More authenticity in workplace relations would lift the country's output a survey finds.

Research on the authenticity of New Zealand leaders undertaken by Excelerator with the support of BDO Spicers was outlined in an article in the NZ Herald.

This research was funded by BDO Spicers who also collected and analysed the data from almost 1000 employees of primarily medium sized businesses across New Zealand.

According to the resulting report - More Right than Real - the Shape of Authentic Leadership in New Zealand  - only 37.4 percent of New Zealand workers regard their bosses as "authentic". In other words, six out of ten employees think their bosses have low self awareness, little capacity to create transparent, meaningful relationships, and let outside pressures guide their behaviour instead of personal morals and beliefs. (NZ Herald, Friday August 10, 2007)

The full report is available online at: More Right than Real - the Shape of Authentic Leadership in New Zealand