38 Quotes About Authentic-leadership

Most of us want to be authentic. Yet, we are not who we think we are. We are made up of a rich array of facets and possibilities, many of which we ignore because we label them as “bad”. We create a cardboard cutout image of ourselves to look good to others. The discord between who we are and the image we have to live up to slowly kills our aliveness. When we suppress parts of ourselves, it lowers our mojo, sense of fulfillment, leadership effectiveness and impact in the workplace.

When we limit ourselves by being the person we “should” be, we limit our aliveness. We may achieve success but not fulfillment because we are not living out all the important truths about ourselves, truths we need to slow down to excavate.

So many leaders are bound by a contract to lead when it should be bound by your choice to lead

There are fewer things more poisonous than unresolved issues, resentment, and distrust within a leadership team.

You might think that, as an executive, admitting mistakes shows weakness, but handled in the right way, it actually shows strength.

How we enter and honor our relationships, treat others and ourselves, give and receive—these are all measures of life lived with integrity.

A leader with integrity is unbreakable.

Humility drives open-mindedness and keeps you hungry for knowledge, facts, and data—the very elements of reality.

As a CEO, you have to stand up to hard times. You cannot give up. You have to persevere. There are no short cuts.