True North by Bill George audiobook

True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership

By Bill George and Peter Sims
Read by Mark Lee Adams

Gildan Media 9781596591509

Unabridged

Format : Library CD (In Stock)
  • 3 Formats: CD
  • 3 Formats: Library CD
  • 3 Formats: MP3 CD

  • ISBN: 9798200561766

  • ISBN: 9798200561759

  • ISBN: 9798200561773

Runtime: 7.89 Hours
Category: Nonfiction/Self-Help
Audience: Adult
Language: English
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Summary

Summary

True North shows how anyone who follows his or her 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 audiobook, 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.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“In True North, Bill George once again provides a roadmap for leadership in the 21st Century. The future belongs to leaders who want to win, without ever losing track of their own values. We live in a day when the best people can work anywhere. They will follow only authenticity—a person who leads with passion and purpose.” —Jeff Immelt, CEO, General Electric
“True North is an awe-inspiring gift to the world. The 125 men and women whose leadership journeys are so beautifully rendered in this book show us that we can have enormous impact without compromising our values—indeed, that we are more successful when we stay true to our ideals. Every aspiring leader (or leader who aspires to become even better) will draw strength and wisdom from this wonderful book.” —Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School professor and bestselling author of Confidence: How Winning Streaks & Losing Streaks Begin & End
“True North is about the power of authentic leadership. Great leaders are defined by a sense of passion and purpose and by a profound desire to make a difference. Anyone can find their own True North, if you care deeply and love what you do. This book is a wonderful roadmap for how to get started on the journey.” —Andrea Jung, chairman and CEO, Avon Products, Inc.
“If you want to move your leadership in the right direction, read True North. Drawing on the personal stories of some of the world’s most effective leaders, the book shows that you become a successful leader when you stay on course with your highest self.” —Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The One Minute Manager® and Leading at a Higher Level

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Author Bio: Bill George

Author Bio: Bill George

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. He is the author of the bestseller 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.

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Author Bio: Peter Sims

Author Bio: Peter Sims

Peter Sims is an entrepreneur and award-winning author. His book Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries grew out of a five-year collaboration with faculty at Stanford’s Institute of Design (the d.school), as well as his previous work in venture capital with Summit Partners, including as part of the team that established Summit’s European Office in London. He was also the coauthor with Bill George of the bestseller True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership, a member of General Electric’s Innovation Advisory Panel, an Innosight Fellow, and cofounder of Fuse Corps, a social venture that places entrepreneurial leaders on year-long grassroots projects with mayors and governors to tackle some of America’s most pressing problems.

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Available Formats : CD, Library CD, MP3 CD
Category: Nonfiction/Self-Help
Runtime: 7.89
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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