How Did You Learn From the Department of Defense?

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I think sometimes what they're hearing back and what's being fed up is to them is not consistent with what they see on the front line. Someone was just telling me they got back from sort of a frontline tour and they just had a totally different perspective on where things were falling short or why. I always learned to learn from my subordinates. We did exceptionally well, grew greater than 50% for a year for eight years. It was like having a tiger by the tail. And I loved it.

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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