Are you an authentic leader?

Paul Siderovski

SiDCOR Chartered Accountants

Do you know of a specific leadership style that leads to staff engagement, because of its powerful ability to generate trust? It’s authentic leadership.

It’s not enough to just be authentic. In order for engagement to rise, employees need to also perceive you as being authentic.

That means you can be an authentic leader through and through, but if your team – for whatever reason – thinks you’re untrustworthy or questionable, you can kiss engagement goodbye. Your challenge then, is to not only be authentic, but to also make sure you’re behaving in such a way that others are left with that same impression.

So how authentic is your leadership style?

1. Do you seek feedback as a way of improving your interactions with your team?

2. Can you accurately describe how employees view your capabilities?

3. Do you say what you mean and express how you feel?

4. Are you willing to admit your mistakes?

5. Are your actions and decisions consistent with your core values and beliefs?

6. Do your employees know who you truly are as a person?

7. Do you seek out (and carefully consider) your team members’ views even when they disagree with you? If you answered ‘yes’ to most of these questions, well done.

You’re an authentic leader, or well on the way to becoming one.

For further information contact SiDCOR on 1300 743 267, email paul@sidcor.com.au or visit www.sidcor.com.au

Paul Siderovski

The founder and Managing Director of SiDCOR Chartered Accountants, has 21 years experience since starting as a chartered accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1995. Paul started Newcastle-based SiDCOR in 2002. Paul has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Newcastle and is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Taxation Institute of Australia as well as the National Tax and Accountants Association.