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Authentic Leadership (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series) Kindle Edition

by Harvard Business Review (Author), Bill George (Author), Herminia Ibarra (Author), Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 117 ratings
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What does it mean to be yourself at work? As a leader, how do you strike the right balance between vulnerability and authority?

This 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.

This volume includes the work of:

  • Bill George
  • Herminia Ibarra
  • Rob Goffee
  • Gareth Jones

This 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.

How 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.

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Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 13 international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review provides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XVH2ZGQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harvard Business Review Press (November 14, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 14, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1604 KB
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Harvard Business Review Press is a leading global book publisher and a division of the Harvard Business Review Group. HBR Press publishes for the general, professional, and academic markets on the topics of leadership, strategy, innovation, and management. Recent bestselling titles include HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself, Playing to Win, A Sense of Urgency, Leading the Life You Want, Conscious Capitalism, The Founder’s Mentality, HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness, and The First 90 Days.

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Art Tan
3.0 out of 5 stars A Starter Book for Pursuing More In Depth Authentic Leadership
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2019
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Just finished this book after having it for a year. Really liked chapter 2 and 3, and learned something from it. However, almost threw it away while reading chapter 1 as the authors of this chapter said that they received recommendation from many leaders and academics from a wide group of women and men, and diverse array of racial, religious and socioeconomic background but from the examples that the authors referred to in the chapter, it almost became very apparent that the content focus only from one nation perspective, not so diverse as claimed.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Nice little book
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2018
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Arrived on time and in good shape. A nice collection of stories and studies on authentic leaders and how to be yourself while being a strong presence.
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Gwen Hynds
1.0 out of 5 stars The advice is vague and encourages conformity
Reviewed in Canada on February 21, 2024
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The book says that leaders need to be authentic but also be the version of themselves that the group needs them to be. But also leaders need to be consistent. But also leaders need to be vulnerable but also not TOO vulnerable since that's perceived as weak. Every piece of vague advice comes with a boatload of exceptions. The least helpful chapter was the one titled "Cracking the Code That Stalls People of Color". That chapter talks about how management norms are set by white middle aged men and that people of color and women must conform to rise to management. It also talks about how people of color and women are not given feedback that tells them to do this as managers are worried about coming across as insensitive. Then it talked about about how Barack Obama specifically chose not to display anger to avoid the stereotype of the "angry black man". So basically the book is arguing that if you want to get ahead and if you are a woman or a person of color be aware of the stereotypes applied to your group and make sure you don't act like the stereotypes but also act like a middle aged white man. Given that around 90% of CEOS are men and 76% of CEOS are white in the US it makes sense that conforming to the norms of the group that holds power will be rewarded socially. Let's stop pretending that any of this has to do with authenticity. It has to do with shaping yourself into what is already accepted in order to be respected as a person.
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3.0 out of 5 stars a useful book to have
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2022
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a valuable book to have, fast service
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5.0 out of 5 stars A master piece
Reviewed in Germany on May 21, 2021
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A book to read slowly, lots of learnings, especially regarding what is not authentic leadership and how to execute authentic leadership. A game changer.
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Daniel Richards
3.0 out of 5 stars nice little book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 8, 2019
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Paulina
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring
Reviewed in Germany on December 1, 2018
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Inspiring!
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