The challenges we face these days are so great that we cannot rely
entirely on ourselves, our communities, or our organizations to support
us and help us stay on track. We need a small group of people with whom
we can have in-depth discussions and share intimately about the most
important things in our lives--our happiness and sadness, our hopes and
fears, our beliefs and convictions. For the past thirty-five years, Bill
George and Doug Baker have found the answer in what they call True North
Groups.
"At various times," George and Baker write, "a True North Group will
function as a nurturer, a grounding rod, a truth teller, and a mirror.
At other times the group functions as a challenger or an inspirer. When
people are wracked with self-doubts, it helps build their courage and
ability to cope."
Drawing on recent research in psychology and sociology, George and Baker
explain why True North Groups are so critical to helping us develop the
self-awareness, compassion, emotional intelligence, and authenticity
required to be inspired human beings and inspiring leaders. They cover
every detail from choosing members, establishing norms, and dealing with
conflicts to evaluating progress and deciding when it's time to
restructure. True North Groups provides a wealth of practical resources,
including suggested topics for the first twelve meetings, advice on
facilitating groups, techniques to evaluate group satisfaction, and much
more.
For the millions of people who are searching for greater meaning and
intimacy in their lives, this book will help them to grow as leaders and
as people--and to stay on course to their True North.
