"The epidemic of social isolation is a grave challenge because research shows close friendships lengthen and enrich our lives and those around us. This book describes an amazing antidote: True North Groups. If you apply its lessons, your life is likely to be changed for the better, and you'll probably live longer. Not many books can promise that!"
--Robert Putnam, Peter and Isabel Malkin Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; coauthor of American Grace; and author of Bowling Alone

"Forming True North Groups is an integral part of the Unilever Leadership Development Programme to prepare our future leaders for an increasingly volatile and uncertain world where the only true differentiation is the quality of leadership of all."
--Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever

"Bill George and Doug Baker have crafted an invaluable guide to finding our inner compass. True North Groups draws a compelling map for self-discovery through telling our stories to a trusted group. When we need authentic leaders more than ever, this book--and the groups it describes--should be part of every leader's development."
--Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence

"This book fills a leadership gap across the life span: the essential anchor of the small support group of peers. The lives of Bill George and Doug Baker bespeak a remarkable convergence of personal growth and professional excellence. They bring lifetimes of wisdom to this practical manual on creating and sustaining small groups. It will surely become a staple for equipping the authentic leaders the 21st century demands."
--Krista Tippett, host of On Being, American Public Media