Being in a role of leadership means that you have the “capacity to lead” (“Leadership, 2016). When thinking about authentic leadership, we have to consider what it means in general and realize that different people’s ideas of maintaining authenticity will differ from each other. To me, the term “authentic leadership” means staying true to oneself, their morals, ethics, and core beliefs, and leading from what is true within our hearts versus what we have been told and therefore, what is programmed in our minds. Leaders trying to lead authentically need to discover their strengths and weaknesses and capitalize on those to build their own unique path to success. What may work for one leader, may not work for another. Bill George, a world renowned business leader and academic states that leaders have to stay true to themselves even if it means having to “go against the grain. You have to go against what prevailing wisdom is telling you and certainly go against what securities analysts are telling you” (George, 2014). Authentic leadership to me means marching to the beat of your own drum and finding your unique tune. When leadership and natural confidence melts together, it radiates naturally and people will
Being in a role of leadership means that you have the “capacity to lead” (“Leadership, 2016). When thinking about authentic leadership, we have to consider what it means in general and realize that different people’s ideas of maintaining authenticity will differ from each other. To me, the term “authentic leadership” means staying true to oneself, their morals, ethics, and core beliefs, and leading from what is true within our hearts versus what we have been told and therefore, what is programmed in our minds. Leaders trying to lead authentically need to discover their strengths and weaknesses and capitalize on those to build their own unique path to success. What may work for one leader, may not work for another. Bill George, a world renowned business leader and academic states that leaders have to stay true to themselves even if it means having to “go against the grain. You have to go against what prevailing wisdom is telling you and certainly go against what securities analysts are telling you” (George, 2014). Authentic leadership to me means marching to the beat of your own drum and finding your unique tune. When leadership and natural confidence melts together, it radiates naturally and people will