Finding Your True North : A Personal Guide

by George, Bill; McLean, Andrew; Craig, Nick

• ISBN13: 9780470261361
• ISBN10: 0470261366
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-06-16
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

Based on Bill George's bestselling book True North, this personal guide offers leaders a comprehensive method for identifying their unique "True North." The book offers methods for personal reflection and includes targeted exercises that help leaders hone in on the purpose of their leadership and developing their authentic leadership skills.

Author Biography

Bill George is professor of management practice at the Harvard Business School and former chairman and CEO of Medtronic, the world's leading medical technology company. He is the author of the Business Week bestselling books Authentic Leadership and True North.

Andrew McLean, PhD, has coauthored case studies and articles with Bill George and was the research director for True North. He brings his experience developing higher education programs based on the True North approach.

Nick Craig offers expertise in developing and delivering the True North approach with Fortune 500 corporate leadership programs and in his work coaching executives with the Distributed Leadership Model at MIT Sloan School.

Table of Contents

Table of Exercises	p. ix
Preface: Why a Personal Guide to True North?	p. xiii
Introduction: Why Authentic Leadership Development?	p. xix
Examine Your Leadership Journey	p. 1
What Is Your Life Story?	p. 3
Why Leaders Lose Their Way	p. 17
Leadership Development in the Crucible	p. 35
Discover Your Authentic Leadership	p. 47
Build Your Self-Awareness	p. 49
Live Your Values	p. 65
Find the Sweet Spot of Your Motivated Capabilities	p. 79
Build Your Support Team	p. 95
Integrate Your Life	p. 111
Put Your Authentic Leadership into Action	p. 123
Lead with Purpose	p. 125
Empower Others to Lead	p. 133
Optimize Your Leadership Effectiveness	p. 147
Create Your Personal Leadership Development Plan	p. 161
Afterword	p. 177
Appendixes
Ways to Use This Guide	p. 179
Form a Leadership Discussion Group	p. 183
Course Syllabus for Authentic Leadership Development	p. 187
About the Authors	p. 195
How to Deepen Your Journey as an Authentic Leader	p. 199
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