Leader Authenticity: Key to Organizational Climate, Health and Perceived Leader Effectiveness

A revised Leader Authenticity Scale was designed for use in determining the authenticity of both educational leaders and leaders outside of educational settings. The initial Leader Authenticity Scale had focused on ascertaining a school principal's authenticity as perceived by the school's faculty and staff. A Staff Authenticity Scale, derived from a Teacher Authenticity Scale and designed for use in educational and non-educational organizations, was also developed and tested. Leader and staff authenticity were related as predicted to organizational health, organizational climate, and leader effectiveness. A causal model predicting organizational health and organizational climate from leader authenticity and staff authenticity was constructed.