Northouse, Ch. 9: Authentic Leadership

How can authentic leadership be measured?

Authentic Leadership Questionnaire

An individual's ability to analyze information objectively and explore other people's opinions before making a decision. Means avoiding favoritism about certain issues and remaining unbiased. Includes soliciting viewpoints from those who disagree with you and fully considering their positions before taking your own action.

Balanced Processing

(Characteristic of Authentic Leadership) Leaders know what they are about and where they are going; are inspired and intrinsically motivated about their goals. Passionate individuals who have a deep-seated interest in what they are doing and truly care about their work

Purpose - Passion

Refers to being open and honest in presenting one's true self to others. Self-regulator, since individuals can control their transparency with others. Occurs when individuals share their core feelings, motives, and inclinations with others in an appropriate manner. Includes individuals showcasing both positive and negative aspects of themselves to others.

Relational Transparency

The four key positive psychological attributes/capacities that have an impact on authentic leadership are:

1) Confidence 2) Hope 3) Optimism 4) Resilience

The 5 basic characteristics (PBCCC) of Bill George's Authentic Leadership approach

1) Purpose - Passion 2) Values - Behaviors 3) Relationships - Connectedness 4) Self-Discipline - Consistency 5) Heart - Compassion

Major events that shape people's lives

Critical life events

This perspective of Authentic Leadership definition views authentic leadership as something that can be nurtured in a leader, rather than a fixed trait. Develops in people over a lifetime and can be triggered by major life events.

Developmental Perspective

(Characteristic of Authentic Leadership) Refers to being sensitive to the plight of others, opening one's self to others, and being willing to help them. leaders develop this by getting to know others' life stories, doing community service projects, being involved with other racial or ethnic groups, traveling to developing countries.

Heart - Compassion

Self-regulatory process whereby individuals use their internal moral standards and values to guide their behavior rather than allow outside pressures to control them

Internalized Moral Perspective

This perspective of Authentic Leadership definition outlines authentic leadership as relational, created by leaders and followers together; results not from the leader's efforts alone, but also from the response of followers (reciprocal process).

Interpersonal Perspective

This perspective of Authentic Leadership definition focuses closely on the leader and what goes on within the leader. Incorporates the leaders self-knowledge, self-regulation, and self-concept

Intrapersonal Perspective

What are the three perspectives of the definition of authentic leadership?

Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, Developmental

Capacity to make ethical decisions about issues of right or wrong and good or bad

Moral reasoning

There are other factors that influence authentic leadership such as:

Positive Psychological Capacities, Moral Reasoning, Critical Life Events

What are the two formulations about Authentic Leadership?

Practical, Theoretical

(Characteristic of Authentic Leadership) Have the capacity to open themselves up and establish a connection with others. They are willing to share their own story with others and listen to others' stories. Through mutual disclosure, leaders and followers develop a sense of trust and closeness.

Relationships - Connectedness

refers to the personal insights of the leader. It is not an end in itself but a process in which individuals understand themselves, including their strengths, and weaknesses, and the impact they have on others. Includes reflecting on your core-vales, identity, emotions, motives, and goals, and coming to grips with who you really are at the deepest level. Clear sense of who they are and what they stand for, they have a strong anchor for their decisions and actions.

Self-Awareness

(Characteristic of Authentic Leadership) The quality that helps leaders to reach their goals. Gives leaders focus and determination. When leaders establish objectives and standards of excellence. Gives authentic leaders the energy to carry out their work in accordance with their values.

Self-Discipline - Consistency

Authentic Leadership is composed of four distinct but related components (theoretical approach):

Self-awareness, Internalized Moral Perspective, Balanced Processing, Relational Transparency

(Characteristic of Authentic Leadership) Authentic leaders understand their own values and behave towards others based on these values. They have a clear idea of who they are, where they are going, and what the right thing to do is. When tested in difficult situations, authentic leaders do not compromise their values, but strengthen them.

Values - Behaviors