True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership

Written by Bill George and Peter Sims

Narrated by Mark Lee Adams

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ascent Audio
• Release date: Aug 8, 2011
• ISBN: 9781596598874

Bill George

Bill George was born in Glens Falls, New York. He received his undergraduate degree from Ithaca College and holds master's degrees from the Ohio State University and the State University of New York at Albany. George is a member of the Ithaca College and the Glens Falls High School Athletic Halls of Fame. Prior to entering the coaching field, George spent three years as a special education teacher in Upstate New York.George served as an assistant football coach to Jim Butterfield at Ithaca, as well as at Princeton (1984) and the United States Military Academy Preparatory School (1987-89), and as a graduate assistant at Ohio State (1985-86). George retired in 2020 following twenty-one seasons as the head football coach at the US Coast Guard Academy.George resides in Salem, Connecticut, with his wife, Nancy, and daughter, Lila.

Reviews for True North

[Gladys · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great insights.Authentic leadership stood out for me and self awareness

[jpsnow · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Great book - lots of stories all centered around 5 keys to an internal compass: Knowing your authentic self, Defining your values and leadership principles, Understanding your motivations, Building your support team, and Staying grounded by integrating all aspects of your life. "If not me, then who? If not now, then when?"

[iamBright · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Great insights into authentic leadership and its development. Worth listening to