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Authentic leadership

Meaning in management & leadership, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In management & leadership, authentic leadership means: A leadership approach emphasising self-awareness, openness and consistency between a leader's values and actions.

In Turkish: otantik liderlik

How it is used

Use for reflective, values-consistent leadership; authenticity does not justify expressing every impulse.

Example sentences

  1. Authentic leadership required her to acknowledge uncertainty instead of pretending to have every answer.

    Openness about limitations can be consistent with a credible leadership role.

  2. The interview explored authentic leadership by asking how he handled pressure to contradict his values.

    The example tests alignment between stated values and conduct under pressure.

Common collocations

  • authentic leadership approach
  • develop authentic leadership
  • lead by exampleTo guide people by behaving in the way you want them to behave, rather than only telling them what to do.
  • emotional intelligenceThe ability to notice, understand and manage your own emotions, and to recognise and respond well to the emotions of other people.

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