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.
