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Robert Glaser: Join me as I talk to world-class performers about how they build their capacity and reach greater heights. My guest today, Bill George, is a leading thinker on purpose. He's executive fellow at Harvard Business School, HBS, where he has taught leadership since 2004. And he's also the bestselling author of many books, including Discover Your True North. Our quote for today is from Victor Frankel, life is never made unbearable by circumstance, but only by the lack of meaning and purpose.

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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