Comments on: 10 Ways to Spot Authentic Leaders

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 06:53:24 +0000

Couldn’t agree more Marc!

By: Helen

Helen — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:10:19 +0000

thank you for an authentic portrayal of authenticity! People often utilise the word – and then tell us how to behave to conform – that is NOT authentic to our selves

By: Michael J Burns

Michael J Burns — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:52:52 +0000

I’m in my 28th year of Pastoral ministry. When I think of Authenticity I also think of Transparency. Real Authentic leaders have nothing to hide. Even the Apostle Paul talked of himself and the churches he established as an open letter known and read of all men. Authentic leaders recognize that all they say and do is continually sending a message and they are deliberate about the message they are sending. When they fail in any area they are quick to repent and when others fail with them they are quick to forgive. Just a thought!

By: Angela Chen Shui

Angela Chen Shui — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 17:27:57 +0000

Dan,

You got me with:

“Using the term “authentic” doesn’t make you authentic any more than sleeping in a garage makes you a car.”

I’m experiencing that deeper authenticity comes with deepening trust in myself.

Trust strong and deeply rooted enough to figure out what issues I’m willing to ‘die for’ because I feel they’re truly necessary to create the Heaven On Earth world that works for all.

Trust allows us to speak/share our truths, our ideas, our passions and our crevices way past the comfort zones it’s so easy to cling to, feel safe in.

Ever deepening trust in self and therefore trust in others, in Life, allows the power of the person to constantly evolve past conditioned limits into closer and closer expression of innate Vastness.

btw, I LOVE the ’300 words or less’ in your blog’s bi-line. My type of blog – short, pithy, useful, actionable and reflection-triggering.

By: Carl Forde

Carl Forde — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:09:04 +0000

“Fakers rely on position, authority, and manipulation. Authentic leaders influence through the power of their person.” There is the difference between a leader and a boss. Leaders act from in front, going where you want/aspire to be. Bosses act from behind, driving you to where they want you to go.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:02:35 +0000

Martin, no one ever said that authentic leaders are necessarily those who reach the top, nor that being authentic is all it takes…However, one could argue that being authentic is ultimately more rewarding, whether you reach the top or not (as you I believe are implying).

By: Andy Phillip

Andy Phillip — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:12:47 +0000

As a leader many characteristics are learned behaviors but the foundation behaviors help us to move towards being authentic leaders. A lot of the “fakeness” we see in leaders is primarily due to the personality flaws and their view of values. Maybe i am wrong but i have seen many leaders throughout my working life continuiosly make the mistake that they think employees don’t see their lack of authentic behavior. I think values drives this car more than any other.

By: Martin Haworth PCC (@mphcoach)

Martin Haworth PCC (@mphcoach) — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 07:13:34 +0000

Whilst I achieved a decent senior middle-management level in my career, I didn’t reach the highs of a truly senior executive. Whether that was down to a lack of talent or not, I’m not the one to say.

I DO think I was authentic. In fact, I’m not sure how I might have been otherwise. Being duplicitous; paying politics; not caring for others and all the inauthentic things listed above and more were not in my lexicon.

I’m wondering if that’s where I went wrong!

Not that it bothers me inordinately. I liked the way I did the job. The way I am. It did frustrate me a little that I wasn’t more ‘successful’ and for why. I’ve achieved all I wanted and I don’t know what it would be like to not do what I do into the future.

I love what I do now – and the way I do it.

That said, most of the senior executives I met were inauthentic, yet got where they are. I often don’t believe they get the best from their people at all as they are, but for themselves, they have ‘succeeded’.

Why is that?

By: Dan Rockwell

Dan Rockwell — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:32:46 +0000

Thank you for your comment and affirmation, Lacee. I think we’ve all seen people who tried to look like leaders but it was only skin deep, not heart deep.

By: Dan Rockwell

Dan Rockwell — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:31:46 +0000

Thanks Amber, your comment aligns with top business thinkers today who are talking about humane organizations. People like Gary Hamel, for example. Cheers