Authentic Leadership - Harvard Business Review

\n \n What does it mean to be yourself at work? As a leader, how do you strike the right balance between vulnerability and authority?\n \nThis book explains the role of authenticity in emotionally intelligent leadership. You'll learn how to discover your authentic self, when emotional responses are appropriate, how conforming to specific standards can hurt you, and when you need to feel like a fake.\n \nThis volume includes the work of: \n \n- Bill George \n- Herminia Ibarra \n- Rob Goffee \n- Gareth Jones \n\n \nThis collection of articles includes: Discovering Your Authentic Leadership by Bill George, Peter Sims, Andrew N. McLean, and Diana Mayer; The Authenticity Paradox by Herminia Ibarra; What Bosses Gain by Being Vulnerable by Emma Seppala; Practice Tough Empathy by Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones; Cracking the Code That Stalls People of Color by Sylvia Ann Hewitt; For a Corporate Apology to Work, the CEO Should Look Sad by Sarah Green Carmichael; and Are Leaders Getting Too Emotional? an interview with Gautam Mukunda and Gianpiero Petriglieri by Adi Ignatius and Sarah Green Carmichael.\n \nHow to be human at work. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.\n