An introduction to authentic leadership: the courage to lead

Driven by passion and purpose, Authentic Leaders combine self-awareness and personal courage with ethical decision-making and compassion to deliver successful, sustainable and meaningful results.

Authentic Leadership connects who you are as a person, your beliefs and values, your personality, your thinking, your emotions and your behaviours with how you 'show up' in the world and how you lead and manage.

Authentic Leaders engender trust and have a special relationship with their followers; one which embodies key role-modelling behaviours, ensuring that they leave a positive and lasting legacy. 

But what is 'Authentic Leadership'? Is it enough to simply be yourself, or is there more to it than that?  If there is, what's different about an Authentic Leadership style compared to Charismatic, Transformational or Servant Leadership for example? 

So how can we, as professionals and practitioners, become our authentic selves and lead in those ways which are the most meaningful to us and the people we lead?  Join this webinar to find out.

This webinar will give you the confidence to become your authentic self and lead in those ways which will be the most meaningful for you and the people you lead.

Date: Wedesday 6 August 2025

Time :13.30-15-30

Duration: 2 hours

This webinar will be recorded. The recording will be available for 12 weeks after the live session. 

This webinar is available to book until 13.30 6 August 2025 and is available in English only. 

Attendees of this webinar will receive a Certificate of Attendance. 

Learning outcomes

By the end of this two-hour webinar, participants will:

• Be familiar with the modern desire for authentic leadership comes from.
• Understand the differences between authenticity and being authentic as a leader, compared to the psychological construct of Authentic Leadership.
• Be aware of two predominant Authentic Leadership models; from the US and the UK.
• Be aware of modern and historical exemplars of Authentic Leaders and Authentic Leadership.
• Understand the connections and theoretical overlaps between Authentic Leadership, Transformational Leadership and Emotional Intelligence.
• Understand the spectrum of leadership derailers and how these relate to modern conceptions of Authentic Leadership.
• Be able to score themselves against the criteria of Authentic Leadership.
• Be equipped to develop their own Action Plan for their Continuing Professional Development regarding Authentic Leadership.

Is this course right for me? 

This webinar is for anyone who has an interest in authenticity or authentic leadership; either for themselves or in a supportive capacity for the people they work with.  It's relevant for all areas of psychology and is not limited to those people who are working in the field of Occupational Psychology.  It is particularly relevant for those people who want to develop their own Authentic Leadership capabilities.

Webinar presenters: Dr Fiona Beddoes-Jones

Dr Fiona Beddoes-Jones is a Chartered Psychologist and active member of the Division of Occupational Psychology where she was Co-Chair for the annual DOP Conference in 2017 and 2018.  An experienced facilitator and presenter, Fiona has more than 25 years' experience of designing and delivering learning and development events.  She is well-published from both academic and practitioner perspectives16-17 and is considered to be a 'Thought Leader' in the field of leadership and leadership development.  She completed her doctoral research into Authentic Leadership in 2013.