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True North : Discover Your Authentic Leadership
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True North : Discover Your Authentic Leadership Hardcover - 2007

by George, Bill

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  • Title True North : Discover Your Authentic Leadership
  • Author George, Bill
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition [ Edition: first
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 251
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
  • Date March 9, 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 4277238-6
  • ISBN 9780787987510 / 0787987514
  • Weight 1.06 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.03 x 6.5 x 1.09 in (22.94 x 16.51 x 2.77 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Organizational effectiveness, Leadership
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006100386
  • Dewey Decimal Code 658.409

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Summary

True North shows how anyone who follows their internal compass can become an authentic leader. This leadership tour de force is based on research and first-person interviews with 125 of today's top leaders--with some surprising results. In this important book, acclaimed former Medtronic CEO Bill George and coauthor Peter Sims share the wisdom of these outstanding leaders and describe how you can develop as an authentic leader. True North presents a concrete and comprehensive program for leadership success and shows how to create your own Personal Leadership Development Plan centered on five key areas: Knowing your authentic self Defining your values and leadership principles Understanding your motivations Building your support team Staying grounded by integrating all aspects of your life True North offers an opportunity for anyone to transform their lea...

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-245) and index.

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About the author

Bill George is professor of management practice at the Harvard Business School and former chairman and CEO of Medtronic, the world's leading medical technology company. Under his leadership, Medtronic's market capitalization grew from $1.1 billion to $60 billion, averaging 35 percent a year. He is the author of the best-selling Authentic Leadership and a board member of Goldman Sachs, Target, and Novartis. George has been recognized as "Executive of the Year" by the Academy of Management Director of the Year" by the National Association of Corporate Directors, and one of Public Broadcasting's Top 25 Leaders of the Past 25 Years.

Peter Sims established "Leadership Perspectives," a class on leadership development at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and cofounded the London office of Summit Partners, a leading investment firm. He was also part of the Deloitte Touche Tomatsu Global Strategy Team and has contributed to numerous publications including the Harvard Business Review.

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