How to become an authentic leader

There are five essential dimensions of an authentic leader: purpose, values, heart, relationships and self-discipline.



Principles when leading a team:

• Define your ethical values and ideals of leadership. Those values should guide your decisions as a leader.
• Practice self-reflection through journaling, self-awareness exercises, or investing in a career coach to identify your strengths, weaknesses and thought processes.
• Foster relational transparency. People will like working with you if you are transparent about your thought processes.

Authentic leadership is viewed as an antidote to unethical leadership. An authentic leader will appear more reliable and trustworthy.

In traditional leadership, managers work in a way that does not align with their personal values. This can be perceived as confusing to col...