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True North Groups: A Conversation With Bill George

Harvard Business Review

They gave me the encouragement to go back to Medtronic, where I had turned down three times the opportunity to become president and chief operating officer. My 13 years with Medtronic became the most important of my career.

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Why do smart people do dumb things?

Coaching Tip

“EQ has quickly become a global movement that’s helping companies large and small rebuild trust internally to make its employees happier and more productive, which in turn impacts the overall ROI,” said Joshua Freedman, chief operating officer for Six Seconds and the chairman of NexusEQ, a global conference taking place this summer at Harvard. “We

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