Authentic leaders have discovered their true North and live to align people around a shared purpose by empowering others to lead authentically in order to create value for all stakeholders.
As a leader, you need to mine your life story for deep insights, uncover the unique gifts that you bring to the world, clarify your core values, and know the underlying purpose of your leadership.
The journey is not about style, which is a common misconception. Authentic leadership is about the deeper you; by knowing and living from your leadership purpose and core values, you are able to let go of seeing yourself as a strategic, tactical, introverted or extroverted leader. You begin to realize that who you are and where you want to go, gives you the flexibility to excel in a wide range of situations, all while being true to your authentic self.
Aligning others around a shared purpose and values becomes possible when you can see and feel the connection of your own purpose and values to those of your organization. These will enable others to really trust you, increase engagement, and produce higher levels of performance.
You don’t have to be perfect! Like all of us, you can have your weaknesses and be subject to the full range of human fragilities and mistakes, and still be a successful authentic leader. In fact, by acknowledging your shortcomings and admitting our errors, you will connect with people and empower them.
Empowering others to lead is the final element to develop an authentic leadership. True leaders help others to be more authentic. Our success is ultimately measured by the ability of others to discover who they are, where they want to go, and collaborate with each other.
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