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AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP

Authentic leadership is a leadership approach that focuses on the unique strengths you were born with, while acknowledging and learning from your shortcomings. Popularized by Bill George, former CEO of Medtronic and now a Harvard B-School professor, authentic leadership align people around a common purpose that inspires peak performance and unites them around a common values. Employees are empowered to step up and lead organizations that serve all constituencies -- not merely shareholders.

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