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True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership
Written by Bill George and Peter Sims
Narrated by Mark Lee Adams
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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.
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.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAscent Audio
Release dateAug 8, 2011
ISBN9781596598874
Author
Bill George
Bill George is a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School and the former chairman and CEO of Medtronic Inc. He is the author of Authentic Leadership, True North, Finding Your True North, and 7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis.
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Reviews for True North
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18 ratings3 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Oct 6, 2023
Great insights.Authentic leadership stood out for me and self awareness - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Oct 6, 2023
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?" - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Oct 6, 2023
Great insights into authentic leadership and its development. Worth listening to