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Leadership Matters

N2Growth Blog

In the text that follows you’ll hear Sam’s views on leadership, the state of the market, and you’ll be introduced to his retirement ambitions and the future challenges for the boardroom, following his return to Perth, Australia. Sam Walsh: The Rio Tinto business, in relative terms, is the strongest of the Mining Houses.

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Why Multinationals Are Doubling Down on Russia

Harvard Business Review

This worked, because both crises were short-lived (lasting approximately 1-1.5 Multinational leadership teams should instead clarify their long-term objectives in the market – for example, whether they want to focus on maintaining margins or growing market share – and align execution accordingly.

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A Playbook for Making America More Entrepreneurial

Harvard Business Review

But the economic toolbox that works for big companies isn’t the same one that works for small ones. If policymakers hope to be successful in their efforts to promote entrepreneurs and small businesses, they need to know what works – in short, they need a “Playbook” for small business job creation.