Do you think leaders are just trying to appeal to everyone too broadly? It's hard to get up every day and do something and pretend to be something that you really aren't. I think a lot of people are looking for the adulation or the gratitude of the external world. You know, if you get newspaper write-ups, how much power, how many people you run, nothing to do with your leadership.
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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