WOBI on Authentic Leadership

A visionary leadership thinker and practitioner, Bill George is the former chair & CEO of Medtronic and an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School (HBS). He is the author of mind-opening books such as 7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis and Authentic Leadership. In his last title, True North: Emerging Leaders edition, he challenges emerging leaders to lead their organizations authentically through never-ending crises.

As CEO of Medtronic, one of the world’s leading technology and medical device companies, the company’s market capitalization grew from $1.1 billion to $60 billion, averaging 35 percent growth per year. He has been on the board of directors of well-known companies such as Goldman Sachs, Target, The Mayo Clinic, Novartis, ExxonMobil and World Economic Forum USA, and has served in the U.S. Department of Defense.

George received the 2014 Bower Award for Business Leadership and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2012. Also, he has been named one of the Top 25 Business Leaders of the Past 25 Years by PBS, Executive of the Year by Academy of Management, and Director of the Year by National Association of Corporate Directors.

Learning Objectives

• Create your own Personal Leadership Development Plan by defining your values, understanding your motivations and building a support team
• Find your leadership purpose to make a positive difference in your company
• Discover the necessary coaching skills to inspire your team and become a leader of leaders