Authentic Leadership
This special issue is the result of the inaugural summit hosted by the gallup leadership institute at the university of nebraska lincoln in 2004 on authentic leadership development ald. George published a book called authentic leadership in 2003 and later refined his ideas further in true northgeorges inspiration for writing the book had been the increasing negative corporate examples such as enron and tyco. Five Characteristics Of Authentic Leadership We believe that when a leader team or organization is authentic and purposeful they have the potential to achieve extraordinary things. Authentic leadership . Authentic leadership is a concept introduced by management expert bill george in his 2003 book authentic leadership and developed further in the later book true north. Authentic leaders lead with their heart not just their mindsthey are not afraid to show their emotions their vulnerability and to connect with their employees. The authenti...