Modelling suggests authentic leadership from managers influences structural empowerment, job satisfaction and self-rated performance among nurses.

Context There is a growing body of evidence linking the transformation of healthcare services with an empowered workforce which is achieved in part through effective leadership. This study by Wong and colleagues correlates empowerment, job satisfaction and job performance with authentic leadership; an approach that focuses on whether the leader is genuine. The four key characteristics of the authentic leader are: selfawareness, internalised moral perspective, balanced processing and relational transparency.