Chapter: Can I Really Be Me? The Challenges for Women Leaders Constructing Authenticity

Authenticity in leaders is surely a good thing.  However, in this chapter Amanda shows that authenticity is not necessarily a property some leaders have, rather it is a quality others attribute to you. For women leaders, earning authenticity is made more complex by readily mobilised judgements and social stereotypes about women. ‘Just be yourself’ is not necessarily a simple path to success.  

Chapter Authors: Amanda Sinclair

Chapter Title: Can I Really Be Me? The Challenges for Women Leaders Constructing Authenticity

Book Title: Authentic Leadership

Editors: Donna Ladkin, Chellie Spiller

First Published: 2013

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

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