S7 E25 Key Traits of Authenticity- Why and How Authenticity helps you leads with Lisa Askwith

To allow your business to be the best that it can be, you need to focus on developing your, and your leadership team’s authenticity. The new modern workforce demands so much more than command and control, they are value based, wanting to receive value and give it back to the workplace. They derive their value from what you do in the business, and this understanding is key to your success. To help you meet these core needs, authenticity becomes key for you and your leadership teams. Focusing on authentic leadership and how key areas such as, coaching, mentoring, empathy and servant leadership can help you establish that for yourself and your business. Exceptional leadership is a key success tool in any business, and it takes effort, time, and experience to achieve. It’s not an overnight thing, or something that you can decide to have, or do. However, getting it right can improve your culture, leading to growth and innovation as well as retaining your talent, Engaging your People to achieve this will deliver you maximum success across your company. 5 key traits that characterizes authentic leadership, offered by Harvard Business School Professor Nancy Koehn, who teaches a course about legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton. 5 CHARACTERISTICS OF AUTHENTIC LEADERS 1. They’re Committed to Bettering Themselves 2. They Cultivate Self-Awareness According to Koehn, cultivating this foundational component of emotional intelligence involves asking yourself questions, such as: · What am I experiencing? · What are my strengths? · How am I showing up in the world? 3. They’re Disciplined 4. They’re Mission-Driven 5. They Inspire Faith Part1- Key traits of Authenticity- Why and How Authenticity helps you lead If you enjoy this the following 3 parts of the series are; Part 2- Step by step to Becoming an Authentic Leader Part 3- Authentic Leadership by developing your Coaching Skills in 4 key steps Part 4- Authenticity and Servant Leadership- How to develop both successfully. Subscribe for free to the entire season of Engaging Your People for Success Subscribe Most businesses and leaders need help to really see this key area with ‘fresh eyes’. If you have reached this point do contact me directly at [email protected] for a free no obligation discussion of just where you are and how we may be able to help.