Larry WeidelMentor and Coach Empowering Million Dollar Earners

Episode #757 - From Corporate Maverick To Compassionate Leader with Bill George

17 Apr 2024 · 1 min

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Excerpt from a YouTube interview (Episode #757) in which a speaker (Bill George) reflects on leadership lessons learned during three years at Georgia Tech. The speaker emphasizes that leadership is about relationships rather than building a resume, asserts that leaders make the difference for organizations (good leaders build, bad leaders destroy), and cites real-world examples of organizational failures and successes.

Leadership is not about building a resume. It was like I was building a resume instead of a life. It's about relationships. And I had to learn that. And so I worked very hard the next two, three years at Georgia Tech, three years. I learned that and was able to hold a lot of leadership roles. And because I really believe at a deep level, Larry, that leaders make the difference. Bad leaders destroy organizations. We saw this happen to General Lechic, one of the great organizations in the world. We've seen the problems Boeing's having in real time right now because of some things past leaders did. But great leaders built great organizations.