Many businesses in Australia are expanding, either organically or by virtue of being acquired, into global companies putting an increasing demand on our business leaders to learn how to operate in the global ‘space’. Bill George is a Professor of Management Practice at Harvard, ex CEO of Medtronic and has written extensively on authentic leadership. This Harvard Business School article offers some great tips on what you need to do to develop yourself as a global leader, it discusses Bill George’s perspective on the matter.
Another great resource for understanding the complexity of leading and managing in a matrixed global organisation is ‘Making the Matrix Work – How Matrix Managers Engage People and Cut Through Complexity’ by Kevan Hall.