Aguas Castillo, PedroArias Delgado, Yaira YuliethOtero Rojas, Juan Pablo2023-02-202023-02-202023-02-18https://repositorio.unicordoba.edu.co/handle/ucordoba/7150Throughout history, the concept of leadership has shifted and evolved in such a way that not only are there plenty of definitions related to it but, subsequently, different types of leadership. Due to this, when treating this topic in the educational context, the metaphorical lines between leadership and authority have been blurred. This personal leadership statement details our notions, approach, and forward-looking aspirations as teacher-leaders. This paper is a culminating learning task of a Lifelong Professional Development: Empowering Foreign Language Teachers course. Accordingly, this statement seeks to bring innovative and transformational ideas about learning and authentic leadership to the educational community as a support for their journey into the ever-changing educational system. This statement then acts as a premise and foundation to positively impact the construction of leadership and empowerment values in education as teacher-leaders.Our Leadership ProfileAbstractIntroductionOur AssumptionsLeadership Empowerment and Implications for the FutureConclusionReferencesapplication/pdfengCopyright Universidad de Córdoba, 2023A personal leadership statementTrabajo de grado - Pregradoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAtribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)LiderazgoLiderazgo auténticoEmpoderamientoDocentes líderesSistema educativoLeadershipAuthentic leadershipEmpowermentTeacher-leadersEducational system