Boss Class: Emma Walmsley interview
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The Economist
4.4 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2025
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
In 2017 Emma Walmsley became the most powerful woman in corporate Britain. The boss of the drugmaker GSK says leadership is about clearly communicating the what, why and how of your company, and aligning your employees’ incentives accordingly.
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| 0:00.0 | Boss Class Season 2 starts on May the 12th. |
| 0:04.2 | Until then, we're making every episode in this first season of Boss Class available for free. |
| 0:10.5 | So share it with your friends and colleagues, and maybe even your boss. |
| 0:15.2 | To hear the new season, you and they will need to subscribe. |
| 0:20.4 | Search Economist Podcasts, for our best offer. |
| 0:25.0 | Ireland's workforce tops the world rankings for flexibility and adaptability. |
| 0:29.6 | Quality is critical to any company driven by innovation and vision. |
| 0:33.8 | It's just one of the reasons 1,800 international businesses, including 14 of the top 15 US technology companies, have established a base here. |
| 0:43.1 | IDA Ireland, the National Investment Development Agency, partners with you connecting your business to unique opportunities. |
| 0:51.0 | Learn more at IDA Ireland.com. |
| 0:55.1 | This episode of Boss Class is supported by IDA Ireland. |
| 0:59.9 | With the highest share of STEM graduates per capita in the EU, |
| 1:03.3 | IDA Ireland can help source the skills you need to internationalise and thrive. |
| 1:07.9 | Visit IDAIreland.com to learn more. |
| 1:15.8 | The Economist Three things happen when you get promoted into a really big management role. |
| 1:22.9 | First, the decisions you have to make get harder. |
| 1:26.9 | Second, you've got to find a way to coordinate the |
| 1:29.7 | activities of lots more people. Third, you get invites to appear on truly excellent management |
| 1:36.3 | podcasts. I'm Andrew Palmer, from The Economist, this is Boss Class. |
| 1:45.0 | In our second bonus episode, we bring you highlights from my conversation with Emma Walmsley. |
| 1:51.0 | In 2017, Walmsley became the CEO of the pharmaceutical giant G.S. |
| 1:57.0 | We spoke in our studio in London about the systems she has for making the right calls |
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