Discover Your True North Quotes

“Leaders with principles are less likely to get bullied or pushed around because they can draw clear lines in the sand…The softest pillow is a clear conscience. —Narayana Murthy, founder and CEO, Infosys”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“Failure is not the opposite of success. It's a stepping stone to success.”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“You must have the courage to follow an unconventional path.”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“You need to be who you are, not try to emulate somebody else.”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“Your life story defines your leadership.”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“Rather than be the powerful out-front leader, she was quietly leading from behind by encouraging individual members of this peer network to step up and lead.”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“Money is very seductive…However much you say that you will not fall into the trap of it, you do fall into the trap of it. —Rajat Gupta, former worldwide managing director, McKinsey”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“You only go around once, and you've got to grab for all the gusto you can.”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“Diversity of skills is an important element of any effective team.”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“the hardest person you will ever have to lead is yourself.”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“Don't worry about the challenges. Embrace them. Go through them even if they hurt. Tell yourself, there is something to be learned from this experience. You may not fully understand it now, but you will later. It's all part of life, and life is a process of learning. Every challenging experience develops your core of inner strength, which gets you through those storms. Nothing worth doing in life is going to be easy.”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“We begin life on a linear path where success is based on clear targets. Life gets complicated when the targets aren't clear, and you have to set your own. By rubbing up against the world, you get to know yourself. Either do that, or you're going to spend your life serving the interests and expectations of others.”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“The difference with authentic leaders lies in the way they frame their stories.”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“engender trust and develop genuine connections with others.”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“the hardest person you will ever have to lead is yourself”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“The hierarchical, directive leadership style so prevalent in the past century is fading fast in favor of today's collaborative leaders, who”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“Can you recall a time when you felt most intensely alive and could say with confidence, “ This is the real me ”?”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“It requires courage and resolve to resist the constant pressures and expectations confronting you and to take corrective action when necessary.”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“Instead of putting a firm hand on the wheel, many leaders seem unable to steer toward safe ports in the storm.”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“Leaders are made rather than born.”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“Authentic leaders, such as Mulcahy, recognize the collective power of an empowered team far exceeds that of any single individual, and they rally teams around a common cause.”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“The world will shape you if you let it. To live the life you desire, you must make conscious choices. —John Donahoe, CEO, eBay”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North

“I get to do what I like to do every single day of the year. I tap-dance to work, and when I get there, I think I'm supposed to lie on my back and paint the ceiling. It's tremendous fun. —Warren Buffett, CEO, Berkshire Hathaway”
― Bill George, Discover Your True North