The Leadership Center
Welcome to the True North Leadership Program Page: Information, Syllabus & Pre-Work Assignments
Dear True North Leaders,
We look forward to welcoming you to 1440 Multiversity on Monday, November 13, 2023 between noon and 2:00 p.m. The program journey starts promptly at 3:00 p.m., so please manage your travel plans to be on time accounting for possible travel delays.
- Your welcome letter from your TNL faculty
- Program Syllabus
- Assignments by Session
- Daily Schedule & Campus Information
- Your True North Faculty Team
Assignments by Session
- Monday: Life Story (with Scott Kriens)
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Reading: True North — Emerging Leader Edition, Chapter 1 - Fieldbook Assignment: Complete the exercises in True North Fieldbook — Emerging Leader Edition, Chapter 1
- Activity: Think about your autobiography and write out the chapter titles of your life, then chart them on your Lifeline Chart (see the program syllabus, page 3, for details). Please bring your completed chart to class on Monday.START NOW
- Additional Reading: Starbucks New CEO Brews Coffee at Stores to Prepare for Role (Wall Street Journal)READ NOW
- Watch: Schultz on the Memo and Coming Back (12:30-13:58)WATCH NOW
- Watch: Bernie Saunders Attacks Howard Schultz for Being Anti-Union (0:00-4:00)WATCH NOW
- Watch: Laxman Narsimhan, New CEO of Starbucks Take Professional 'Barista' Training Before Assuming PositionWATCH NOW
- Questions for Consideration: After watching the videos, think about the questions in the program syllabus, page 3START NOW
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- Tuesday: Crucibles (with Bill George)
- Reading: True North — Emerging Leader Edition, Chapters 2 & 3
- Fieldbook Assignment: Complete exercises in True North Fieldbook — Emerging Leader Edition, Chapters 2 & 3
- Watch: First 28 minutes of Ping Fu at GoogleWATCH NOW
- Questions for Consideration: After completing the reading and video, think about the questions in the program syllabus, page 4START NOW
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- Tuesday: Self-Awareness & Introspection (with Michelle Maldonado)
- Reading: True North — Emerging Leader Edition, Chapter 4
- Fieldbook Assignment: Complete the exercises in True North Fieldbook — Emerging Leader Edition, Chapter 4
- Additional Reading: How Satya Nadella's Family Helped Him Become a Successful Leader (The Economic Times)READ NOW
- Additional Reading: McKinsey: Lessons in Leadership and Well-Being (BillGeorge.org)READ NOW
- Additional Reading: Vulnerability Is Power (Huffington Post)READ NOW
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Questions for Consideration: After completing the additional readings, think about the questions in the program syllabus, page 4
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- Wednesday: Values & Sweet Spot (with Bill George)
- Reading: True North — Emerging Leader Edition, Chapters 5 & 6
- Fieldbook Assignment: Complete the exercises in True North Fieldbook — Emerging Leader Edition, Chapters 5 & 6
- Additional Reading: Courageous Leader Triggers a Moral Revolt of CEOs (Harvard Business School)READ NOW
- Additional Reading: Merck CEO Ken Frazier on Death Row Cases & the Corporate Soul (The New York Times)READ NOW
- Additional Reading: Target Pride Backlash Adds to Sales Woes as Cultural Wars Rage in Corporate America (CNBC)READ NOW
- Questions for Consideration: After completing the additional reading, think about the questions in the program syllabus, page 4START NOW
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- Wednesday: Purpose (with Michelle Maldonado)
- Reading: True North — Emerging Leader Edition, Chapter 9
- Fieldbook Assignment: Complete the exercises in True North Fieldbook — Emerging Leader Edition, Chapter 9
- Additional Reading: From Purpose to Impact (Harvard Business Review)READ NOW
- Questions for Consideration: After completing the additional reading, think about the questions in the program syllabus, page 5START NOW
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- Thursday: An Integrated Life as a Moral Leader (with Bill George)
- Reading: True North — Emerging Leader Edition, Chapters 7 & 13
- Fieldbook Assignment: Complete the exercises in True North Fieldbook — Emerging Leader Edition, Chapters 7 & 13
- Additional Reading: We "Leaned In" to Our Marriage - Equally (TIME)READ NOW
- Activity: Examine each area of your life (personal life, family, friendships and community) and describe what is most important to you in each. Write a short essay on how each of these areas contributes to or detracts from your leadership (see the program syllabus, page 5, for details).START NOW
- Questions for Consideration: After completing the reading and assignment, think about the questions in the program syllabus, page 5START NOW
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- Thursday: Energy & Empowerment (with Scott Kriens)
- Reading: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time (Harvard Business Review)READ NOW
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- Friday: Concluding Session — Leading Toward a Better World (Bill George & Scott Kriens)
- What to Expect: In our final session we will meet as a group in the Sanctuary. Each participant will have the opportunity to share what they learned this week — and how they plan to deploy their learning to becoming a better leader and to make this world a better place for everyone.
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- About Leadership Circles
- Participants will be assigned to a small-group Leadership Circle (LC) which meets following each full-group session. LCs enable participants to discuss personal issues in a more intimate group setting and encourage a higher level of openness and reflection than may be possible in the larger group setting. See the program syllabus, page 6.START NOW
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