Professor Bill George - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 7, 2010
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Time to Transform State's Health Care

By: Bill George

Keywords: Health

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January 7, 2010
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Bezos, Chambers Provide Model for Leaders after Crisis

By: Bill George

Keywords: Leadership

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October 14, 2019
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The CEO's Guide to Retirement

By: Bill George

Some CEOs remain in the role too long, hurting investors, employees, and their own legacy. The author sees a frequent reason for that: CEOs don’t know how to identify the optimal time to retire, and they procrastinate because they can’t imagine what they will do after... View Details

Keywords: CEO; Executive Retirement; Retirement; Decision Making; Planning

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May 16, 2011
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Take a Close Look at the New Generation of Corporate Leaders

By: Bill George

Keywords: Leadership

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November 19, 2011
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Extraordinary Collaboration Can Rebuild Minnesota Miracle

By: Bill George

Keywords: Cooperation; Minnesota

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January 15, 2010
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Revisiting the Rights and Responsibilities of Business

By: Bill George

Keywords: Rights; Business Ventures

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October 8, 2010
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It's Time for Obama 2.0

By: Bill George

Keywords: Government and Politics; Web

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January 26, 2010
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An Agenda Disrupted: Obama after Year One

By: Bill George

Keywords: Disruption; Government and Politics

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February 24, 2009
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Seven Lessons for Leading in Crisis

By: Bill George

Keywords: Leadership; Crisis Management

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October 30, 2006
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Truly Authentic Leadership

By: Bill George

Keywords: Leadership

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November 2003
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Restoring Trust at the NYSE

By: Bill George

Keywords: Trust; Stocks

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08 Mar 2016
Research & Ideas

Solving an Economic Mystery Surrounding Argentina and Chile

unique perspective: the eyes of entrepreneurs and business firms. Jones and Lluch contribute a final chapter, “Argentine and Chilean Business in the Second Global Economy.” A couple dances on the streets of Buenos Aires. Source: Jorge Dalmau / CC 2.0 We asked Jones,... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

08 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 8

the labor market but do not result in weaker political preferences for redistribution. August 2013 Harvard Business Review 15 Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer By: Malhotra, Deepak Abstract—The author, a professor of negotiation at... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

22 Apr 2013
Research & Ideas

Earth Day: Recent Research on Sustainability

environment. HBS Cases: Who Controls Water?In a recent field study seminar, Professor Forest L. Reinhardt discussed the case "Woolf Farming & Processing," which illustrates how access to water—a basic building block of... View Details

April 2011
Case

Daniel Kim's Dilemma (A)

By: Bill George and Natalie Kindred

Daniel Kim was considering "blowing the whistle" on his friend, the CEO of a fast-growing startup where Kim had spent most of his professional career. When Kim joined the company, called Cardio-Metric, in 2002, it consisted of seven young engineers (including its two... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Fairness; Corporate Accountability; Emotions; Behavior; Leadership Style; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Disclosure

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02 Jan 2008
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Most Popular Stories 2007

tells readers how to analyze the development of these areas in the future. Read our Q&A and book excerpt. Podcast: The Authentic Leader The best leaders are not the "follow me over the hill" type, says Professor View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

April 2011
Supplement

Daniel Kim's Dilemma (B)

By: Bill George and Natalie Kindred

Daniel Kim was considering "blowing the whistle" on his friend, the CEO of a fast-growing startup where Kim had spent most of his professional career. When Kim joined the company, called Cardio-Metric, in 2002, it consisted of seven young engineers (including its two... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Venture Capital; Revenue; Governance Controls; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Style; Personal Development and Career; Problems and Challenges; Behavior

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22 Aug 2005
Research & Ideas

Balancing the Future Against Today’s Needs

Bill George, now a professor of management practice at Harvard Business School. "Innovators need to be able to try things out, fail, correct them, and then bring them back into the organization."... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Michelman

01 Sep 2003
What Do You Think?

To Whom Should Boards be Accountable?

approach of Ian Taylor's board been more acceptable? Are long- and short-term interests of shareholders synonymous at the moment of truth of the sale of an entity they own? What do you think? Original Article In his newly published book, Authentic Leadership, View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

March 2013 (Revised May 2013)
Case

Omar Ishrak: Building Medtronic Globally

By: Bill George and Natalie Kindred

Omar Ishrak, Medtronic's first non-American CEO, aims to reinvigorate the medical device maker's growth by focusing on emerging markets, therapy innovation, and creative business models. In 2012, budget constraints in mature economies, the lack of new medical therapies... View Details