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Bill_George

  1. Awesome win for US soccer over Scotland 5-1 (bit.ly/K4nxLq). Klinsman's fast-paced, attacking style paid off. On to Brazil on Wed. about 2 hours ago via web
  2. Note higher rate of forced CEO resignations bet. inside promos & outside hires (econ.st/JGYLu8). Impt to develop leaders from within. 8:21 AM May 26th via web
  3. Attacks on supporters of same sex marriage remind me of attacks on Southern whites who supported civil rights in '60s (nyti.ms/LqLWoZ) 8:14 AM May 26th via web
  4. Thursday/Friday I testified for 2 days in insider trading trial of Rajat Gupta (nyti.ms/JCLxoY) - a relief to be back home for weekend 7:21 AM May 26th via web
  5. Economist offers snapshot of CEO performance & turnover in last decade. ow.ly/b9RHx 12:13 PM May 25th via HootSuite
  6. Micromanaging gets a bad reputation. To lead, you MUST be engaged in details of business. ow.ly/b9RoP 12:10 PM May 25th via HootSuite
  7. Leadership development takes hard work on part of leaders. ow.ly/b9Plm Don’t wait for your company to develop yourself. 11:50 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  8. The formula for a winning company is executives who are team players. ow.ly/b9MNm 11:24 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  9. Companies need to develop creative leaders to manage complexity and achieve alignment. ow.ly/b9L6X 11:04 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  10. HP plans to cut 27,000 jobs by the end of fiscal 2014. ow.ly/b9uh0 Decline continues. Cannot cut your way to prosperity 8:25 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  11. New study by McKinsey shows women leaders tend to be found disproportionally in staff jobs relative to men. ow.ly/b9qkJ 7:54 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  12. Tim Cook is making his mark on Apple, and trying to keep the magic that Steve Jobs brought to the company. ow.ly/b9loN 7:18 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  13. Being too proud to think you might be wrong is a quality that will hinder successful leadership. ow.ly/b9gQG 6:40 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  14. CEOs need hard data in order to measure and improve customer loyalty. ow.ly/b9djr 6:03 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  15. Washington Post highlights the importance of Egypt’s presidential election for freedom, democracy, and open govt. ow.ly/b9baG 5:37 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  16. Innovation is difficult to define, and b-schools are trying different approaches in hopes of creating great leaders. ow.ly/b97XR 4:51 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  17. Scaring employees into doing a better job is not an effective strategy, you need to play to their strengths. ow.ly/b96Wy 4:36 AM May 25th via HootSuite
  18. Signs point to Greece leaving the euro. Time to prepare for departure. ow.ly/b67eH Italy, Spain & Portugal must restore austerity. 7:11 AM May 23rd via HootSuite
  19. Employees are working harder and longer, and many are reaching a breaking point without their company realizing. ow.ly/b61Ml 6:24 AM May 23rd via HootSuite
  20. Coke CEO Muhtar Kent succeeds as a great leader in part because he so highly respects others. ow.ly/b5YN7 5:53 AM May 23rd via HootSuite
  • Name Bill George
  • Location Minneapolis, MN
  • Web http://www.billge...
  • Bio Harvard Business School Professor, former Medtronic CEO, and bestselling leadership author. BGTeam = Research assistants
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