True North Leadership
Based on Bill George's Authentic Leadership Course at Harvard Business School
Applications are currently closed for the 2023 program. For more information, please email leadership.center@1440.org.
"True North is one of the most empowering and inspirational experiences of my life." ~ Lisa Pruitt
Associate Dean for Students - College of Engineering, UC Berkeley
This is not a seminar. This is not a retreat or a workshop or anything you might have gone through elsewhere. This program enables you to discover your trusted inner compass, your True North. It may be the most valuable tool any leader can possess. All it takes to find your True North is a few days in the redwoods.
A 5-day leadership program to engage your mind, body, and spirit
True North Leadership is designed to help you become an authentic leader. But it also demands something from you: The openness to mine your life story for insights, uncover your unique gifts and clarify your values, from there you'll discover your True North. The program can reveal some surprising truths — and that can be challenging. But don't worry. Our carefully-curated faculty and teaching fellows will guide you through your journey and share what they've learned with you.You'll learn to:
- Lead with integrity and heart through difficult times
- Understand how your life story and crucibles impact your leadership style
- Be more present, vulnerable and compassionate with yourself and others
- Increase innovation, productivity and well-being using mindful leadership practices
- Energize and unite others around a shared a mission and values
- Live your leadership purpose and help others live theirs
- Stay grounded by integrating all aspects of your life
Do You Know What Your Life and Leadership Are All About?
Leadership starts with being authentic, the genuine you. 1440's True North Leadership is a professional development program designed to help you become the leader you want to be. In the process you will discover your True North - the internal compass that guides you successfully through life.
Who Attends True North
- Mid-Career Professionals
Discover your True North and maximize the impact of your leadership to create positive change. - Emerging Senior Leaders
Enhance your leadership capability to unite others around your organization's mission, vision and values. - Teams and Organizations
Develop empowered leaders at all levels and the possibilities and unlimited!
Program Journey
Part 1: Learn
- Life Story
- Crucibles
- Introspection
Part 2: Embody
- Values
- Sweet Spot
- Purpose
Part 3: Apply
- Integrated Life
- Empowerment
- Leadership Development Plan
- Leading Toward a Better World
Prepare for a unique experience
- Learn together with a diverse group of program participants.
- Get to know our faculty; some of the brightest minds in leadership and mindfulness.
- Attend indoor and outdoor classes, wellness sessions, and small leadership circles
- Practice daily yoga and tai chi to support your health & wellness
- Enjoy the faculty and other participants at breaks and social gatherings.
- Leave prepared to implement your Leadership Development Plan.
- Make new mutually supportive friendships that can last a lifetime.
Learn More About True North Leadership
PACKAGE RATE & TUITION COST
Corporate Package Rate: $2,680 plus tax for all-inclusive accommodations, and $4,000 Tuition
Non-Profit Package Rate: $1,800 plus tax for all-inclusive accommodations, and $2,000 Tuition
Accommodations rate is for four nights and includes a private guest room; all sustainable locally sourced meals prepared and served at Kitchen Table; up to three daily signature classes featuring embodied movement, mindfulness and creative expression activities; access to 1440 Multiversity campus amenities including the fitness center, 4 miles of private forest trails and the outdoor infinity hot tub; and more.
We respect and welcome people of any gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, size, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion to apply.
Admission to the True North Leadership program is by application only. Applications are currently closed for the 2023 program. For more information, please email leadership.center@1440.org.
True North Leadership will be held November 13-17, 2023 at the 1440 Multiversity campus.
Interested in a True North Leadership custom program for your organization? Please contact us here.
See What Attendees Are Saying
"The program gives you the guidelines and the parameters to be able to explore who you are, what you're doing, where you're going in a way that brings in work, life, self-care, the personal experience all wrapped up into one package."
True North Faculty
Bill George
Michelle Maldonado
Michelle Maldonado
Leadership & Organizational Presence, Development & Performance
Scott Kriens
Bill George
Renowned Authority on Authentic, Inspired Leadership
- Bill George is senior fellow at Harvard Business School, where he has taught leadership since 2004. He is author of several books, including the best sellers 7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis, True North, Finding Your True North, and Authentic Leadership. The former chairman and chief executive officer of Medtronic, Bill currently serves as a director of Goldman Sachs and the Mayo Clinic. He has served on boards of prestigious organizations, including ExxonMobil, Novartis, and Target Corporation, and as board chair for Allina Health System and Abbott Northwestern Hospital, among others. Earlier in his career, Bill was a senior executive with Honeywell and Litton Industries and served in the United States Department of Defense.A trustee of the World Economic Forum USA, Bill has been awarded numerous honorary PhDs and awards, including the Bower Award for Business Leadership from the Franklin Institute. He has been named one of Top 25 Business Leaders of the Past 25 Years by PBS; Executive of the Year in 2001 by the Academy of Management; and Director of the Year 2001-02 by the National Association of Corporate Directors. Bill is a CNBC contributor and has made frequent appearances on television and radio.
Michelle Maldonado
Leadership & Organizational Presence, Development & Performance
Michelle is a renowned mindful leadership expert who works with executives and teams worldwide. She has been recognized as "Woman of The Year," "Top Corporate Leader," and among the "12 Powerful Women in the Mindfulness Movement."
As a former corporate/technology attorney turned business leader, Michelle now serves as CEO & Founder of Lucenscia (pronounced loo-SENSE-see-ah) with her heart and work focusing on leadership development at the pivotal intersection of presence, emotional intelligence, mindfulness, unconscious bias, authenticity, and compassion - all nestled on a foundation of neuroscience and taught through an equity lens.
She is a powerful bridge-builder and trusted advisor to leaders across diverse industry sectors, including in her capacity as lead designer and facilitator for the United Nations Foundation-lululemon's international Peace on Purpose Program, leadership development for the U.S. Customs & Border Protection Agency, and faculty and Senior Fellow for the True North Leadership program at 1440. Michelle also serves on the Boards of The Francine LeFrak Foundation Center for Wellbeing at Barnard College, Sojourner's, and the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute.
Michelle's work has been featured in the DQ Institute in association with the World Economic Forum, the United Nations Global Engagement Summit, and Mindful Magazine, as well as the Huff Post, Thrive Global and the meditation apps Wisdom Labs' Wise@Work, Insight Timer, and Breethe. She also recently was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. As a first-year legislator, Michelle was recognized as "Legislator of the Year," and founded the bi-partisan Technology & Innovation Caucus. Michelle lives in Northern Virginia with her family and is a graduate of Barnard College and The George Washington University School of Law.
Scott Kriens
Award-winning Entrepreneur, Co-creator of 1440 Multiversity
- Scott Kriens, chairman and former CEO of Juniper Networks, has been in the technology industry for more than 35 years. In 1996, he cofounded Juniper Networks, growing the company to $4 billion in global sales and more than 10,000 employees in 100+ countries. In 2010, Scott and his wife Joanie launched 1440 Foundation, a grantmaking organization committed to the cultivation of truly real and connected relationships, with self and others, as a basis for living well. The work of the Foundation led Scott and Joanie to launch 1440 Multiversity, a 21st century learning destination in the California redwoods of Santa Cruz County.At his core, Scott is a learner and a builder, committed to finding new ways to tie the world around us to that which is real and powerful within us—whether for the purpose of building teams as a leader in the tech industry or simply as an advocate for the path to living lives of true resonance.
See Bill George on Authentic Leadership
"Authentic leaders align people around a mission and values. Some people say this is the soft side of leadership. I contend this is much harder, much harder than making the numbers."
Looking for more leadership wisdom from Bill George? Read more on the 1440 blog here: Discover Your True North at 1440.
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Location
1440 Multiversity is in the redwoods of Scotts Valley, California, between Santa Cruz and Silicon Valley—within easy reach of San Francisco.
Nearby airports:- Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC): 27 miles
- Oakland International Airport (OAK): 58 miles
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO): 60 miles
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"Sharing my personal stories with all the raw bits, I received compassion, curiosity, and challenge ... and now I take new risks in my life. The Circles are a genuine practice for professional growth."
-Kathleen Kolze, Director HR, Swiss Re
"The program really pushed me to make personal and professional changes, and gave me tactics to do so that align with what I stand for and who I am. It also gave me a turbo boost for courage."
-Zach Sachen
"True North and its innovative approach to leadership was a big hit and we left excited to bring back what we learned to our teams across the globe"
-Jeremy Stover, Global Head of Learning & Development, Ripple