Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value
Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value
Part memoir, part social commentary, part company
case study, "Authentic Leadership" is Bill George's wide angle take on,
and prescription for, the current state of corporate leadership.
George, lauded former CEO of the medical technology company Medtronic (who tells us that he fantasized about becoming a big company CEO when he was a *teenager*), clearly has stepped back and reflected on what's wrong with modern corporate leadership. With ample examples from his own career, anecdotes from apparent elbow-rubbing with other top execs, along with a smattering of bits from contemporary business books and articles, Bill George serves up many thought-provoking perspectives worth reading and heeding, especially for top leaders of enterprises--and those who earnestly aspire to such rare roles.
To his credit, George doesn't claim any breakthrough, cutting-edge management panaceas. The subtitle of the book discloses George's interest in solid if out of fashion ideas, proclaiming a focus on "Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value." And the book mostly makes good on that promise.
Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value

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