Discovering Your Authentic Leadership(HBR)英语教案.pdfVIP

MANAGING YOURSELF Discovering Your Authentic Leadership We all have the capacity to inspire and empower others. But we must first be willing to devote ourselves to our personal growth and development as leaders. by Bill George, Peter Sims, Andrew N. McLean, and Diana Mayer URING THE PAST 50 YEARS, leadership scholars have con- ducted more than 1,000 studies in an attempt to deter- mine the definitive styles, characteristics, or personality D traits of great leaders. None of these studies has produced a clear profile of the ideal leader. Thank goodness. If scholars had produced a cookie-cutter leadership style, individuals would be forever trying to imitate it. They would make themselves into personae, not people, and others would see through them immediately. No one can be authentic by trying to imitate someone else. You can learn from others’ experiences, but