Leading With Authenticity

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Who are you? Are you who you say you are? Are you doing what you say you are going to do?

Remember, when it comes to leading other people, authenticity is what people are looking for. People are looking for real leaders. They want to work for a real leader.

The question is, ‘Are you a true leader? To answer this question, according to Sabrina Horn, ‘Being a true founder is a position without boundaries but with infinite responsibilities.’

‘Improvement and growth can never rely on faking it until you make it.’

‘A leader with integrity is unbreakable.’

Integrity is the table stakes for leadership. To possess integrity, you need to be whole, undivided, sound, uncorrupted, and incorruptible.’

‘True leaders search for what they can give; others search for what they can take.’

‘Minimization lies often involve rationalization and take place when people can’t completely deny the truth.’

‘A new venture is a stress test for any relationship.’

Values will be the basis of your company’s brand, your culture and traditions, what you stand for, how your people behave and perform, how you work and communicate, and everything in between.’

‘Optimistic leaders look for solutions at all times, often when the stakes are highest, at the darkest moments, at the eleventh.’

‘Running a successful business means making the right decisions at the right time, based on reality.’

Source:

Sabrina Horn (2021). Make It, Don’t Fake It: Leading with Authenticity for Real Business Success

Give Yourself Permission To Be At Home With Yourself

Wherever you are, be there. ‘Give yourself permission to feel and connect, as not everything is a joke. There’s a time to tell the truth, to be serious. Connect to the people who surround you, the environment, and the mood.’

It is okay to feel your feelings. When people are feeling their feelings, be there. Do not ignore them. Do not try to change them. They don’t want you to change them. They don’t want you to tell them how to feel their feelings.

All they want from you is your presence. When you are there, be there. When you are there, just listen. ‘Just because someone seems fearless and brave and untouchable doing what they do doesn’t mean they are.’

If you want to know what people are going through, be there for them, not against them.

Further Reading:

Lewis Howes (2017). The Mask of Masculinity: How Men Can Embrace Vulnerability, Create Strong Relationships, And Live Their Fullest Lives