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  • 16 Jul 2024
  • Op-Ed

Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty

they realize the disparity between the CEO’s chosen direction and their expectations, which can lead to a permanent breach. When Omar Ishrak became the first outsider CEO of Medtronic in 2011, the board gave him a clear mandate: to revive... View Details
Keywords: by Bill George
  • 04 Nov 2008
  • First Look

First Look: November 4, 2008

trends in the market, the case prompts students to examine the future adoption of drug-eluting stents as well as to consider the potential marketing actions to be taken by Medtronic for ENDEAVOR—a newly approved stent that will hit the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 30 Jan 2007
  • First Look

First Look: January 30, 2007

in business, Bill George—the highly respected former CEO of Medtronic and current Harvard Business School professor—describes how anyone can become an authentic leader. In this leadership tour de force, George presents many surprising... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 10 Apr 2007
  • First Look

First Look: April 10, 2007

change in the composition of its board. Now the Medtronic directors must evaluate how the board has changed, how it will continue to change, and how it should prepare for the future. Purchase this case:... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • 04 Apr 2019
  • Cold Call Podcast

Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?

That’s a good thing. It protects the public, just like Medtronic had to get FDA approval on every product that helps protect the public. I think it's time to have a regulation, a sound regulation, about use of [personal] information. The... View Details
  • 14 Nov 2006
  • First Look

First Look: November 14, 2006

cluster-building efforts through cooperation across firms in a disadvantaged area. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=707004 Medtronic Vision 2010 Harvard Business School Case 807-051... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne