The Stockdale Paradox - You Can't Control How People Feel

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In a crisis like we're in now, it's not to be able to big titles to step up. Who can handle it? In Goldman Sachs, we had Lloyd Blankstein stepped up brilliantly as to Jamie Diamond during the crisis. One of them stepped up and really became Lloyd's pot partner and did every the other one would not come into the office. He was so traumatized. And he just disappeared on off on his own. This is where I think Jim Collins actually hit it dead on with the Stockdale paradox: You need something to look forward to and some motivation, but also acknowledge the brutal reality.

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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