Warren bennis had a knack for making stellar leadership seem both rare and attainable becoming a leader he wrote is synonymous with becoming yourself its precisely that simple and . This blog features an excerpt from the new book becoming a leader is becoming yourself by courage renewal facilitator russ moxley were also offering blog readers a free chapter from the book click for a free pdf download of chapter 4 becoming and being authentic authenticity is one of the keys to leadership effectiveness we want realness in the executive suite in the superintendents office and in our religious leaders we yearn for leaders who are themselves rather than a . Becoming a leader is becoming yourself 1999 in stock becoming a leader is becoming yourself quantity add to cart add to wishlist add to wishlist sku 9780786497386 category leadership business share on twitter share on facebook pin this product share via email about the book . Those who engage in the process of leadership each of us at some point want to do so as our true self but staying true to ones self is not easy we are continually moving in and out of authenticity we are present one moment and absent the next we often say yes when we want to say no we act from our core values some of the time but give them a wink when the heat is on there is no formula for being integral and authentic becoming and being ourselves requires