The role of an authentic leader

1. Leading with meaning, serving with purpose
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2. Leadership is a choice, not an appointment
- we earn the right to be called a leader by our actions,
not by our status
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3. Leading is a privilege and a burden.
It carries a moral imperative to serve along with
the responsibility to lead. We need the courage to
hold firm to our beliefs and to live our lives in a
manner that engenders the trust of those
whom we lead.
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4. As leaders, we have a duty to be honest and name
the realities and the challenges that we face - there is
no place for leaders who provide obscuration rather
than enlightenment. We earn the right to be trusted
by the actions we take.
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5. Our role is to help realise the organisational purpose.
We have no right to collude with actions that we believe
may compromise the long-term sustainability of the
business or bring harm to those that we serve.
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6. Our role is to act as stewards for the future and counter
our increasing urge for immediate gratification
and short termism. Any strategic vision that
does not embrace a sense of duty and stewardship
by those who lead is fundamentally flawed.
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7. A Aware of themselves and others
D Dares to take a stand and …
V give Voice to their feelings then ..
O creates Options for themselves and others
C Commit themselves to deliver and ..
A takes and initiates Action
T tells the Truth and …
E Ensures a lasting legacy
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2010
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