Lendlease's first big step on the road to becoming a global power-house started when it decided to shrink.
A decade ago, the 60-year-old company founded by Dutch immigrant Dick Dusseldorp, which had made its name building the Snowy Hydro and the Sydney Opera House, was operating in 40 countries but only four of them were profitable.
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