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USD Leadership Institute

Former Medtronic CEO Bill George Shares Keys to Becoming an Authentic Leader

Named one of "Top 25 Business Leaders of the Past 25 Years," Bill George was CEO of Medtronic, the world's leading medical technology company, from 1991 until 2001 and chairman of the board from 1996 to 2002. Under his leadership, Medtronic's market capitalization grew from $1.1 billion to $60 billion, averaging 35 percent a year. At his April 27, 2007 keynote at USD, George will focus on how anyone who follows their internal compass can become an authentic leader. Read more...

Profiles in Leadership: How Jeff Wiemann Revived an Ailing San Diego Chapter of the American Red Cross

When 35-year-old Jeff Wiemann joined the San Diego/Imperial Counties chapter of the American Red Cross in June 2003 as chief operations officer and chief financial officer, he had no idea what was in store for him. He had been hired as a key member of a turnaround team to restore the chapter's public image after the Attorney General's office launched an investigation in 2002 alleging misdirected donor contributions and excessive CEO compensation; as well as an internal audit by the national Red Cross office, and a related 60 Minute exposé, all of which jettisoned the chapter into the public eye. Read more...

Leadership Resources

Get off the E-mail Wheel and Into Your Leadership Legacy
By Dr. Vicki Halsey

Are you achieving everything you hope to achieve as a leader? If you or your people are spending 40% of each day on confusing, lengthy e-mail, and consider a lot of that time wasted, efforts toward solving real, urgent personal and professional issues may be diluted. Read more...

How Does an Incomplete Leader Become More Complete?
by David Facer

A review of "In Praise of the Incomplete Leader," Harvard Business Review, February 2007. Read more...

Leading High Performing Teams with Dr. Eunice Parisi-Carew

A free Webinar hosted by The Ken Blanchard Companies on Thursday, March 15, 2007 at 9:00-10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Click here for more information.

 

 

The Ken Blanchard Companies
The Ken Blanchard Companies

Upcoming Events

USD Graduate Programs Information Fair
March 12, 2007 at 5:30pm.


The Executive Leadership Forum
Entrepreneurship & Building a Sustainable Organization a free public event. Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 7:15am



The Servant Leadership Breakfast
True North: Discovering Your Authentic Leadership featuring Bill George
Friday, April 27, 2007 at 7:15am.


FEI Breakfast with Ken Blanchard
Leading at a Higher Level, a private breakfast co-presented by MSEL.
Monday, May 7, 2007 at 7:30am.


Corporate Spotlight: Elite Show Services

At any major event in San Diego, whether being a San Diego Chargers game, the Buick Invitational Golf Tournament with Tiger Woods as an annual favorite, a Padres game, concerts, conventions, or trade shows, professionally-dressed support staff and security personnel may be seen roaming the grounds and greeting guests. These staff members are a part of Elite Show Services, Inc., the largest provider in San Diego of security and other support staff for a wide variety of events and businesses. Read more...

Cracking the Books

Designing and Executing Organizational Strategy will be the topic explored by Cohort 7 under the guidance of Dr. Stephen Standifird and Mike Richardson. Execution is the essence of all great strategies. As such, executive participants focus on developing execution excellence and the breakthrough thinking and leadership foundations which that requires. Read more...

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