What Did You Learn From the Worst Leaders?

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I think they learned from watching the politicians. So what you need to do when you're running for student council positions is make false promises, which is what like my son learned in fourth grade. He told everyone he would bring ice cream day back or things that he had no control over and you know, it worked for him. I find some people, one of their driving thing becomes I'm going to do the opposite of whatever he or she did early in their career. Hey, that's a good question. Very perceptive. One of them is don't trust the numbers. Get out and work with your people. Look at the front line during COVID ... They were out working risking

ABOUT BILL GEORGE

Bill George is a celebrated leader who served as Chair and CEO of Medtronic, the world's leading medical technology company. He is an executive fellow at Harvard Business School, where he has taught leadership since 2004, and is the bestselling author of many books, including Discover Your True North. Bill also served as a director at Goldman Sachs, ExxonMobil, Novartis, Target, the Mayo Clinic, and World Economic Forum USA.

In this episode of the Elevate Podcast, Bill joins host Robert Glazer to discuss his leadership career, the importance of purpose-driven leadership, and the challenges Mark Zuckerberg is facing with Meta.

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