Authenticity is associated with increased self-esteem but can hinder leaders from knowing when to stop pushing personal values and begin advocating for their team. Feeling authentic does not ensure others perceive a leader as talented or competent. Subjective benefits of authenticity do not translate into being better colleagues or leaders. Return-to-office debates also raise questions about integrating or separating personal and professional lives, especially for Gen Z workers. Gen Z’s emphasis on authenticity through traditional dress-code avoidance and the “Gen Z stare” is argued by some to limit employability due to mismatches between workplace expectations and employer demands. Marc Andreessen stated in 2024 that employees should keep their “full self” at home and act professionally at work and in public.
"“Feeling authentic does not equate to being perceived as talented or competent by others,” Chamorro-Premuzic writes in his book, an excerpt of which was adapted for Harvard Business Review online. “Despite the subjective benefits of authenticity, being true to ourselves does not translate into being better colleagues or leaders.”"
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