Bill George
Bill George was chief executive of Medtronic, the world's leading medical technology company, from 1991 until 2001 and chairman of the board from 1996 to 2002. Under his leadership, Medtronic's market capitalization grew from $1.1 billion to $60 billion, averaging 35 percent a year. Currently, he is professor of management practice at Harvard Business School and serves on the board of directors of ExxonMobil, Goldman Sachs, and Novartis. He has also served on the board of Target Corporation.He is the author of best-selling books Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets of Creating Lasting Value (Jossey-Bass, 2003) and True North, Discover Your Authentic Leadership.
http://www.truenorthleaders.com
Articles by this Author
A New Makeover For An Old Retail Face
- By Bill George
- Published 09/1/2008
- Leadership
- Unrated
Andrea
Jung learned the hard way that it isn't easy being CEO of the world's largest
organization.
Finding Your True North, A Personal Guide
- By Bill George
- Published 08/19/2008
- Leadership
- Unrated
This Personal Guide to True North will enable you to take the ideas and lessons from the book True North and apply them to your personal leadership development. This will enable you to become a highly effective – and authentic – leader who knows your True North and stays on its course.
The Essence of Real Leadership
- By Bill George
- Published 09/1/2007
- Leadership
- Unrated
It's not what you do as much as what you leave behind, says one-time Medtronic CEO Bill George, author of Authentic Leadership and True North
Real Answers for Real Leaders
- By Bill George
- Published 07/25/2007
- Leadership
- Unrated
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