The A to Z of Authentic Leadership (ePub)

This book takes you on an A to Z journey around the concept of

personal and leadership authenticity, through the ideas and examples of

various psychologists, philosophers, political figures and business leaders.

In 26 bite-sized chapters the content explores how a variety of individuals

and ideas illustrate authentic leadership (and in some cases are the polar

opposite!) - from Gandhi's unwavering insistence on truth and JFK's

intellectual maturity, to Hitler's borderline psychosis and Trump's

malignant psychopathy. It considers the ideas of philosophers and psychologists

such as Soren Kierkegaard, Friedrich Nietzsche, Carl Rogers, Viktor Frankl

and Irvin Yalom, and reveals what they have to say on the subject of

authenticity. It explores what makes an Authentic Leader as illustrated

through the leadership case studies of Elon Musk, Henry Ford, Red Adair

and Kofi Annan and demonstrates how authentic leaders operate when

they embody their own natural leadership temperaments.

The book begins with a slightly disconcerting look at how the modern

world may be hijacking our pursuit of personal authenticity and ends with

an invitation to the reader to reflect on their experience of the 2020 global

pandemic and what this has meant for them in terms of if and how they

authentically engage with life.Traversing the alphabet, the book moves seamlessly between

psychological theory, philosophical thought, and leadership illustration.

Though this may seem slightly inelegant to some, it does make the book

agreeably bite-sized and eminently dip-in and out-able!