Authentic leaders separate emotion from action in order to enact a patient response.

Lack of patience leads to leadership being completely out of touch with their employees and blinded to what is really going on.

Authentic leaders are in it for the long haul.

The crux of authentic leadership is to work on oneself, all the while extending the same flexibility and forgiveness to others.

Authentic leaders identify, articulate, and solidify the “why.”

Authentic leaders work to become self-aware of their faults and then fill positions on their team with those who can compensate.

Authentic leaders understand that without intentional recharging productivity wanes and engagement suffers.

Authentic leaders realize the bonding strength of stories and create opportunities for sharing.

Authentic leaders seek ways to be with their team members who are struggling with child care needs.

Authentic leaders make a lot of mistakes. Not intentionally, of course, but they do. Because they try. And then they learn.

Authentic leaders realize it is paramount to create a political environment in which everyone is served at the level they find themselves.

Now is when we need to ask the difficult questions about what engagement means from a distance.

An authentic leader realizes their worth outside of position.

Leaders have everything to do with why employees leave or stay.

You won’t attain beyond what you reach for.

An authentic leader, instead of striving for the supremacy, will seek an understanding heart, to discern between right and wrong.

Authentic leaders understand there is no success without the team’s success.

Without proactive actions leaders allow for unnecessary trials.

Greatness never comes from one person doing all the work. Ever.

Worn out leaders must make time to refresh. No one can sustain full throttle continuously.