Authentic Leadership Development in Learning Organization: The Case of Slovenian Company ACH

Abstract

It is becoming more and more obvious in modern learning organizations that in order to obtain successful leadership it is not enough to rely strictly on the formal status inside the organizational hierarchy. Therefore, it is neccessary to develop a broad personality of leaders in order to assure the unconditional compliance of followers. The continuance and the dispersity of changes are demanding from leaders of learning organizations the competence of balancing traditional knowledge with newly acquiered experiences.We emphasize the meaning of leadership developement in learning organization, through authenticity, communication and measurable learning possibilities of every employee. The model of leadership in learning organization that we are introducing in this article is based on constant learning responsibility and authentic communication between leaders and followers, as we seen this as the main tool of achieving the well being of all involved. Slovenian company ACH serves as a good example for implementing our model. There are wide possibilities of improving the leadership, beginning with spreading the know-how between employees, what Business Academy is intended to accomplish.