Conclusion

Conclusion

            Authenticity within school leadership positions are needed. Integrity and people of passion are required to move schools forward in a progressive nature. This movement cannot be done alone; it must be done through the development of new leaders who take responsibility for their own influences within the school environment.  Leaders need to connect and to have the moral courage to do what is right for the students and staff within their buildings. Although authentic leadership has some challenges and criticisms, those problems are much smaller than the strength and progressive nature that authentic leadership brings to the learning organization. According to Duignan (2014), “Authentic leaders help create the type of organizational cultures that value professional collaboration and collective responsibility in order to achieve high quality outcomes” (p. 166).