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Bill George, former chairman and CEO of Medtronics, currently an executive fellow at Harvard Business School, author, served on countless boards from Golden Sacks and ExxonMobil and Novartis and Target and more.

Bill George, former chairman and CEO of Medtronics, currently an executive fellow at Harvard Business School, author, served on countless boards from Golden Sacks and ExxonMobil and Novartis and Target and more.

You made a massive leap to a different industry. You zoom up the ladder. How did you make that transition?

You made a massive leap to a different industry. You zoom up the ladder. How did you make that transition?

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Bill George, former chairman and CEO of Medtronics, currently an executive fellow at Harvard Business School, author, served on countless boards from Golden Sacks and ExxonMobil and Novartis and Target and more. Bill, I'm so glad to talk to you today because you had a pivotal moment at a young age where your father sparked an idea. Can you take us back in time?

Bill George, former chairman and CEO of Medtronics, currently an executive fellow at Harvard Business School, author, served on countless boards from Golden Sacks and ExxonMobil and Novartis and Target and more. Bill, I'm so glad to talk to you today because you had a pivotal moment at a young age where your father sparked an idea. Can you take us back in time?

So first of all, what made you try again and again and again? Because again, most people would not try six times. They got a rejection the first time and they'll say, well, it's not for me. Leadership is not it. I will just do whatever, something else. What made you continue?

So first of all, what made you try again and again and again? Because again, most people would not try six times. They got a rejection the first time and they'll say, well, it's not for me. Leadership is not it. I will just do whatever, something else. What made you continue?

That's incredible because you're absolutely right. And I love that you're saying to get into the arena. And I think also John Maxwell always says that your success will be capped by your leadership lead. And I think that just, it's exactly what you're saying. So you're getting this feedback of you're moving too fast. People can't catch on.

That's incredible because you're absolutely right. And I love that you're saying to get into the arena. And I think also John Maxwell always says that your success will be capped by your leadership lead. And I think that just, it's exactly what you're saying. So you're getting this feedback of you're moving too fast. People can't catch on.

What are the things that shift for you to suddenly start taking more leadership roles, you think?

What are the things that shift for you to suddenly start taking more leadership roles, you think?

By the way, me too. How rare is that? Anyway, that's so cool. Okay.

By the way, me too. How rare is that? Anyway, that's so cool. Okay.

That's incredible, Bill. And I think a lot of that adaptability and learning fast and making those connections is just so fundamental. But I want to take you maybe to a harder time in your life, if that's okay. You lose two very impactful people in your life, your mom and your fiance. Can you take us there for a second and what those strategies shaped your thinking?

That's incredible, Bill. And I think a lot of that adaptability and learning fast and making those connections is just so fundamental. But I want to take you maybe to a harder time in your life, if that's okay. You lose two very impactful people in your life, your mom and your fiance. Can you take us there for a second and what those strategies shaped your thinking?

First of all, thank you for sharing that. It feels like such a big slap in the face. I know that losing my mom created a little bit of almost like life is so short. What am I doing? Why am I compromising? Why am I not going all in? Like it created a little bit of sense of urgency. Did that create a little bit of a perspective?

First of all, thank you for sharing that. It feels like such a big slap in the face. I know that losing my mom created a little bit of almost like life is so short. What am I doing? Why am I compromising? Why am I not going all in? Like it created a little bit of sense of urgency. Did that create a little bit of a perspective?