This paper argues that although authentic leadership may be rooted in the notionof a ‘true self’, it is through the embodiment of that ‘true self’ that leadersare perceived as authentic or not. In making this claim, we consider ways inwhich a somatic sense of self contributes to the felt sense of authenticity, andhow through engaging with somatic cues, leadership can be performed in a waywhich is experienced as authentic, both to the leader and to those he or sheseeks to lead. In developing our ideas further, we draw from the acting theoryof Stanislavski (1936a, 1936b, 1961) to explore how authentic dramaticperformances are created, focusing on the role of emotional memory, the magic‘if’ and physical aspects of performances. We propose three key components of aresulting theory of how embodied authentic leadership is created: self exposure,relating, and making leade
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