Bill George (Manager)
William "Bill" W. George (born September 14, 1942 ) is an American manager and best-selling author . He was CEO of Medtronic and is Professor of Management Practices at Harvard Business School (HBS).
Life
George studied industrial engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science) and Harvard University (MBA). He then worked for the United States Department of Defense as well as Honeywell International and Litton Industries. In 1989 he went to Medtronic; In 1991 he became CEO and in 1996 Chairman of the Board. He currently serves on the boards of directors of Exxon Mobil , Mayo Clinic and Goldman Sachs ; previously at Novartis and Target Corporation . He is also a member of the Boards of Trustees of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace , the World Economic Forum and the Guthrie Theater . From 2002 to 2003 he was professor at the International Institute for Management Development and at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne as well as executive-in-residence at Yale University . In 2004 he became Professor of Management Practice at Harvard Business School. He writes u. a. for the Wall Street Journal , Business Week , Fortune, and the Harvard Business Review . George is a member of the National Academy of Engineering . According to PBS (2012) he is one of the Top 25 Business Leaders of the Past 25 Years . The Academy of Management (AOM) named him Executive of the Year-2001 and the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) named him Director of the Year-2001-02 . He holds honorary degrees from Georgia Tech, Bryant University, and the University of St. Thomas .
Fonts
- 2003: Authentic Leadership
- 2007: True North
- 2008: Finding Your True North
- 2009: 7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis
- 2011: True North Groups
Web links
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| SURNAME | George, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | George, William W. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American manager, author and professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 14, 1942 |