The A to Z of Authentic Leadership - E-book - ePub

This book takes you on an A to Z journey around the concept ofpersonal and leadership authenticity, through the ideas and examples ofvarious psychologists, philosophers, political figures and business leaders. In 26 bite-sized chapters the content explores how a variety of individualsand ideas illustrate authentic leadership (and in some cases are the polaropposite!) - from Gandhi's unwavering insistence on truth and JFK'sintellectual maturity, to Hitler's borderline psychosis and Trump'smalignant psychopathy.
It considers the ideas of philosophers and psychologistssuch as Soren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, Carl Rogers, Viktor Frankland Irvin Yalom, and reveals what they have to say on the subject ofauthenticity. It explores what makes an Authentic Leader as illustratedthrough the leadership case studies of Elon Musk, Henry Ford, Red Adairand Kofi Annan and demonstrates how authentic leaders operate whenthey embody their own natural leadership temperaments.
The book begins with a slightly disconcerting look at how the modernworld may be hijacking our pursuit of personal authenticity and ends withan invitation to the reader to reflect on their experience of the 2020 globalpandemic and what this has meant for them in terms of if and how theyauthentically engage with life. Traversing the alphabet, the book moves seamlessly betweenpsychological theory, philosophical thought, and leadership illustration.
Though this may seem slightly inelegant to some, it does make the bookagreeably bite-sized and eminently dip-in and out-able!