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  • Organizational Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Leadership Studies

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  • Leader authenticity, defined as acting in alignment with one's true self, is linked to beneficial employee and organizational outcomes.
  • Understanding how leaders can cultivate an authentic image is crucial for improving workplace dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether sensitive self-disclosure, specifically revealing weaknesses, enhances perceptions of leader authenticity.
  • To explore the downstream consequences of perceived authenticity derived from self-disclosure.
  • To identify moderators of the relationship between self-disclosure and authenticity, such as voluntariness and leader status.

Main Methods:

  • A series of seven studies were conducted, employing experimental designs to examine the effects of self-disclosure on perceived authenticity.
  • Methods included observer ratings of authenticity, assessments of strategic self-presentation, and measurement of employees' desire to work with leaders.
  • Studies manipulated the voluntariness of disclosure and the status of the discloser, alongside collecting anecdotal field evidence.

Main Results:

  • Revealing personal weaknesses led observers to perceive leaders as more authentic (Studies 1-2).
  • This effect occurred because observers inferred less strategic self-presentation (Study 3).
  • Authenticity gains positively influenced employees' desire to collaborate with leaders (Studies 4A-4B), particularly when disclosure was voluntary (Study 5) and from higher-status individuals (Study 6).

Conclusions:

  • Sensitive self-disclosure, particularly of weaknesses, is an effective strategy for leaders to enhance their perceived authenticity.
  • The benefits of this authenticity are amplified when disclosures are voluntary and made by higher-status leaders.
  • These findings offer practical insights for leadership development and improving leader-follower relationships.