Fiona Beddoes-Jones and Stephen Swailes
Beddoes-Jones, F., & Swailes, S. (2015). Authentic leadership: Development of a new three pillar model. Strategic HR Review, 14(3), 94–99. https://doi.org/10.1108/SHR-04-2015-0032
Description
The 3 Pillars of Authentic leadership model emerged from the U.K. PhD research that Dr. Fiona Beddoes-Jones conducted with senior Royal Air Force officers and U.K. business leaders to explore what Authentic Leadership actually consists of. Prior to the emergence of the 3 Pillars model there were a lot of overlapping ideas and theories about Authentic Leadership which were largely based on opinion rather than researched evidence. The 3 Pillars model simplifies and clarifies what Authentic Leadership actually is in practice and what it consists of. Authentic Leadership is shown as sitting under the roof of Relationships and on a bedrock of Trust.