In this video, I talk about my intentions for 2019 and why consistently posting a vlog is just adding to the noise. I want to add value. So I share a bit of what is going on and where I am going.

In this blog I discussed a recent failure and why it is AWESOME! For most leader’s failing is detrimental to their psyche. However, the failure that I discuss today is a project that I’ve been working on for a year in collaboration with tech team. We ran the first live test on the new product and we failed. What is great about this is that we are two steps closer to the success. This week if your leader, and you feel like you’re struggling because of the failure, flip the script, and in brace it for the opportunity that it is.

In this Vlog, Dr. James Kelley talks about my experience at the Flourishing Leadership Institute and the lessons learned from asking questions. There is soooo much power curiosity. Not only does it impact the living organism (e.g, the whole company), but more importantly it impacts the influence of leader. #leaders #leadership #authenticleaders

Do you have a leadership life-story? In this episode, I talk about four authentic leadership life-story styles. Which one are you? Leave a comment below and grab my book on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Crucibles-Gift-Lessons-Authentic-Adversity/dp/0999891510/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1540312066&sr=8-1&keywords=the+crucible%27s+gift

In this Vlog, Dr. James Kelley talks about pettiness. Pettiness is one that impacts an organization top to bottom. When a leader becomes petty, they are infecting the values and culture of the organization. And, pettiness is a direct sign of cracks in the faith, trust, and cooperation between employees. Don't forget to get your free companion piece for the book, The Crucible's Gift: https://bit.ly/2KZBJ8I And the book: https://amzn.to/2OSJJL1

In today's VLOG, Dr. James Kelley shares with you an HBR article that makes the case for why embracing curiosity in the workplace is a must. There are five ways to make this happen. Please click the link below to subscribe. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg8p_QVqfTB3ryhIifwvpxg?view_as=subscriber

How does an authentic leader impact a followers home life? In this Vlog I share with you a recent study conducted by Dr. Susanne Braun and Dr. Karolina Nieberle in Leadership Quarterly. When followers perceive a leader authentically, they are more likely to minimize conflict in the home and maximize all the positive. Thus, using a leader as a beacon of behavior. Citations: Braun & Nieberle (2017) Authentic Leadership extends beyond work: A multilevel model of work-family conflict and enrichment. In Leadership Quarterly (28) pg. 780-797. ten Brummelhuis & Bakker (2012) A resource perspective on the work-home interface: The work-home resource model. In The American Psychologist (67) pg. 545-556.

Today I briefly talk about my summer journey and book tour and the art of Imposter Syndrome. You can get your FREE Authentic Leadership Worksheet: https://www.drjameskelley.com/authentic-leadership-course Or FREE Introductory Chapter: https://www.drjameskelley.com/crucibles-gift Head over to www.drjameskelley.com

This video is about Leadership Vulnerability

This week I look at an article by a team of academics with the lead author, Sen Sendjaya from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. This article was published in the Journal of Business Ethics in September 2014. I love the premise of this article. It is all about the hardcore Machiavellian attitudes getting in the way leaders moral reasoning, moral action, and authentic leadership. The big question was, do Machiavellian attitudes impact the role of moral reasoning on authentic leaders, and in turn impact moral actions of those leaders? The results may or may not surprise. Have a listen, and please grab my book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2IUaqjV Or check out my summer book tour on my website. www.drjameskelley.com

This week's VBLOG is all about the impact of Authentic Leaders on knowledge sharing in an organization. The article is brought to you by, Edú-Valsania, Sergio; Moriano, Juan Antonio; Molero, Fernando, and the title is Authentic leadership and employee knowledge sharing behavior: Mediation of the innovation climate and workgroup identification in Leadership & Organizational Development (2016). These authors explore the relationship that Authentic Leaders have with employee sharing knowledge and does having an innovative climate and strong workplace identity help or hinder the sharing. The results are pretty straightforward. If a leader is perceived as authentic, then knowledge sharing increases among employees. Knowledge sharing, both tacit and explicit, is even more prevalent when an innovative climate and strong workplace identity exist. Check out the forthcoming book tour: www.drjameskelley.com/book-tour

Today on the video I share with you the crux of The Crucible's Gift: 5 Lessons from Authentic Leaders Who Thrive in Adversity. In this episode, I break down the Authentic Leadership Model (ALM) and the Authentic Leadership Formula. These are the cornerstones of the book. At first, I discuss the role that the crucible plays in developing a leaders self-awareness. That is only the start, as once we embrace the crucible moment, we are able to deepen and strengthen our self-awareness leading to a more compassionate behavior. Once a leader begins to act more compassionately they are able to create and support a compassionate culture. Going back to the crucible, it becomes the catalyst for developing integrity and relatableness (or valuing relationships). It is when a leader decides that having the honest, transparent conversation is more important than telling half-truths. Often we minimize the full brunt of feedback because we fear the impact on the other person. However, in reality, if you are providing feedback in a healthy manner, you are doing the other person a favor in the long-run. Not saying it is easy. Relatableness is a philosophy that leaders embrace. This philosophy is a defining characteristic of an Authentic Leader. It is the ability to create micro-moments of meaning that had a significant impact on the culture of an organization. Finally, what brought the whole model together was the idea that a leader held a learning mindset. It is only when a leader embraces learning that they are able to strengthen their compassion, live with more integrity, cherish relationships and deepen their self-awareness. You can get The Crucible's Gift at: https://amzn.to/2IVWoNZ

This week I look at an article by a team of academics with the lead author, Sen Sendjaya from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. This article was published in the Journal of Business Ethics in September 2014. I love the premise of this article. It is all about the hardcore Machiavellian attitudes getting in the way leaders moral reasoning, moral action, and authentic leadership. The big question was, do Machiavellian attitudes impact the role of moral reasoning on authentic leaders, and in turn impact moral actions of those leaders? The results may or may not surprise. Have a listen, and please grab my book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2IUaqjV Or check out my summer book tour on my website. www.drjameskelley.com

On today's VBlog, I share with you a study done by Dr. Carol Gill and Dr. Arran Caza titled, "An Investigation of Authentic Leadership's Individual and Group Influence on Follower Responses.", published in the Journal of Management (2018). Before I get to the study I want to remind you about my book (I am sure you have forgotten)The Crucible's Gift on Amazon https://amzn.to/2w1IswH Also, I mention a second book titled, "Conversations Worth Having" by Dr. Jackie Stavros and Dr. Cheri Torres. https://amzn.to/2KnSk6g Back to the research. I had high hopes for this study because of my curiosity of the larger impact that an Authentic Leader has on an organization. What I was hoping to see was the overall cultural impact of an Authentic Leader at the individual level and group level. What I got was a bit different, or at least what I understood was a bit different. In the end, this research aimed to answer two overarching questions: 1) What is the follower response to an Authentic Leader across a) identification of leader, 2) trustworthiness of a leader, 3) positive state of a leader, and 4) positive social exchange with the leader? 2) Is there an additive impact on the follower A-to-follower B relationship based on the influence of the AL on follower A across the four factors above? I will not get into the methodological challenges of the researchers, but I will say I was less than impressed. Go ahead and watch the video to get the full scoop. www.drjameskelley.com

In today's Vlog I talk about the Authentic leader-follower role in job satisfaction. This discussion comes from the Australia Journal of Managment and is titled: Congruence of leader self-perception and follower perceptions of authentic leadership: Understanding what authentic leadership is & how it enhances employees' job satisfaction, by Matej Černa and colleagues from the University of Ljubljana. Here are the two big questions. 1. When a follower perceives a leader as authentic, does their job satisfaction increase? and 2., Does job satisfaction increase when the leader perceives themselves as authentic at the same time as a follower perceives the leader as authentic. Essentially, dual perceived authenticity. To answer this Černa and colleagues investigated 24 executives and 171 of their followers. Using several statistical methods they found that when followers perceive the leader as authentic their job satisfaction increases. What is interesting, is that they also measured whether a leaders perception of their authenticity had an impact on job satisfaction. The result is a big fat no. This makes sense because being authentic is an intrinsically motivated state. The second question is also equally as interesting. What they found is that when both the leader and follower shared perceptions of authentic leadership (leader self-perception and follower leader perception) job satisfaction increased to an even high level. This is attributed to the outcomes or actions of an authentic leader. What I mean by this is that when a leader embraces their authenticity, they facilitate meaningful interactions with their followers (sounds a little culty) that revolve around trust, relationships and dual processing (looking at both sides of an issue). So, some food for thought. Be on the lookout for this as a blog. Next week, the impact of authentic leadership on not only the follower but the group.

Authentic Leadership: Mental Well-Being. In this Vlog I discuss the workplace outcome of being a more authentic leader. What the research suggests is that those who are more authentic in the workplace are actually more engaged, less stressed, and experience less mental depletion. They are also less likely to engage in impression management and surface acting (fake emotions). You can get the book The Crucible's Gift at https://amzn.to/2w1IswH and check out my website for other great content. www.drjameskelley.com

Today on the Executives After Hours Vlog series I focus on why having a growth mindset is really what sets leaders apart from average to great. I also share with you two more book recommendation, from Lee Cockrell and Jon Berghoff. Both legendary leaders. One old and one young. I will let you define who is who. Finally, head over to Amazon and pick up a copy of your book. It has your name it. Or you can jump on www.drjameskelley.com/crucibles-gift https://www.amazon.com/Crucibles-Gift-Lessons-Authentic-Adversity/dp/0999891510/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523275130&sr=8-1&keywords=crucibles+gift

This video is about the power of creating micro-moments of meaning. These are essentially moments that occur out of the blue between two people and in those moments you construct a positive meaning of the individual, situation, and context so that there is a lasting impact. Pre-order The Crucible's Gift here: https://www.amazon.com/Crucibles-Gift-Lessons-Authentic-Adversity/dp/0999891510/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522498134&sr=8-1&keywords=Dr.+James+Kelley

This Vlog is about Relatableness, a philosophy that extraordinary leaders take to create micro-moments of meaning. These are short impactful moments that two individuals have in the work placed predicted on positivity. Please learn more about this and many other concepts by pre-ordering The Crucible's Gift: 5 Lessons from Authentic Leaders Who Thrive in Adversity. https://www.amazon.com/Crucibles-Gift-Lessons-Authentic-Adversity/dp/0999891510/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522299503&sr=8-1&keywords=dr+james+kelley