Authentic Leadership - is it possible?

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the need for authentic leadership in today’s workforce, but how hard it is for leaders to be authentic. With much needed movements like #MeToo, managers are caught second guessing the way they’ve treated their team members in the past.

We know that today’s multi-generational employee craves authentic leadership. They want to know that they can trust their boss, and the best way for someone to earn that trust is to be genuine. But, if a person has to carefully craft everything he says and does to ensure he is not offending others, how can anyone ever be truly authentic? It can feel like walking on egg shells for those who haven’t been trained properly. But, wait - how can a person be trained to be authentic, doesn’t that go against the nature of being real??

Wow - this is a tough question to answer, but one that we at Launch Pikes Peak have spent years solving. We understand that a person can be genuine and real when at work, while still maintaining a level of respect and professionalism toward employees. If your leaders are struggling with this - send us a note - we can set up a quick chat to discuss how we can help cultivate stronger leaders who treat their teams right.