Authentic leadership focuses on self-awareness, transparency, balanced processing, and moral perspective. It emphasizes caring for people's needs and empowering team members. Authentic leaders implement change through transparency, an open-door policy, and long-term motivation. In higher education, authentic leadership is important for influencing students and faculty through trust and relationship-building.

1. Authentic Leadership
2021-30-MHE-5090-I (Leadership in Higher Education)
Created By Cody Guzman

2. What is Authentic Leadership?
• “Authentic leaders are self-actualized individuals who are aware of
their strengths, their limitations, and their emotions. They also show
their real selves to their followers” (Kruse, 2013)
• It is a newer recognized form of leadership
• Lead with heart
• Focus on long-term results
• Integrity
• Lead with vision
• Listening skills
• Consistency
• Share success with the team
• Drawing on experience

3. The 4 Keys to Authentic Leadership
• Self awareness
• Relational transparency
• Balanced processing
• Moral perspective

4. Pros of Authentic Leadership
• Retention is improved
• Respect
• Ability to motivate
• Good listener

5. Authentic Leadership in
Organizational Leadership
• Human Resource Frame
• “Places more emphasis on people’s needs” (Scouller, 2020)
• “Creates a caring and empowering environment for their team.
They offer support and act as a catalyst for others to achieve their
potential” (Doerksen, 2020)
• Symbolic Frame goes hand and hand with this frame

6. How Authentic Leadership Implements Change
• Change is difficult for everyone from top to bottom
• Transparency
• Open Door
• Long term motivation

7. Authentic Leadership in Higher Education
• Important to influence students and faculty members
• Trust is huge component
• Relating to others

8. Conclusion
• Authentic Leadership helps build a great work environment
• Helps make transitions smooth
• Keeps everything fluid
• Open door policy
• Sense of family
• Key in Higher Education because they are able to connect
• Essential when dealing with Organizational Change