"How Do You Cultivate Authenticity?"

In my ODL program we talked about authenticity. My interpretation of leadership authenticity is to say what you mean and mean what you say. Ultimately, it takes a great deal of integrity to cultivate a level of authenticity in word and deed that amounts to what Jim Collins refers to in his book, Good to Great as level 5 leadership. " Which according to author Jim Collins is the highest echelon of leadership achievement. amounts to takes a great deal of integrity to accomplish this right? But, that takes courage and discipline and a damn good memory. Which leads me to the question, "How do you cultivate authenticity"? In other words, how do you change a culture of cynicism into one of authenticity? How do you inspire committment and action with authentic communication? It really comes down to the engagement of the leader to listen, to demonstrate integrity and inspire trust. It is a great deal to ask of a leader. But, as a change agent within an organization, authenticity is the most critical component. I recently picked up a book by Terry Pearce called "Leading Out Loud"

Leadership Meterology

Storm systems aren't just for meterologist to analyze and explain. In business there are storms on the horizon and competent leadership is the bell weather.