Discover Your True North - Hardcover

George, Bill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1119082943 ISBN 13: 9781119082941

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2015

Synopsis

“One of the 25 Best Leadership Books of All-Time.” – Soundview

The Leadership Classic, Discover Your True North, expanded for today's leaders

Discover Your True North is the best-selling leadership classic that enables you to become an authentic leader by discovering your True North. Originally based on first-person interviews with 125 leaders, this book instantly became a must-read business classic when it was introduced in 2007. Now expanded and updated to introduce 48 new leaders and new learning about authentic global leaders, this revisited classic includes more diverse, global, and contemporary leaders of all ages. New case studies include Warren Buffett, Indra Nooyi, Arianna Huffington, Jack Ma, Paul Polman, Mike Bloomberg, Mark Zuckerberg, and many others. Alongside these studies, former Medtronic CEO Bill George continues to share his personal stories and his wisdom by describing how you can become the leader you want to be, with helpful exercises included throughout the book.

Being a leader is about much more than title and management skills—it's fundamentally a question of who we are as human beings. Discover Your True North offers a concrete and comprehensive program for becoming an authentic leader, and shows how to chart your path to leadership success.

Once you discover the purpose of your leadership, you'll find the true leader inside you. This book shows you how to use your natural leadership abilities to inspire and empower others to excellence in today's complex global world. Discover Your True North enables you to become the leader you were born to be, and stay on track of your True North.

About this title

About the Author

BILL GEORGE, former CEO of Medtronic, is a Senior Fellow at Harvard Business School (HBS), where he teaches leadership in executive education programs. He was professor of management practice from 2004 to 2014. He is the author of four bestselling books: Authentic Leadership, True North, Finding Your True North, and 7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis, and coauthor of True North Groups with Doug Baker. He serves on the boards of Goldman Sachs, Mayo Clinic, and World Economic Forum, and has served on the board of ExxonMobil, Novartis, and Target.

Start your own journey to discover your True North at www.DiscoverYourTrueNorth.org.

From the Back Cover

"Discover Your True North bids to be a classic, standing alongside The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker and Becoming a Leader by Warren Bennis. I salute Bill on his best book."
—Foreword by David Gergen

"This is the most robust and practical leadership book I have ever read, period. Bill George, one of the most admired leaders of our time, packs several lifetimes of wisdom into one quick and compelling read."
–Tom Rath, author of Strengths Finder and Are You Fully Charged?

"In Discover Your True North, Bill George captures the practice and value of skilled and motivated authentic leaders working together on a strategy and a plan to deliver a compelling vision. It's a must-read! Thank you, Bill!!"
–Alan Mulally, former CEO of Ford Motor

"This book is the gold standard for people of all ages who want to learn the art of authentic leadership. Bill's practical exercises give us the tools to identify and develop our own leadership qualities."
–Arianna Huffington, founder of The Huffington Post

"We need courageous and authentic leaders at all levels. Discover Your True North is an essential companion for anyone who aspires to make a positive difference in a world where trust and authenticity are the defining characteristics of great leaders."
–Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever

"Bill George tells the stories of leaders united by one belief: You can't deliver value unless you anchor yourself in values. Bill does a masterful job showing anyone on the journey of leadership what it takes to discover your own True North."
–Indra Nooyi, CEO of PepsiCo

"Bill George shares his gift for finding a moral rudder in life. Anyone in a leadership position of any kind will benefit enormously from Bill's practical and deep wisdom in Discover Your True North."
–Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence and A Force for Good: The Dalai Lama's Vision for Our World

From the Inside Flap

This leadership classic enables you to discover your True North, the internal compass that guides you successfully through life. When you follow your True North, you can unlock your full potential as a leader and human being.

Discover Your True North offers a concrete and comprehensive guide for becoming an authentic leader, and reveals how you can chart your path to success. As you embark on this journey, you'll encounter first-hand stories of 101 leaders across the globe and learn how they discovered their True North. Among them are the poignant and revealing stories of Warren Buffett, Howard Shultz, Paul Polman, Indra Nooyi, Arianna Huffington, Jack Ma, Michael Bloomberg, and Mark Zuckerberg, along with some who lost their way like Rajat Gupta and Lance Armstrong.

Once you discover the purpose of your leadership, you'll find the true leader inside you, enabling you to inspire and empower others as authentic leaders. Discover Your True North helps you to stay on track of your True North in today's complex global world by:

• Cultivating self-awareness
• Defining your values
• Finding the "sweet spots" of your motivated capabilities
• Building your support team and leading an integrated life
• Making the journey from "I" to "We" as an empowering leader
• Becoming a global leader

When you discover your True North, you will make a difference in the world and leave a lasting legacy.

Discover Your True North is an expanded and updated edition of True North, which became a must-read business classic when it was introduced in 2007. Bill George's latest book contains more than 60 percent new content, including profiles of 101 authentic leaders, and exercises after each chapter that enable you to become the leader you want to be.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119082943
• ISBN 13: 9781119082941
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 320