The editors at MindTools say that authentic leaders are often easier to recognize than define, but they all have a few traits in common. Leaders know themselves well, and they never allow someone else to cause them to break their “moral codes.” They put their companies and their teams first, they’re excellent communicators, and they know how to use the right kind of power for the right situation. Here is a wonderful article by Bruna Martinuzzi, describing the “leaves of authenticity”…just beautiful!