The Good Leader
On May 20, 2021, Glen Nelson Center presented The Good Leader featuring Best Buy CEO Corie Barry. This digital event focused on Barry’s leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and how she continues to steer Best Buy through one of the greatest challenges in its 46-year history.
Harvard Business School Senior Fellow, Bill George, joined Corie on stage in a far-ranging conversation about the qualities that make a good leader and how leaders can confront crisis, lead through uncertainty, and build a more resilient culture.Corie and Bill were also joined remotely by other local and national leaders to share their experiences leading through the pandemic and visions for a post-pandemic future.
The Good Leader was produced by Glen Nelson Center and generously sponsored by the George Family Foundation, St. Catherine University, Best Buy and the Carlson Family Foundation.
The Good Leader
with Omar Ishrak and Bill George
September 24, 2020 - Our 2020 Good Leader digital event celebrated Omar Ishrak’s decades of leadership as he transitioned to his new role as executive chairman at Medtronic. Bill George and Omar Ishrak were joined on stage (virtually) by a diverse and accomplished group of 22 leaders from throughout the Twin Cities community to explore the qualities that make a good leader and how they have learned to work better, lead better, and live better lives.
Geoff Martha, the new Medtronic CEO, also joined the two former CEOs to discuss the future of leadership and ways to navigate accelerating technological and societal change while building a more open, diverse, and equitable workplace.
The Good Leader was produced by Glen Nelson Center and generously supported by Verizon, the George Family Foundation, the Carlson Family Foundation, Medtronic, and the Medtronic Foundation.