Authenticity is key for successful leaders-they remain true to themselves, drawing strength from their diverse constellation of experiences, perspectives, and heritages. Leadership invites you to challenge traditional norms about leader identity and develop your own positive leadership behaviors.

This book's transformational approach empowers you to critically examine your beliefs, values, and experiences, fostering a reflective self-knowledge base, an appreciation for multiple perspectives, and a sense of personal agency. It offers a clear, concise overview of leadership, emphasizing that there isn't a single best way to lead; true leadership emerges from within.

Your learning is supported by over 30 in-text activities and self-assessment quizzes designed to reframe your past experiences as leadership interventions and draw out valuable self-knowledge. This book is ideal for both undergraduate and postgraduate Leadership students.

Andrei A. Lux is a Lecturer in Leadership at the School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University.

Dr Andrei Lux is a Lecturer of Leadership and a Research Cluster Leader at the School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University (ECU). Andrei's research focuses on authentic leadership and organizational behaviour, with interests in positive follower outcomes such as engagement and commitment, as well as cross-cultural issues such as cognition and values. Andrei founded the Leadership & People Research Cluster at ECU and serves as an Associate Editor at the Journal of Management & Organization. Previously, Andrei was a Director, the Treasurer, and Research Committee Chair of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM), as well as the ANZAM Conference Chair (2020-2021), Stream Chair of Organizational Behaviour (2018-2022), and the Director of Academic Studies at ECU (2023).