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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 Sunday, October 30, 2022 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.

 
We will spend the week together in intense learning experiences that are intended to help you become more outstanding leaders. The program will be based on Bill George's book, True North, Emerging Leader Edition. Program topics include your life story; your greatest crucible; your self-awareness and emotional intelligence; your values; the purpose of your leadership; and how to take it out into the world and do it!
 
On this web page you'll find:
  • Your welcome letter from your TNL faculty
  • Program Syllabus
  • Assignments by Session
  • Daily Schedule & Campus Information
 
It's imperative to complete all the assignments. Give yourself ample time to complete the work; it will enhance not only your program experience but that of your fellow participants, too.
 
Please contact Julie McKay with any questions you have at julie.mckay@1440.org.
 
- Your True North Faculty Team
Read Your Welcome Letter From True North Faculty

Assignments by Session

  • Session 1: Life Stories
    • Reading: Emerging Leader Edition of True North: Introduction and Chapter 1
    • Fieldbook Assignment
      Fieldbook Assignment: Read in The Discover Your True North Fieldbook: Preface, Introduction and Chapter 1 and Appendix A & B. Complete exercises in Chapter 1.  
    • Activity
      Activity: Think about your autobiography and write out the chapter titles of your life, then chart them on your Lifeline Chart (see the Sunday syllabus, page 2, for details). Please bring your completed chart to class on Sunday. 
      START NOW
    • Watch
      Watch: These Lessons Took Howard Schultz from Starbucks CEO to the Presidential Race
      WATCH NOW
  • Session 2: Crucibles
    • Reading
      Reading: Emerging Leader Edition of True North, Chapters 2 & 3 and pages 103-104 (Frazier) and 163-166 (Mandela)
    • Fieldbook Assignment
      Fieldbook Assignment: Complete exercises in The Discover Your True North Fieldbook, Chapters 2 & 3
    • Watch
      Watch: First 28 minutes of Ping Fu at Google
      WATCH NOW
    • Additional Reading
      Additional Reading: A Courageous Leader Triggers a Moral Revolt of CEOs (Harvard Business School)
      READ NOW
    • Additional Reading
      Additional Reading: Merck CEO Ken Frazier on Death Row Cases & the Corporate Soul (The New York Times)
      READ NOW
  • Session 3: Introspection
    • Reading
      Reading: Emerging Leader Edition of True North, Chapter 4  
    • Fieldbook Assignment
      Fieldbook Assignment: Complete the exercises in The Discover Your True North Fieldbook, Chapter 4
    • Read
      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
      Additional Reading: Vulnerability Is Power (Huffington Post)
      READ NOW
  • Session 4: Values
    • Reading
      Reading: Emerging Leader Edition of True North, Chapter 5
    • Fieldbook Assignment
      Fieldbook Assignment: Complete the exercises in The Discover Your True North Fieldbook, Chapter 5
    • Additional Reading
      Additional Reading: Reinventing the Command: General Janet Wolfenbarger's Values Based Leadership Drives Change at the United States Air Force (Harvard Kennedy School)
      READ NOW
    • Watch
      Watch: U.S. Air Force Retired General Janet Wolfenbarger (U.S. Air Force and Space Force Recruiting)
      WATCH NOW
  • Session 5: Sweet Spot
    • Reading
      Reading: Emerging Leader Edition of True North, Chapter 6 
    • Fieldbook Assignment
      Fieldbook Assignment: The Discover Your True North Fieldbook, Chapter 6 
    • Listen
      Listen: NPR JetBlue Airways: David Neeleman (NPR)
      LISTEN NOW
  • Session 6: Purpose
    • Reading
      Reading: Emerging Leader Edition of True North, Chapters 8 & 9
    • Fieldbook Assignment
      Fieldbook Assignment: The Discover Your True North Fieldbook, Chapter 10
    • Additional Reading
      Additional Reading: From Purpose to Impact (Harvard Business Review)
      READ NOW
  • Session 7: Integrated Life
    • Reading
      Reading: Emerging Leader Edition of True North, Chapter 7 
    • Fieldbook Assignment
      Fieldbook Assignment: Complete the exercises in The Discover Your True North Fieldbook, Chapters 7 & 8  
    • Additional Reading
      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 Thursday syllabus, page 8, for details).
      START NOW
  • Session 8: Empowerment
    • Reading
      Reading: Emerging Leader Edition of True North, Chapter 10 
    • Fieldbook Assignment
      Fieldbook Assignment: Complete the exercises in the PDF edition of Emerging Leader's Guide to True North, Chapter 10 
      READ NOW
    • Additional Reading
      Additional Reading: Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time (Harvard Business Review)
      READ NOW
  • Session 9: The Moral Leader & Leadership Development Plan
    • Reading
      Reading: Emerging Leader Edition of True North, Chapter 10
    • Fieldbook Assignment: Complete the exercises in The Discover Your True North Fieldbook, Chapter 13. 
      READ NOW
    • Activity: As you prepare your PLDP, consider the kind of leader you would like to become in the future, and map out a plan to get there (tomorrow, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 5 years from now), and the intentional learning and experiences needed to meet your goals. Include self-care and how you will incorporate empowering others in your plan.
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