of Authentic Leaders, Authentic Followership (Shamir and Eilam)

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Gregory Johnson
Coach, United States
 

Characteristics of Authentic Leadership

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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
 

Refined Definition of Authentic Leadership

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mohd.hanifah
HR Consultant, Malaysia
 

Characteristic of Authentic Leaders: Excellent Communicator

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JuanCarlos Pacheco
Ing. Electrónico, PMP, MBA, Peru
 

Authentic Leaders in Brief

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Michael Horwitz
Professor, United States
 

Authentic Leadership and Leader Authenticity are Different

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Adonis
Business Consultant, France
 

Difference between being Natural and being Authentic

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Leodegardo M. Pruna
Professor, Philippines
 

Authentic Leadership what it Is?

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Rebecca Roe
United States
 

Authentic Leadership Requires Experimenting with Various Leadership Styles / Methods

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Alex Dail
Management Consultant, United States
 

Know Yourself and The Effect on your Followers

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Onno Harmsen
Entrepreneur, Netherlands
 

To Know Yourself You Have to Face your Most Fundamental Fears

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Maria Montero
Coach, Venezuela
 

Leadership Begins by Leading our Own Life First

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Marta Amde
Financial Consultant, United States
 

Address Craving for Significance and Convince Oneself First

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Fatime Usman Mafa
Management Consultant
 

Authentic Leadership

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Jacques Strydom, South Africa
 

Is authenticity in the Person or in the Leader?

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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
 

First an Authentic Person, then an Authentic Leader...

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eva lufranco
Business Consultant, Philippines
 

Leaders and Followers

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VENKATESWARAN
Teacher, India
 

Authentic Leadership - A Myth or Reality?

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Belay Gezahegn
Director, Ethiopia
 

2 Questions about Authentic Leadership

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Jacques Strydom, South Africa
 

Authentic LEADERS

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Sylvia Grant
Consultant, Australia
 

Authentic Leadership is Preferable Style

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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
 

Authentic Leadership - The Way Forward

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Laxman Prasad Paudel
Manager, Nepal
 

Authentic Leadership

Authentic leadership takes ownership of his/her organization, followers/subordinates and he/she is c... Sign up

 
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Adonis
Business Consultant, France
 

Authenticity is not Optimal Compatibility

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Miguel Merodio
Business Consultant, Mexico
 

Authentic Leadership Means a Dialogue

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Robert Sowell, United States
 

Authentic Leadership in a Moral Sense

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Laura Nayeli Peralta Calderon
Mexico
 

5 Marks of Authentic Leadership

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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
 

Authentic Leadership or Leader Authenticity

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Mapsie
South Africa
 

Authentic Leadership Requires Someone to Be Flexible

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Gregory Johnson
Coach, United States
 

Authentic Leadership & Flexibility

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Rebecca Roe
United States
 

Significance of Self in Leadership

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Dr zahra gheidar
Consultant, Iran
 

What Other Features are Needed for Authentic Leaders?

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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
 

What Other Features are Needed?

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Adonis
Business Consultant, France
 

Authenticity of Leadership refers to a Particular Required Management Context

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Rebecca Roe
United States
 

Truth is the Most Important Feature Needed for an Authentic Leader

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Adam mohammed Baba
Director, Ghana
 

Authentic Leadership

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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
 

Authentic Leadership, Believe and Trust

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hernando bernal
Professor, Colombia
 

Authentic Leadership is a Alter Ego of Who?

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Dr zahra gheidar
Consultant, Iran
 

Trust is the First Step to Motion

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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
 

Authentic Leadership

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Robert Sowell, United States
 

Consistency, Trust and Authentic Leadership

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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
 

Authentic Leadership and Trust

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Adam mohammed Baba
Director, Ghana
 

How About 'Transformational Leadership', can that be Referred to as 'Authentic'?

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Robert Sowell, United States
 

Authentic or Transformational Leadership

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Adam mohammed Baba
Director, Ghana
 

Authentic or Transformational Leadership

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Ariyo Samson Olakunle
Manager, Nigeria
 

Authentic Leaders have In-built Character Traits

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Robert Sowell, United States
 

Try to be all that our potential allows...

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Adam mohammed Baba
Director, Ghana
 

Leadership (Authentic versus Inauthentic)

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Dilip Khanal
CEO, Nepal
 

Cultivating Authentic Leadership

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Robert Sowell, United States
 

Authentic Leadership can be Cultivated

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Adonis
Business Consultant, France
 

Authentic Leadership Can Be Cultivated and Reproduced

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Alain Kambaja
Director, Senegal
 

Authentic Leadership Tools

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Victor Manuel Monteiro Seco
Entrepreneur, Portugal
 

Tools to Use to Be Self-aware: Authentic Leadership Questionnaire

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Gregory Johnson
Coach, United States
 

Authentic Leadership Tools: The Concentric Leadership Model

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Robert Sowell, United States
 

'Authentic' Leadership

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Dilip Khanal
CEO, Nepal
 

Improving Self Before Trying to Improve Others

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Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
 

Authentic Leadership Powerpoint

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Melnyk, Canada
 

Who is the SELF?

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Gregory Johnson
Coach, United States
 

Authentic Leadership with a Coaching Mindset?

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Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
 

Authentic Leaders are Authentic Speakers

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Michael Horwitz
Professor, United States
 

Definition of Authentic Leadership is Good

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Paramathmuni srinivas Kumar
India
 

Authentic Leaders Look Inward for Solutions

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Maurice Hogarth
Consultant, United Kingdom
 

Authentic for Better or Worse

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Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
 

Authentic Leaders can Be

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Maurice Hogarth
Consultant, United Kingdom
 

Is Authentic Leadership Strong?

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More on Leadership Styles:
Summary
Discussion Topics
👀Authentic Leadership
topic Shaw about Situational Leaders
topic Leadership and Humilty
topic Leadership Style: born or made
topic Adjusting, Altering and Varying the Leadership Style
topic Why is the Commanding Leadership Style Still Abundant?
topic Visionary Leadership
topic The Best Leadership Style
topic Pitfalls and Drawbacks of Authentic Leadership
topic What Causes the Choice for a Leadership Style?
topic Effective Leadership by Switching Between Dominance and Prestige
topic How to Assess Your Own Leadership Style?
topic Leadership Styles are Labels
topic Reverse Determination of Leadership Style
topic Bad Leadership in Organizations
topic What Makes a Leader Effective or Not?
topic 3 Kinds of Leaders: Builders, Maintainers and Destroyers
topic Creating Resonance versus Buy-in?
🔥 From Military to Digital Leadership Styles
topic What is the Preferred Leadership Style in Various Countries?
topic General Allenby (Field Marshal Viscount Allenby)
topic Democratic/Participative Leadership
topic Leadership by Setting an Example
topic Leadership by Using Psychology
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Do you know a lot about Leadership Styles? Become our SIG Leader

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