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The New New International Economic Order

Harvard Business Review

There is a much more important change in the global distribution of power underway, and the play for leadership of the World Bank signals that emerging markets will be increasingly bold in asserting their views about the management of the global economy. And apparently not in the fight over leadership of the World Bank.

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Are You Driving Too Much Change, Too Fast?

Harvard Business Review

She's outlined a long-term recovery strategy but the congealing critical consensus is that she's simply not moving fast enough. GE's Jack Welch was inordinately fond of emphasizing that his biggest leadership regret was that he didn't move fast enough to make fundamental changes. That's a mug's game.

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What's Wrong With America's Innovation Policies

Harvard Business Review

It isn't producing results in terms of new companies, jobs, or economic growth in general, yet billions more flow into NIH and universities every year. China's brilliant "Fast Follower" innovation policy is generating the biggest transfer of technology in history. global competitiveness. global competitiveness.