Leadership depends on tuning into people, talking to them in a way they understand, motivating them, influencing them, and listening to them. Daniel Goleman talked with Bill George about how a leader's empathy is empty without authenticity.
Imagine seeing and hearing yourself as others do every day - through the seamless true mirror. Caroline McHugh discusses authenticity, and the ability to see yourself through the eyes of others.
Mike Robbins, the author of "Focus on the Good Stuff", and "Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken", discusses that it's our ability to be authentic and vulnerable that gives us true freedom in life and allows us to connect with others in a real way.
"One of the things as a leader that you can really build a company around is trust; authenticity. You demonstrating everyday that you are who you say you are. The day you say one thing and do something else, you lose the whole trust of the organization." - Jack Welch
You will only ever be a leader if someone chooses to follow you so here is a short video summarising my view of the 10 choices authentic leaders make in their day to day interactions with others.
In this clip he shares where he really learned the meaning of authenticity...on the golf course. You'll also learn the difference between our authentic selves and our functional selves.
