LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE CHAPTER 9 AUTHENTIC
LEADERSHIP SOLVED QUESTIONS
What is authentic leadership? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅One of the newest areas of
leadership research. It focuses on whether leadership is genuine and "real". This is about
authenticity of leaders and their leadership. This is still in the formative phase of development.
Intrapersonal perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅By Shamir and Eilam's description:
focuses closely on the leader and what goes on within the leader. It incorporates the leader's self-
knowledge, self-regulation, and self-concept. They suggest that authentic leaders exhibit genuine
leadership, lead from conviction, and are originals, not copies. This perspective emphasizes a
leader's life experience and the meaning he or she attaches to those experiences as being critical
to the development of the authentic leader.
Interpersonal process - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Eagly: a relational, created by leaders
and followers together. It results not form the leader's efforts alone, but also from the response of
followers. Authenticity emerges from the interactions between leaders and followers. It is a
reciprocal process because leaders affect followers and followers affect leaders.
Developmental perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Avolio and his associates: is
something that can be nurtured in a leaders, rather than as a fixed trait. Authentic leadership
develops in people over a lifetime and can be triggered by major life events, such as a severe
illness or a new career.
Walumbwa - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅conceptualized authentic leadership as a pattern of
leader behavior that develops from and is grounded in the leader's positive psychological
qualities and strong ethics.
Walumbwa's 4 distinct but related components - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1. Self
awareness 2. internalized moral perspective, 3 balanced processing, 4. relational transparency
Authentic leadership - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1. practice approach, which evolved frm
real-life examples and training and developmental literature. 2. The theoretical approach, which
is based on findings from social science research.
, Bill George's authentic leadership approach - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅focuses on the
characteristics of authentic leaders. 1. they understand their purpose. 2. they have strong values
about the right thing to do. 3. they establish trusting relationships with others. 4. they
demonstrate self-discipline and act on their values. 5. they are passionate about their mission (ie.
act from their heart)
Purpose on George's interview about authentic leaders - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅They
have a real sense of purpose. They know what they are about and where they are going. They are
inspired and intrinsically motivated about their goals. They are passionate individual who have a
deep-seated interest in what they are doing and truly care about their work.
Values and behave on George's interview about authentic leaders - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅George suggest that authentic leaders know their "True North". They have a
clear ides of who they are, know where they are going, and what the right thing is to do. When
tested in difficult situations, authentic leaders do not compromise their values, but rather use
those situations to strengthen their values.
Strong relationships in the George approach - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅They have the
capacity to open themselves up and establish a connection with others. They are willing to share
their own story with others and listen to other's stories. Through mutual disclosure, leaders and
followers develop a sense of trust and closeness.
Self-discipline in the George approach - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅This helps leaders to
reach their goals. gives leaders focus and determination. This also gives the authentic leaders the
energy to carry out their work in accordance with their values.
Compassion and heart in the George approach - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Compassion
refers to being sensitive to the plight of others, opening one's self to others, and being willing to
help them. Leaders develop compassion by getting to know others' life stories, doing community
service projects, being involved with other racial or ethnic groups, or traveling to developing
countries.
Walumbwa article in 2008 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a pattern of leader behavior that
draws upon and promotes both positive psychological capacities and a positive ethical climate, to
foster great self-awareness, and internalized moral perspective, balanced processing of
LEADERSHIP SOLVED QUESTIONS
What is authentic leadership? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅One of the newest areas of
leadership research. It focuses on whether leadership is genuine and "real". This is about
authenticity of leaders and their leadership. This is still in the formative phase of development.
Intrapersonal perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅By Shamir and Eilam's description:
focuses closely on the leader and what goes on within the leader. It incorporates the leader's self-
knowledge, self-regulation, and self-concept. They suggest that authentic leaders exhibit genuine
leadership, lead from conviction, and are originals, not copies. This perspective emphasizes a
leader's life experience and the meaning he or she attaches to those experiences as being critical
to the development of the authentic leader.
Interpersonal process - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Eagly: a relational, created by leaders
and followers together. It results not form the leader's efforts alone, but also from the response of
followers. Authenticity emerges from the interactions between leaders and followers. It is a
reciprocal process because leaders affect followers and followers affect leaders.
Developmental perspective - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Avolio and his associates: is
something that can be nurtured in a leaders, rather than as a fixed trait. Authentic leadership
develops in people over a lifetime and can be triggered by major life events, such as a severe
illness or a new career.
Walumbwa - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅conceptualized authentic leadership as a pattern of
leader behavior that develops from and is grounded in the leader's positive psychological
qualities and strong ethics.
Walumbwa's 4 distinct but related components - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1. Self
awareness 2. internalized moral perspective, 3 balanced processing, 4. relational transparency
Authentic leadership - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅1. practice approach, which evolved frm
real-life examples and training and developmental literature. 2. The theoretical approach, which
is based on findings from social science research.
, Bill George's authentic leadership approach - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅focuses on the
characteristics of authentic leaders. 1. they understand their purpose. 2. they have strong values
about the right thing to do. 3. they establish trusting relationships with others. 4. they
demonstrate self-discipline and act on their values. 5. they are passionate about their mission (ie.
act from their heart)
Purpose on George's interview about authentic leaders - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅They
have a real sense of purpose. They know what they are about and where they are going. They are
inspired and intrinsically motivated about their goals. They are passionate individual who have a
deep-seated interest in what they are doing and truly care about their work.
Values and behave on George's interview about authentic leaders - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅George suggest that authentic leaders know their "True North". They have a
clear ides of who they are, know where they are going, and what the right thing is to do. When
tested in difficult situations, authentic leaders do not compromise their values, but rather use
those situations to strengthen their values.
Strong relationships in the George approach - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅They have the
capacity to open themselves up and establish a connection with others. They are willing to share
their own story with others and listen to other's stories. Through mutual disclosure, leaders and
followers develop a sense of trust and closeness.
Self-discipline in the George approach - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅This helps leaders to
reach their goals. gives leaders focus and determination. This also gives the authentic leaders the
energy to carry out their work in accordance with their values.
Compassion and heart in the George approach - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Compassion
refers to being sensitive to the plight of others, opening one's self to others, and being willing to
help them. Leaders develop compassion by getting to know others' life stories, doing community
service projects, being involved with other racial or ethnic groups, or traveling to developing
countries.
Walumbwa article in 2008 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a pattern of leader behavior that
draws upon and promotes both positive psychological capacities and a positive ethical climate, to
foster great self-awareness, and internalized moral perspective, balanced processing of
