Authentic Leadership: Characteristics, Role, and Employee Well-being

This essay delves into the concept of authentic leadership, highlighting its core characteristics and the positive impact it has on employees. It emphasizes the importance of honest decision-making and fostering positive relationships within the workplace. The essay explores various strategies to enhance employee well-being, including workplace flexibility, effective communication, innovation, recognition, skill development, and improvisation activities. It argues that these strategies play a significant role in boosting productivity, promoting emotional awareness, and aiding employees in adapting to different situations. The conclusion underscores the effectiveness of authentic leadership and the importance of positive leadership qualities in driving organizational success. The essay is supported by references to academic research and publications on leadership and organizational behavior.

Authentic leader characteristics
• Authentic leader give emphasis on the positive outcome
by ensuring the honest decision.

Role of authentic leader

Positive leader characteristics
• Positive leader always give emphasis on the development
of positive relationship with its employees

Introduction
• Leader is said to be the person who direct, guide as well
as influence other person.

Strategies to improve the well being of employees
• It is significant to give emphasis on the well being of
employees as it pits the positive impact on the
performance of employees.
1. Flexibility at workplace
2. Effective communication
3. Innovation
4. Control
5. Recognising as well as celebrating the achievements

Understandin
g the
psychological
pattern
Personality
development
Evaluation

Skill development exercise
Practice of self evaluation
Questionnaire
Personality test conduct
Learning from the different trends

Improvisation activities
• It plays significant role in the organisation for improving
the productivity.
• It ensures the awareness among emotional labour.
• It helps them to adjust as per the situation.

Conclusion
• From the discussion, it can be stated that a authentic
leader helps in moving forward effectively.
• Positive leader also possess several skills.

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