Authentic Leadership

Authentic Leadership

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  Authentic Leadership JEREMIAH RIVERA HTM 491
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  Overview  Defining AuthenticLeadership  Authentic Leadership Action Wheel  Authentic Leader’s Characteristics  Authentic Leadership Components  Application to the Real World
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  Defining Authentic Leadership Authentic Leadership – focuses on whether leadership is genuine  ―A process that draws from both positive psychological capacities and a highly developed organizational context, which results in both greater self-awareness and self-regulated positive behaviors on the part of leaders and associates, fostering positive self-development.‖  - Bruce Avolio, Fred Walumbwa, Todd J. Weber University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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  Authentic Leadership ActionWheel  Developed by Dr. Robert Terry  He believed that all human action is structured the same—in every act, in every situation.  All aspects of the model are implicitly present in every act.  The six features of action are:  Meaning  Mission  Power  Structure  Resources  Existence  Fulfillment: The promise of Authentic Leadership  Fulfillment is the completed action that embraces existence, resources, structure, power, mission and meaning.
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  Authentic Leadership ActionWheel  Action-centered model  Leaders should strive to do what is right  Two core leadership questions:  What is really, really going on?  What are we going to do about it?  Developed Authentic Action Wheel to help leaders frame problems  Locate the problem on the diagnostic wheel  Strategically select an appropriate response to the problem
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  Authentic Leader’s Characteristics Bill George  Leader characteristic model  Leaders have genuine desire to serve others  Five characteristics of Authentic Leaders  Understand their purpose  Strong values  Trusting relationships  Self-discipline  Act from the heart (mission)
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  Authentic Leadership Components FOUR COMPONENTS:  Self-awareness  Reflecting on one’s core values, identity, emotions, motives  Being aware of and trusting your own feelings  Internalized moral perspective  Self-regulatory process using internal moral standards to guide behavior  Balanced processing  Ability to analyze informational objectively and explore other people’s opinions before making a decision  Relational transparency  Being open and honest in presenting one’s true self to others
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  Application to RealWorld  People have the capacity to become authentic leaders. It is a lifelong learning process.  Human Resource departments may be able to foster authentic leadership behaviors in employees who move into leadership positions.  Leaders are always trying to do the ―right‖ thing, to be honest with themselves and others, and to work for the common good.  Leaders are shaped by critical life events that lead to growth and greater authenticity.  Fulfills society’s expressed need for trustworthy leadership.