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Sales Rank: 8376
Category: Book
Author: Bill George
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Studio: Jossey-Bass
Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass
Label: Jossey-Bass
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0787987514
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.4092
EAN: 9780787987510
ASIN: 0787987514
Publication Date: March 9, 2007
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Product Description
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 leadership path and become the authentic leader they were born to be. Personal, original, and illuminating stories from Warren Bennis, Sir Adrian Cadbury, George Shultz (former U.S. secretary of state), Charles Schwab, John Whitehead (Cochairman, Goldman Sachs), Anne Mulcahy (CEO, Xerox), Howard Schultz (CEO, Starbucks), Dan Vasella (CEO, Novartis), John Brennan (Chairman, Vanguard), Carol Tome (CFO, Home Depot), Donna Dubinsky (CEO/cofounder, Palm), Alan Horn (President, Warner Brothers), Ann Moore (CEO, Time, Inc.) and many others illustrate the transitions that shape the type of leaders who will thrive in the 21st century. Bill George (Cambridge, MA) has spent over 30 years in executive leadership positions at Litton, Honeywell, and Medtronic. As CEO of Medtronic, he built the company into the world?s leading medical technology company as its market capitalization increased from $1.1 billion to $60 billion. Since 2004, he has been a professor at the Harvard Business School. His 2004 book Authentic Leadership (0-7879-7528-1) was a BusinessWeek bestseller. Peter Sims (San Francisco, CA) established ?Leadership Perspectives,? a course on leadership development at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and cofounded the London office of Summit Partners, a leading investment firm. Their Web site is www.truenorthleaders.com.
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 One of the best books on authentic leadership December 10, 2008
After becoming interested in authentic leadership a number of years ago, I did research on different books and articles written on the subject. To my surprise I found very few books written on what it means to be an authentic leader. Luckily I came across True North and read it within a few days. I found this book to be an excellent source of information for anyone aspiring to be a more effective leader. True North really makes you look how you are life story shapes your leadership style. It also forces you to look at the core reasons why you are motivated to lead. Bill George includes his personal life story, along with the stories of other successful leaders such as Andrea Jung and Harold Shultz. I highly recommend reading this book!
Colleen Canney
Career, Life, and Wellness Coach
www.colleencanney.com
Excellent book on effective leadership and living a more fulfilling life December 10, 2008
I highly recommend reading this book. Bill George does a tremendous job of laying out his framework for what constitutes an, "Authentic Leader," how one develops into an authentic leader, and why this new paradigm of leadership is a monumentally positive change from previous concepts of leadership. Additionally, Bill tells powerful, real-life stories of authentic leaders, and how they achieved success by leading themselves and others through the most challenging of times. He goes on to explain how authentic leaders ultimately benefit all of an organization's stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, communities, and many others." I loved this book!
 Great leadership book October 31, 2008
One of the things I have been doing a lot of reading and thinking on recently has to do with authentic leadership. For most of my ministry life, I have been taught that the leader is full of strength, always knows the answer and is clear on what is happening and where the team/organization is going. While I believe those are qualities of good leadership, that isn't always the case. There are moments of uncertainty, the fog rolls in on your ideas and sometimes you are weak and need your teammates to carry you.
But how do you balance the two? How do you have those moments and not lose any of your followers? Enter Bill George's book True North. George defines authentic leadership as "finding something you are passionate about and then inspiring others to join the cause."
One of the things I appreciated about this book was how many stories he shared. He highlighted leaders from countless walks of life and industries and walked through how they led authentically, led out of who they were, their stories, but still had followers and led successful organizations.
One of the things that I think many leaders struggle with, but was a large part of this book is leading from their story. Our stories, upbringings, schooling, family situation, etc. make us who we are and impact our leadership greatly.
Because of my story it is important that Revolution call men to be men, is simple, white hot when it comes to evangelism. Those are just a few of the things that my story bring to the table when it comes to leadership and how I lead Revolution. The reason this is important is because "when the 75 members of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council were asked to recommend the most important capability for leaders to develop, their answer was nearly unanimous: self-awareness."
Here are a few things that jumped out:
Rather than waiting to get to the top to become leaders, authentic leaders looked for every opportunity to lead and to develop themselves.
If we believe that leadership is just about getting others to follow us and do our bidding as we climb the organization ladder, we risk being derailed.
To become authentic leaders, we must discard the myth that leadership means having legions of supporters following our direction as we ascend to the pinnacles of power. Only then can we realize that authentic leadership is about empowering others on their journeys.
Only when leaders stop focusing on their personal ego needs are they able to develop other leaders.
It is often during hard times in your life that you realize that authentic leadership is not about advancing yourself and your personal interests. Rather, it is the capacity to inspire others to bring out their best.
Too many leaders believe that by being the smartest person in the room, they can use their intellect to carry the day. As a result, they overpower less forceful voices that may have the vital ideas, insights, answers they need to succeed.
One of the most difficult things in becoming self-aware is seeing ourselves as others see us.
"Leaders with principles are less likely to get bullied or pushed around because they can draw clear lines in the sand." (Narayana Murthy)
One of the more interesting quotes in the book came from former Vanguard CEO Jack Brennan who said, "The dissatisfied people I have known and those who experienced ethical or legal failures all had a clear career plan." Meaning, learn to go with the flow and take what life throws at you. In leadership, you must be fluid.
All in all, a great read.
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 Thought provoking October 24, 2008
Another way of looking at personal development, I found it had some interesting ideas/aspects, but seemed to have missed others.Thought provoking.
the need for authenticity August 16, 2008
"True North"- Discover your authentic leadership"- the mere title grabbed me .
Perhaps there is an inherent desire for people to be truthful and to seek true direction.
The book has an appeal for everyone. Everyone is in some way a leader. This book is most assuredly one for anyone.
During a recent hospitalization my surgeon told me the title of the book he was reading .He said it was "fascinating" . He said he gets up at 5:45a.m. to read a portion each morning.
When I was home and able to get to the computer I ordered it.
It is broken down into segments. It can be used as a periodic but ongoing exercise to improve one's lifestyle. It can confirm, correct and/or inspire.
My overall impression was - being a good example is "powerful", contrary to- being "powerful" is a good example.
As soon as my son returns the book- I will read it again. My hairdresser
wanted to borrow it as well.
My doctor was right- it is a fascinating book.
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