Authentic Leadership Effectiveness: for Individuals and Teams

by Tineke Wulffers (Author)

True leadership has always been more difficult to maintain in challenging times, but the unique stressors facing organisations throughout the world today call for renewed attention to what constitutes truly positive leadership. In AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS for Individuals and Teams Tineke Wulffers combines the best of academic research, with years of personal experience working with leaders and teams, to offer a practical guide on how to develop this type of leadership effectiveness in real life.


This book is divided up as follows:



Part I – Definition and impact of authentic leadership – considers the need for authentic leadership, gives an overview of what is generally understood by Authentic Leadership. It also focuses on the impact of leadership authenticity on inter-relational trust, on individual and team authentic leadership effectiveness.


Part II – Development of authentic leadership – forms the crux of this book. As the development of authentic leadership requires different considerations to what is mostly espoused in the field of leadership development, considerations and criteria for AL development and AL programmes are discussed. This is followed by a high-level and detailed overview of this specific individual and team ALE programme, which might well be a first. Finally, part II concludes with a detailed, followed by two high-level case studies of the effects of the ALE programme under discussion

Review
“Tineke Wulffers has produced a profound and timely work here. Years of deep reflection, thought, research and experience in working with leaders has enabled her to produce a masterpiece that is set to become a classic in every leadership library. I found myself resonating deeply with her words, many times wanting to shout out, “That’s what I’ve been trying to say for so long!” Mark Holtshousen, Master Executive Coach & Head of Global Career Management, MTN Group

“What really excited me about this book are the personal benefits one can achieve through the authentic leadership journey. Understanding yourself better and becoming comfortable with yourself and the values you stand for, is a great foundation for any leader.” Willem Bosman, Brewery Operations Director, Mozambique and Malawi, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV


“After reading this book, I realised that once you develop Authentic Leadership, everything seems to fall into place.” Hajira Fewster, Head of Human Resources, Sub Sahara Africa, Thomson Reuters

About the Author
Tineke divides her time between her practitioner and academic work. She is Director of the Moya Institute of Authentic Leadership Effectiveness. As an academic she is affiliated with both the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) and the Wits Business School (WBS) where she lectures, supervises, and examines the work of postgraduate students. She has a PhD in Personal and Professional Leadership (UJ), as well as a Master's (cum laude) in Professional Coaching (Middlesex University). She regularly writes academic articles on authentic leadership development, and she has contributing to the book Leadership Perspectives from the Front Line



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