Leading with confident vulnerability and inviting your people to courageously contribute their very best creates a culture of full engagement and fulfillment for everyone, even when there is risk of failure. Allowing your authentic passion to be present invites others to be vulnerable. With passion, courage, and grace we can all flourish, contributing the best […]
Authentic Leaders Put Values Into Practice
“Rediscovering the secrets to creating lasting value.” This is the subtitle to Bill George’s book, Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value. The statement, “… creating lasting value” captures the heart of being an authentic leader. We need to ask the question, what does creating lasting value look like? What do I need […]
Direct Communication is Required for Authentic Leadership
To be an inspiring leader you must lead from the inside out and demonstrate confident vulnerability. Being confident in the gifts, talents, and strengths that you bring to the table and vulnerable with where you need help gives everyone the permission to do the same. Authentic Leadership encourages authenticity from everyone. This is part 3 of […]
Adaptability is Required for Authentic Leadership
We are living and working in times of rapid change. To be an inspiring, respected, and effective leader you must be a model of adaptability and authenticity. This engenders the foundation for a culture of trust. Your people look to you to build a culture of safety, security, and the opportunity to contribute their best […]
The Need for Authentic Leadership
There is both a need and a desire for truly authentic leaders. In this time of unrest we long for meaningful contribution. We want to know that our work and contribution has meaning, purpose, and impact on the greater good. As a leader you have the opportunity to model authentic leadership, a leader who is […]