What is Authentic Leadership Development?

The Role of Social Perspective-Taking in Developing Students’ Leadership Capacities

“…Scholars have asserted the powerful role SPT plays in social coordination (Avolio, 2010;Davis, 1983;Galinsky et al, 2005;Galinsky et al, 2008;Gehlbach, 2004;Mumford et al, 2000). Dey and Associates (2010) argue that "college graduates must be prepared to work and live in a global context where being well-informed about and open to the perspectives of others is critical" (p. 21).…”

“…Leadership scholars increasingly identify SPT as a key component of effective leadership (Avolio, 2010;Galinsky et al, 2008;Mumford et al, 2000). The ability to recognize alternative perspectives and infer the thoughts and feelings of others is congruent with emphases in contemporary leadership theory on self-awareness, other-directedness, and process orientations .…”

“…Increasingly, scholars validate its critical role in shaping intellectual and moral development (Dey & Associates, 2010). The broader leadership studies literature also hypothesizes SPT as an essential component of leadership (Avolio, 2010;Galinsky, Jordan, & Sivanathan, 2008;Mumford, Zaccaro, Harding, Jacobs, & Fleishman, 2000) and as a factor in the development of leadership-related skills (Davis, 1983;Deutsch, 2000;Galinsky, Ku, & Wang, 2005;Johnson, 1975). Empirical connections between SPT and socially responsible leadership have yet to be made.…”

Understanding Deep, Socially Embedded Human Motivations and Aspirations for Work From Whole Person and Interdisciplinary Perspectives

“…Academics and other writers inside and outside IOP/OB/HR/IR call for a change in how business functions and focuses, away from economicsprimary, transactional values and objectives and toward prosocial, balanced values and objectives that encompass sustainability as well as dignity, meaning, and purpose in work and leadership (e.g., Avolio, 2010;Goodpaster, 2011;Khurana, 2007;Lefkowitz, 2016;Metcalf & Benn, 2012). Several causal factors for the urgency of this need are invoked, including increasing global connection, interdependent local and global financial crises, growth in marginalized secondary labor markets, and profound environmental crisis.…”

Factorial invariance of the Adult State Hope Scale

“…For example, if a leader is unable or unwilling to recognise how lower levels of hope might affect their behaviour, they are more likely to continue to act in ways that discourage their followers' hope and performance. Hence, such leaders are not just negatively influencing their own development but also the development of their followers (Avolio, Griffith, Wernsing & Walumbwa, 2010). There also seems to be a positive relationship between employees' levels of hope and organisational profitability (Adams et al, 2003).…”