Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders with Bill George

Do you lead from the head or from the heart? Bill George believes the workforce today is looking for a sense of belonging; they want you to help them fulfill their goals. He sits down with Kevin to discuss True North and shifting your mindset to serve the people who work for you. To lead from the heart, you need: to learn it all, not know it all, empathy, passion for business, and courage.

Key Points

Bill George shares the definition of True North. 

He discusses how to discover yourself through the crucibles of leadership. 

He talks about bringing other top management on the journey from “I to We”.

Meet Bill

• Name: Bill George 
• His Story: Bill George is the author of Discover Your True North and The Discover Your True North Fieldbook, Authentic Leadership, True North, Finding Your True North, 7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis, and True North Groups. His newest book is True North – Emerging Leader Edition. He is an executive fellow at Harvard Business School (HBS), where he has taught leadership since 2004.
• Worth Mentioning: Bill is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Medtronic. Under his leadership, Medtronic’s market capitalization grew from $1.1 billion to $60 billion, averaging 35 percent a year. He received the 2014 Bower Award for Business Leadership and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2012. He has been named one of the Top 25 Business Leaders of the Past 25 Years by PBS, Executive of the Year by Academy of Management, and Director of the Year by National Association of Corporate Directors
• https://www.billgeorge.org/

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Book Recommendations

• True North: Leading Authentically in Today's Workplace, Emerging Leader Edition by Bill George and Zach Clayton 
• Discover Your True North by Bill George 

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