9: Authenticity in the Workplace

In this episode David discusses what it means to be an authentic leader with Ian and Banita, who share their insights on the roles and responsibilities of leaders in this regard, the relationship between responsibility and authenticity and the challenges of developing and maintaining this for leaders in organisations of all types. Ian Adams graduated from the University of Bradford’s School of Management in 2002, with a Distinction in his Master’s in Business Administration (MBA). This spring-boarded a broad career in communications, at the BBC, BECTA, The Pensions Regulator, and now promoting patient safety in the NHS as a Director of NHS Resolution (the legal arm of the health service).Dr. Banita Lal is an Associate Professor in Responsible Management, Director of the Masters in Management Portfolio and Programme Leader for the MSc Management programme. She gained her PhD from the Department of Information Systems, Computing and Mathematics at Brunel University, UK before moving on to work at Nottingham Trent University and the University of Bedfordshire.