The Authors
Bill George was chief executive of Medtronic, the world’s leading medical technology company, from 1991 until 2001 and chairman of the board from 1996 to 2002. Under his leadership, Medtronic’s market capitalization grew from $1.1 billion to $60 billion, averaging 35 percent a year. Currently, he is professor of management practice at Harvard Business School and serves on the board of directors of ExxonMobil, Goldman Sachs, and Novartis. He has also served on the board of Target Corporation.
He is the author of the best-selling book Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets of Creating Lasting Value (Jossey-Bass, 2003). He has made frequent appearances on television and radio, including The Today Show, The News Hour with Jim ...
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