Insight
ARC Leadership: resolving the ‘Authenticity Paradox’
Richard’s response to a popular article in the Harvard Business Review
In her article in HBR, Herminia Ibarra argues that Authentic Leadership is a pill that has been swallowed all-too-readily by leaders and proponents of leadership development. Richard believes Ibarra’s criticisms highlight four key paradoxes in our quest to be authentic. In this response, he explains how we can resolve those paradoxes by integrating responsibility and courage into our leadership.