Authenticity

Summary

It is stressed that authenticity is vital for an effective leadership. It has been observed that great leaders are authentic in their style, values, beliefs and vision. They don't compromise on their integrity as well as authenticity and lead people in their own unique way. It has been argued that such authenticity provides the bases for an ethical and moral leadership in people.

It is essential that the authenticity must remain in the boundaries of ethics but the demarcation of boundary is difficult due to the freedom required for authenticity. Being authentic as explained by Taylor, means that we have to ...