Being an Authentic Leader
Paul Jaeger
Authentic Leader
Application Two
MBA 605 [“No One can be authentic by trying to imitate someone else, you can learn from others, but you will never be a success trying to be like them…..the way to success is to be a true form of yourself!”] | |
“If scholars had produced a cookie-cutter leadership style, individuals would be forever trying to imitate it. They would make themselves into personae, not people, and others would see through them immediately” Pg. 163
Discovering Your Authentic Leadership, HBR’s 10’ must reads, On leadership. By Bill George, Peter Sims, Andrew N. Mclean, and Diana Mayer“ People trust you when you are genuine and authentic. Being a replica of something or someone else is not being "authentic" or in other words "being yourself". Why is it so important to be yourself?”(George, Sims, Mclean, and Mayer 163) | “All of us have the spark of a leadership in us, whether it is in business, in government, or in the non-for-profit sector. The challenges are to understand ourselves well enough to discover where we can use our leadership gifts to serve others. " (165) “Discovery authentic leadership requires a commitment to developing yourself.” (165) You must devote yourself to a lifetime of commitment and dedication in developing yourself. First and most important, we find all of our authentic leaders that were interviewed have drawn upon lessons that they have learned throughout their lives. A true authentic leader frames his or her life stories in ways that allows them to see themselves not passive observers of their lives but rather as individuals who can develop self-awareness from their experiences. Authentic leaders act on that awareness by practicing their values and principles. They are careful to balance their motivations so that they are driven by their inner values as much as by a desire for external rewards or recognition as well. (165) | |
Authentic Leader
Application Two
MBA 605 [“No One can be authentic by trying to imitate someone else, you can learn from others, but you will never be a success trying to be like them…..the way to success is to be a true form of yourself!”] | |
“If scholars had produced a cookie-cutter leadership style, individuals would be forever trying to imitate it. They would make themselves into personae, not people, and others would see through them immediately” Pg. 163
Discovering Your Authentic Leadership, HBR’s 10’ must reads, On leadership. By Bill George, Peter Sims, Andrew N. Mclean, and Diana Mayer“ People trust you when you are genuine and authentic. Being a replica of something or someone else is not being "authentic" or in other words "being yourself". Why is it so important to be yourself?”(George, Sims, Mclean, and Mayer 163) | “All of us have the spark of a leadership in us, whether it is in business, in government, or in the non-for-profit sector. The challenges are to understand ourselves well enough to discover where we can use our leadership gifts to serve others. " (165) “Discovery authentic leadership requires a commitment to developing yourself.” (165) You must devote yourself to a lifetime of commitment and dedication in developing yourself. First and most important, we find all of our authentic leaders that were interviewed have drawn upon lessons that they have learned throughout their lives. A true authentic leader frames his or her life stories in ways that allows them to see themselves not passive observers of their lives but rather as individuals who can develop self-awareness from their experiences. Authentic leaders act on that awareness by practicing their values and principles. They are careful to balance their motivations so that they are driven by their inner values as much as by a desire for external rewards or recognition as well. (165) | |