TY - JOUR T1 - Leading Authentically: A New Principal in Challenging Circumstances AU - Angelle, Pamela S. PY - 2017 DA - July DO - 10.30828/real/2017.1.2 JF - Research in Educational Administration and Leadership JO - REAL PB - Educational Administration Research and Development Association WT - DergiPark SN - 2564-7261 SP - 10 EP - 27 VL - 2 IS - 1 LA - en AB - This qualitative study was undertaken as part of theISLDN global study of social justice leaders, focused on the leadership storiesof the respondent. This study is framedin authentic leadership and examined the leader’s self-awareness, authenticbehaviors, and relationships, which both communicated and solidified theauthenticity of the leader. Data werecollected, then analyzed through the lens of the leader’s story which formedher way of leading. Findings showed that leaders who possess self-understandinggrounded in core values, make decisions and behave in ways that demonstratetheir self-understandings, and form relationships with followers that buildtrust through their authenticity promote positive cultures in theirorganizations and lead with greater conviction. KW - Authentic Leadership KW - Novice principal KW - Leadership story CR - Avolio, B. J. (2010). Pursuing authentic leadership development. In N. Nohria& R. Khurana (Eds.) Handbook of leadership theory and practice, (pp.739-768). Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Press. CR - Avolio, B. J., & Gardner, W. L. (2005). Authentic leadership development: Getting to the root of positive forms of leadership. The Leadership Quarterly, 16(3), 315-338. CR - Cooper, C. D., Scandura, T. A., & Schriesheim, C. A. (2005). Looking forward but learning from our past: Potential challenges to developing authentic leadership theory and authentic leaders. The Leadership Quarterly, 16(3), 475-493. CR - Gardner, W. L., Cogliser, C. C., Davis, K. M., & Dickens, M. P. (2011). Authentic leadership: A review of the literature and research agenda. The Leadership Quarterly, 22(6), 1120-1145. UR - https://doi.org/10.30828/real/2017.1.2 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/345239 ER -