Authentic Leadership: A Value-Laden Leader

Exploring Authentic Leadership through Leadership Journey of Gandhi

“…As per Gardner, Avolio, Luthans, May, and Walumbwa, (2005), one of the critical factors contributing to the development of authentic leadership is "the self-awareness or personal insight of the leader" (p. 5). Luthans and Avolio (2003) as well as Adams (2020) have also conveyed that the self-awareness of a leader leads to being true to self. Extending further trigger events are considered as the key catalysts, which serve for the heightened levels of the leaders' self-awareness (Avolio, Walumbwa, & Weber, 2008;Gardner et al, 2005).…”

“…We explored previous studies in the authentic leadership area to understand, what are the factors leading to authentic leadership behavior, also triggering events examined by researchers and followers' outcomes. A review of previous studies indicates various authentic leadership models are proposed by researchers (e.g., Adams, 2020;Gardner et al, 2005;Ilies et al, 2005, Klenke, 2007Luthans & Avolio, 2003;Michie & Gooty, 2005;Shamir & Eilam-Shamir, 2018). Based on the positive organizational scholarship, Luthans and Avolio (2003) proposed the developmental model for authentic leadership.…”

Exploring Value-driven Leadership: Perspectives From School Leaders

“…Attribute such as empowerment exhibited by school leaders in this study can also be associated as an authentic leadership trait (Adams, 2020;Dooley et al, 2020;Sendjaya et al, 2019;Walumbwa et al, 2008). For instance, the school leaders focused on creating opportunities for teachers' professional development and introducing coaching and mentoring to support teachers in building the teachers' resilience in managing the inevitable fluctuations in the education policy.…”

“…Authentic leadership is defined as a pattern of leader behavior that draws upon and promotes positive psychological capacities and a positive ethical climate to foster an improved self-awareness, an internalized moral perspective and transparency (Sendjaya et al, 2008;Walumbwa et al, 2008). Scholars have asserted that authentic leaders display traits such as openness, self-awareness, transparency, and encouraging of self-development (Adams, 2020;Gardner et al, 2005;Walumbwa et al, 2008) and these leaders has the ability to motive and enhance teachers' commitment to change (Begley, 2002(Begley, , 2003Duignan, 2014), levels of trust and work engagement (Bird et al, 2012;Fox et al, 2015).…”

“…Authentic leadership emphasis on ethical action (Duignan, 2014) and gives greater emphasis to the articulation and modeling of moral values (Avolio & Gardner, 2005; Begley, 2003). Duignan (2014, p.167) avowed that authentic leadership contribute to school environments in that these “leaders tap into the collective positive energy of key educational stakeholders to shape the development of rich, engaging and productive learning environments, thereby, achieving high-quality outcomes for students.” Thus, these characteristics of authentic leadership is well-suited to the current challenges faced by school leaders in developing societies (Adams, 2020; Kulophas et al, 2018).…”