- ISBN13: 9780787975289
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
In the wake of continuing corporate scandals there have been few, if any, CEOs that have stepped forward as models of “doing things right”—except the former chairman and CEO of Medtronic, Bill George. George has become the unofficial spokesperson for responsible leadership—in business, the media, and academia. In Authentic Leadership Bill George makes the case that we do need new leaders, not just new laws, to bring us out of the current corporate crisis…. More >>
Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value
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#1 by Kevin Hutchison on April 22, 2010 - 1:36 am
Bill George correctly identifies the need for stronger morally grounded leadership in our country. He clearly understands the jaded perspective much of our citizenry views government and big-business.
In the book he begins to address this and discuss his work history at Medtronic. Part autobiography, part societal reformer, part business lesson, as a whole the work does not clearly achieve any single goal. But it fails to do so in a compelling and interesting manner.
Given our current leadership bereft country, Mr. George’s effort is a welcome one. This work rates (*****) for intention, but only (***) for execution.
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by Jayesh Naithani on April 22, 2010 - 2:28 am
This books describes timeless leadership princibles by a man who, as he descibes, has spent his entire life learning and working to become a better leader.
Bill George has written an inspiring book for all who aspire to be good leaders. He states his case for authentic leadership: values centered and performance oriented, using a candid and open style. He writes about his many experiences in a leadership role: as CEO of Medtronic, and with Litton, and Honeywell – describing challenges leaders face and how they deal with them.
Personally, I like to read and understand more leadership – what is being a good, effective leader. This book appeals to me because it seems to confirm what I feel is important about being a good business leader: “Good leaders are people of the highest integrity, true to their core values, with the courage to build enduring organizations to meet the needs of all their stakeholders, and who recogize the importance of their service to society” (Bill George).
I recommend this book to all who wish to understand more about leadership, and what it is to be a good leader.
Rating: 4 / 5
#3 by Rolf Dobelli on April 22, 2010 - 3:18 am
Few companies got more marketing mileage out of their culture than Medtronic. Its former CEO, author Bill George, is proud of his company’s squeaky clean corporate record. Despite all the clichés he may muster, despite his occasional preachiness, perhaps no CEO has written a more lucid or insightful series of reflections on the challenge of managing a corporation in twentieth century America. Read this book and you will learn some obvious lessons and some new ones: that leaders should be honest, that they will be tempted to cut corners in pursuit of short term profits but really ought to resist that temptation, that devotion to customers is at least as important as devotion to shareholders (provided you make your numbers every quarter) and that managers at Enron and WorldCom did the wrong thing, but we can learn a lesson from them. We acknowledge that Bill George may be as close as American executive ranks have come to producing a moral philosopher.
Rating: 4 / 5
#4 by Jayesh Naithani on April 22, 2010 - 5:20 am
This book describes timeless leadership principles by a man who, as he writes, has spent his entire life learning and working to become a better leader.
Bill George has written an inspiring book for all who aspire to be good leaders. He states his case for authentic leadership: values centered and performance oriented, using a candid and open style. He writes about his many experiences in a leadership role: as CEO of Medtronic, and with Litton, and Honeywell – describing challenges leaders face and how they deal with them.
Personally, I like to read and understand more about leadership – what is being a good, effective leader. This book appeals to me because it seems to confirm what I feel is important about being a good business leader: “Good leaders are people of the highest integrity, true to their core values, with the courage to build enduring organizations to meet the needs of all their stakeholders, and who recognize the importance of their service to society” (Bill George, slightly re-written).
I recommend this book to all who wish to understand more about leadership, and what it is to be a good leader.
Rating: 4 / 5
#5 by Robert McCrea, former CEO of a small business on April 22, 2010 - 8:12 am
I have just read Authentic Leadership, by Bill George, former Chairman and CEO of Medtronic, the World’s largest medical device company. In the book, Bill shares his concept of leading with values and integrity in a compelling, instructive and encouraging style. I highly recommend it to all aspiring business leaders, as well as those of us shareholders who seek honest, credible, mission-driven executives in Corporate America.
Rating: 5 / 5