Seven Lessons for Leading in Crisis

Bill George is professor management practice at the Harvard Business School and former chairman and CEO of Medtronic, the world’s leading medical technology company. Under his leadership, Medtronic’s market capitalization grew from $1.1 billion to $60 billion, averaging 35 percent return a year. He is the author of the best-selling books “True North,” “Finding Your True North” and “Authentic Leadership.” He is a board member of Goldman Sachs and Exxon and previously of Target and Novartis. Mr. George has been recognized as “Executive of the Year” by the Academy of Management, “Director of the Year” by the National Association of Corporate Directors, and one of Public Broadcastings “Top 25 Leaders of the Past 25 Years.”