True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership

A 288 page book by Bill George and Peter Sims
Jossey-Bass - 2007

• Authentic leadership depends on your “internal compass.” This is your "True North." It guides you toward who and what you are.
• The true leader inspires others to strive for success to achieve a shared purpose.  
• You cannot become a great leader if you cannot lead yourself.
• True north inevitably directs you to your clear purpose in life – what you can contribute and how others will remember you.
• Great leaders do not operate in a vacuum. No leader ever achieved success alone.
• You will make your greatest contributions when you are enthusiastic about your work.
• Your true north is based on your values and deepest convictions.
• There are no "born" leaders or "instant" leaders. Leadership is not a state of being. It is a journey