“My job as a leader is to empower you.”

Yet another great insight from former Medtronic CEO, Bill George. Just one of more observations from our ongoing conversation with Bill on leadership and social media.

In this video, Bill responds to, “Does ‘Command and Control’ work in the age of social media?” and “How do you organize your employees in the age of social media?’”

A few weeks ago we sat down with former Medtronic CEO Bill George to discuss leadership in the age of social media. This conversation resulted in a series of videos we’ve been editing.

This is the third installment—Bill’s response to question #03: “Should corporate leaders approach social media as a team sport or go it alone?”

Bill offers many great insights here on the necessity of a multi-generational, team-oriented approach to leading through social media.

Enjoy.

Here’s our second segment with former Medtronic CEO Bill George. The question this time, in our ongoing conversation around leadership and social media is, “How do you coach corporate leaders with regards to social media?” It’s an interesting subject, demanding responses to time, personality and corporate culture. Bill responds with many useful insights, including, “We need to see this (social media) as mastering all kinds of ways to motivate people…and having them motivate you.”

In early October, former Medtronic CEO Bill George stopped by Hello Viking to discuss leadership in the age of social media. What fun!

We had a long, engaging conversation across all kinds of topics–which resulted in a series of videos. This is the first: Question #01: “How important is humanity, transparency and authenticity in corporate leadership?”