Re: Who are you?

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Tilghman was born and grew up in Toronto, Canada. She feels that Canada's policies of putting the group before the individual has definitely influenced her. She also mentions that her father made a major impact on her life by supporting women&ap

Question: Who are you?
Bill George: My name is Bill George. Currently I'm Professor of Management Practice at Harvard University Business School.I was born in Muskegon, Michigan.
Question: Where are you from and how has that shaped you?
Bill George: Well being born in the Midwest, I think I adopted some of the Midwestern values that tended to come with the area where I was growing . . . My mother came from a Dutch family--a Dutch immigrant family--and we were very much a part of her family growing up. And I think that became very much a part of me--the values like frugality and integrity, modesty, things like that.
Recorded on: Jul 7 2007

Question: Who are you?
Bill George: My name is Bill George. Currently I'm Professor of Management Practice at Harvard University Business School.I was born in Muskegon, Michigan.
Question: Where are you from and how has that shaped you?
Bill George: Well being born in the Midwest, I think I adopted some of the Midwestern values that tended to come with the area where I was growing . . . My mother came from a Dutch family--a Dutch immigrant family--and we were very much a part of her family growing up. And I think that became very much a part of me--the values like frugality and integrity, modesty, things like that.
Recorded on: Jul 7 2007