Career coaches recommend it, and job advertisements say it's a must: executives should be as "authentic" as possible. But is that really true? Rainer Niermeyer proposes a provocative theory, namely, that the art of leadership does not lie in expressing one's own personality. On the contrary, successful managers...
Career coaches recommend it, and job advertisements say it's a must: executives should be as "authentic" as possible. But is that really true? Rainer Niermeyer proposes a provocative theory, namely, that the art of leadership does not lie in expressing one's own personality. On the contrary, successful managers realize that they have been hired to perform certain tasks and play a certain role which they are expected to fulfill. Niermeyer shows how executives can manage these expectations constructively and play their roles successfully without bending over backwards.
Karriereratgeber empfehlen es, Stellenanzeigen fordern es: eine Führungskraft sollte möglichst »authentisch sein«. Aber stimmt das tatsächlich?
Rainer Niermeyer ist Diplompsychologe und war langjähriges Mitglied der Geschäftsleitung bei Kienbaum und veranwortete u.a. die Kienbaum Academy. Der Management Coach und Speaker arbeitet heute als selbstständiger Unternehmensberater.