

Bill George bekleedde ruim 30 jaar topfuncties in het bedrijfsleven, onder andere bij Medtronic en is nu professor aan de Harvard Business School.
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Gebonden Engels 2015 9781119082941Samenvatting
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.
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Foreword - David Gergen
Introduction
Part 1: Your Journey to Leadership
1. Your Life Story
Lead Story: Howard Schultz, Chair and CEO of Starbucks
2. Losing Your Way
Lead Story: Rajat Gupta, Worldwide Managing Director of McKinsey
3. Crucibles
Lead Story: Daniel Vasella, Chair and CEO of Novartis
Part 2: Developing as an Authentic Leader
4. Self–Awareness
Lead Story: Arianna Huffington, Founder of The Huffington Post
5. Values
Lead Story: David Gergen, Harvard Professor and Presidential Advisor
6. Sweet Spot
Lead Story: Warren Buffett, Founder and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
7. Support Team
Lead Story: Tad Piper, Chair and CEO of Piper Jaffray
8. Integrated Life
Lead Story: John Donahoe, CEO of eBay
Part 3: Your True North Meets the World
9. I to We
Lead Story: Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa
10. Purpose
Lead Story: Ken Frazier, Chair and CEO of Merck
11. Empowerment
Lead Story: Anne Mulcahy, Chair and CEO of Xerox
12. Global Leadership
Lead Story: Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever
Afterword Stakeholders in Society
Lead Story: Jack Ma, Founder of Alibaba
New Leaders Featured in Discover Your True North
Participants from the Original Research for True North
Where Are They Now?
References
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Index
Rubrieken
- Advisering
- Algemeen management
- Coaching en trainen
- Communicatie en media
- Economie
- Financieel management
- Inkoop en logistiek
- Internet en social media
- IT-management / ICT
- Juridisch
- Leiderschap
- Marketing
- Mens en maatschappij
- Non-profit
- Ondernemen
- Organisatiekunde
- Personal finance
- Personeelsmanagement
- Persoonlijke effectiviteit
- Projectmanagement
- Psychologie
- Reclame en verkoop
- Strategisch management
- Verandermanagement
- Werk en loopbaan