TWO

Authenticity

True belonging doesn’t require you to change who you are; it requires you to be who you are.

—Brené Brown

Leadership is your ability to positively influence yourself and others toward shared goals. This requires a kind of authenticity that very few leaders have discovered or developed. This authenticity requires equal doses of self-fullness and agility.

Leadership is not just about others. It starts and ends with how we lead ourselves. You can’t lead others until you can lead yourself. “The true work of leadership is always an inside job,” says Bobby Herrera, cofounder and CEO of Populus Group.

This inside job of leadership requires permission and courage to really explore and accept who you are. How does personality relate? ...

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