True North, Emerging Leader Edition, 3rd Edition

True North, Emerging Leader Edition, 3rd Edition

by Zach Clayton, Bill George, David Gergen
Released August 2022
Publisher(s): Wiley
ISBN: 9781119886105

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Book description

A Clarion Call to Emerging Leaders: Step Up and Lead Now!

In True North: Emerging Leaders Edition, renowned leadership expert Bill George and Millennial tech entrepreneur Zach Clayton issue the challenge to emerging leaders—from Gen X to Millennials and Gen Z—to lead their organizations authentically through never-ending crises to make this world a better place for everyone.

Emerging leaders do so by discovering their “True North”—who they are—and then finding their “North Star”—their leadership purpose. To navigate today’s complexities, George and Clayton show emerging leaders how to lead with their hearts, not just their heads, with passion, compassion, and moral courage by being true to their values to reach their full potential as they take on great challenges and navigate complex issues.

Harvard professor Bill George, with four best-selling books to his credit including the timeless classic True North, is the former CEO of Medtronic who established authentic leadership in 2003. He teams up with Zach Clayton, an emerging leader still amid his own leadership development journey, to give emerging leaders the definitive guide for leading in today’s complex world.

The Emerging Leader Edition is filled with dramatic stories from successful leaders such as Microsoft’s Satya Nadella and Merck’s Ken Frazier to PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi and General Motors’ Mary Barra, and emerging leaders like OneTrust’s Kabir Barday and Kanbrick’s Tracy Britt Cool of how they overcame great challenges to build highly successful organizations.

The book offers concrete suggestions for:

  • Becoming an authentic leader, equipped to lead inclusively with moral clarity through challenges and crises
  • Cultivating regular introspection to ground yourself with self-awareness, live your values, and use your unique strengths
  • Integrating all aspects of your life—including who you are at home, at work, and in the community
  • Understanding how Millennials are leading more effectively in today’s world
  • Being an inclusive leader prepared to take on fraught issues like stakeholder challenges, racial and sexual equality, and sexual misconduct
  • Knowing when—and how—leaders should speak out on today’s complex public issues

The Emerging Leader Edition of True North is the classic guide for every current and aspiring leader to reach their full, authentic potential.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. True North Series
  6. Foreword
  7. Introduction A Clarion Call to Emerging Leaders
    1. Your True North and North Star
    2. The End of Command‐and‐Control
    3. Authenticity: The Gold Standard for Leaders
    4. Navigating the Emerging Leader Edition
  8. Part One: Discover Yourself
    1. 1 YOUR LIFE STORY
      1. Kabir Barday: A Phoenix Arises from a Hospital Bed
      2. Reframing Your Life Story
      3. Phases of Authentic Leadership
      4. Phase I: Preparing for Leadership
      5. Phase II: Peak Leadership
      6. Phase III: Generativity
      7. Emerging Leader: Zach Clayton's Take
      8. Bill's Take: My Journey to Leadership
      9. Idea in Brief: Your Life Story
    2. 2 CRUCIBLES SHAPE YOUR LEADERSHIP
      1. Ping Fu: Bend but Not Break
      2. Crucibles of Leadership
      3. Posttraumatic Growth
      4. Emerging Leader: Abby Falik
      5. Bill's Take: Coping with Tragedy
      6. Idea in Brief: Crucibles Shape Your Leadership
    3. 3 LEADING WITHOUT TRUE NORTH
      1. Mark Zuckerberg: Leading without a Moral Compass
      2. Why Leaders Lose Their Way
      3. Derailing: Fearing Failure yet Craving Success
      4. Five Archetypes of Derailing
      5. The Loneliness of Leaders
      6. Emerging Leader: Elizabeth Holmes
      7. Bill's Take: My Moral Compass Kept Me in Check
      8. Idea in Brief: Leading without True North
  9. Part Two: Develop Yourself
    1. 4 DEVELOP SELF‐AWARENESS
      1. Satya Nadella: “Know‐It‐Alls” to “Learn‐It‐Alls”
      2. The Journey to Self‐Awareness
      3. Peeling Back the Onion
      4. Developing Self‐Compassion
      5. Emerging Leader: Davis Smith
      6. Bill's Take: Feeling Good in My Skin
      7. Idea in Brief: Develop Self‐Awareness
    2. 5 LIVE YOUR VALUES
      1. Ken Frazier: Demonstrating Moral Courage
      2. Values, Principles, and Ethical Boundaries
      3. Organizational Values
      4. Set Ethical Boundaries
      5. Testing Your Values under Pressure
      6. Emerging Leader: Jonathan Lee Kelly
      7. Bill's Take: Testing My Values
      8. Idea in Brief: Live Your Values
    3. 6 FIND YOUR SWEET SPOT
      1. Warren Buffett Found His Sweet Spot
      2. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations
      3. Recalibrate Your Motivations
      4. Avoid Focus on Extrinsic Motivations
      5. Finding Your Sweet Spot
      6. Success versus Significance
      7. Emerging Leader: Tracy Britt Cool
      8. Bill's Take: Finding My Sweet Spot at 46
      9. Idea in Brief: Find Your Sweet Spot
    4. 7 LEAD AN INTEGRATED LIFE
      1. John Donahoe: Living an Integrated Life
      2. Setting Ground Rules
      3. Managing Dual Careers
      4. Create Well‐Being in Mind, Body, and Spirit
      5. The Flexible Workplace
      6. Emerging Leader: Martha Goldberg Aronson
      7. Bill's Take: Knocking Down Artificial Walls
      8. Idea in Brief: Lead an Integrated Life
  10. Part Three: Lead People
    1. 8 I TO WE
      1. Nelson Mandela: Seeking Reconciliation
      2. Hero's Journey to Leader's Journey
      3. Emerging Leader: Anjali Sud
      4. Bill's Take: My Long Journey from I to We
      5. Idea in Brief: I to We
    2. 9 YOUR NORTH STAR
      1. Hubert Joly: Finding His North Star
      2. Pursuing Your North Star
      3. Align Your Organization around Purpose
      4. Making Purpose Real
      5. Emerging Leader: Rye Barcott
      6. Bill's Take: Aligning My Work and North Star
      7. Idea in Brief: Your North Star
    3. 10 THE LEADER AS COACH
      1. Engaged Leaders Coach Their Team
      2. Mary Barra: Coaching Changes Culture
      3. Care: Build Understanding and Trust
      4. Organize: Get People Playing as a Team
      5. Align: Unite People around a Common Vision
      6. Challenge: Summon People's Best
      7. Help: Solve Problems and Celebrate Success
      8. Coaching at the Right Altitude
      9. Your Leadership Style
      10. Emerging Leader: Robert Reffkin
      11. Bill's Take: Applying the COACH Framework
      12. Idea in Brief: The Leader as Coach
  11. Part Four: Navigate Today's Challenges
    1. 11 INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP
      1. Ursula Burns: Where You Are Is Not Who You Are
      2. George Floyd's Murder Ripped the Bandage Off
      3. Diversity Is Necessary but Not Sufficient
      4. Emerging Leader Profile: Murisiku Raifu
      5. Bill's Take: Time to Act against Discrimination
      6. Idea in Brief: Inclusive Leadership
    2. 12 LEADING IN CRISIS
      1. Indra Nooyi: Performance with Purpose
      2. Leading through Crises
      3. Emerging Leader: Jenn Hyman
      4. Bill's Take: Crisis Is the Real Test for Leaders
      5. Idea in Brief: Leading in Crisis
    3. 13 THE MORAL LEADER
      1. Chip Bergh: Levi's Moral Leader
      2. The New Stakeholder Capitalism
      3. When Should Leaders Take on Public Issues?
      4. Bill's Take: Your Leadership Makes the Difference
      5. Idea in Brief: The Moral Leader
  12. References
    1. Introduction
    2. Chapter 1
    3. Chapter 2
    4. Chapter 3
    5. Chapter 4
    6. Chapter 5
    7. Chapter 6
    8. Chapter 7
    9. Chapter 8
    10. Chapter 9
    11. Chapter 10
    12. Chapter 11
    13. Chapter 12
    14. Chapter 13
  13. About the Authors
  14. Acknowledgments
  15. Index
  16. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: True North, Emerging Leader Edition, 3rd Edition
  • Author(s): Zach Clayton, Bill George, David Gergen
  • Release date: August 2022
  • Publisher(s): Wiley
  • ISBN: 9781119886105