Untitled Flashcards Set

George’s 5 Dimensions of Authenticity

• Purpose

• Values

• Heart

• Relationships

• Self-discipline

George’s Role of Crucibles

• Everyone will face a crucible—a transformative experience that shapes their authentic leadership.

Avolio and Gardner’s Dimensions of Authenticity

• Self-awareness

• Internalized moral perspective

• Balanced processing

• Relational transparency

Illies et al. Article

• Eudemonic vs. Hedonistic Approaches to Life

  • Eudemonic: Living with excellence in character or virtue.

  • Hedonistic: Motivated by seeking pleasure and avoiding pain.

Antecedents and Consequences

• Internal vs. External Locus of Control

  • Internal: Belief that outcomes are determined by personal actions.

  • External: Belief that outcomes are influenced by external factors like luck or fate.

• Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation

  • Intrinsic: Doing something for personal satisfaction.

  • Extrinsic: Doing something for an external reward or to avoid punishment.

• Self-efficacy: Belief in one’s ability to achieve goals.

• Self-monitoring: Observing and recording one’s own behavior.

• Emotional Intelligence: Understanding and managing your own and others' emotions.

• Learning vs. Mastery Orientation:

  • Mastery: Focus on developing competence and improving skills.

  • Performance: Focus on demonstrating competence to others.

• Self-developing vs. Self-validating:

  • Self-developing: Focus on growth and improvement.

  • Self-validating: Focus on acknowledging one’s own thoughts and emotions.

• Unconditional Trust: Complete belief in someone or something without conditions.

General Leadership: Greenleaf, Komives, Woolley et al.

Logic of Servant Leadership

• Emphasizes serving others first, then leading.

Liden’s Model of Servant Leadership

• Focuses on leader behaviors and their outcomes.

Avolio et al.’s Model of Authentic Leadership Development

• Describes the stages and factors that develop authentic leaders.

• Connects to Woolley’s article and Harter's model.

Komives et al.’s Relational Leadership Model

• Focuses on collaboration, ethics, and inclusion.

Woolley’s Study

• Identifies variables that impact leadership relationships and implications for leadership development.

Authenticity: Harter

False Behavior

• Actions that don’t reflect true self, often for validation or role experimentation.

‘A Cacophony of Multiple Selves’

• Describes the complexity of expressing authenticity in a world of shifting roles.

Cognitive Development and Language in Adolescents' Authenticity

• Adolescents develop authenticity as they gain language skills and cognitive growth.

Parental Influence on Authenticity

• Parents imposing ways to process emotions may hinder authenticity.

Relationships Among Authenticity, Voice, and Self-esteem

• Strong authenticity supports confident self-expression and higher self-esteem.

Spousal Relationships

• Research identifies optimal types for enhancing authenticity.

Self-focused Autonomy vs. Other-focused Connectedness vs. Mutuality

• Autonomy: Prioritizing individual independence.

• Connectedness: Emphasizing relationship bonds.

• Mutuality: Balancing independence and connection.

The Protean Self

• Authenticity is achieved by embracing adaptability and change.

Honesty vs. Truth

• Honesty: Expressing what one believes to be true.

• Truth: Objective fact.

Engaging in False Behavior

• Can be appropriate in professional settings to maintain composure.

Best Practices for Parents Developing Authenticity in Children

• Encourage self-expression, good values, and independence.

Prescription Drugs and Therapy

• Harter discusses their complex role in shaping authenticity.

Positive Psychology: Rogers, Maslow

Humanistic Psychology

• Focuses on individual potential and self-actualization.

Unhappiness and Self-perception

• Rooted in gaps between actual, ideal, and perceived selves.

Balance Theory and Cognitive Dissonance

• Describes how people strive for consistency in beliefs and actions.

• Dissonance creates discomfort when beliefs or actions conflict.

Rogers

• Unconditional Positive Regard: Accepting individuals without judgment.

• Client-Centered Therapy: Emphasizes empathy and understanding.

• ‘The Mask’: Hiding true emotions to fit social norms.

6 Conditions for the Fully Functional Person:

1. Increasing openness to experience

2. Increasing trust in one’s organism

3. Increasing existential living

4. Increasing internal locus of evaluation

5. Increasing willingness to be a process

6. Increasing the process of functioning more fully

Maslow

• Self-actualization: Fulfilling one’s potential.

• Hierarchy of Needs:

  • Physiological (Body)

  • Safety (Security)

  • Love & Belonging (Social)

  • Esteem (Ego)

  • Self-actualization (Fulfillment)

Desacralization vs. Resacralization

• Desacralization: Losing sight of meaning in something once seen as sacred.

• Resacralization: Restoring that meaning.

8 Behaviors for Self-Actualization:

1. Experiencing fully and selflessly

2. Making conscious life choices

3. Recognizing one's individuality

4. Being honest

5. Embracing responsibility

6. Listening to oneself

7. Making growth-oriented decisions

8. Valuing peak experiences

Peak Experiences

• Brief moments of profound personal growth and fulfillment.

Psychopathology and Self-Discovery

• Finding one’s identity through self-exploration and authenticity.