Blogs
Global Leadership: Part II—Clarity Of Mission
In the first part of this blog series, we established that global leaders are citizens of the world—this not beholden to the identity of the…
It’s Not All In The Medicine: The Human Factor Of Drug Development
In the pharmaceutical industry, the odds of successfully bringing a drug compound from discovery, through all phases of development, to submission and ultimately approval are…
Avoiding The Landmines Of Process Redesign
“Be ready to handle twice as much throughput and activity in the next 3 years with roughly the same number of people.” That was the mandate…
Breakthrough Performance: The Future Is Now
When complacency plagues an enterprise, mediocre performance prevails at best and disaster lurks at worst. Just think about the BP oil spill and the allegations of…
Turn An FDA 483 Into Opportunity
For some pharma companies, a 483 from the FDA is the result of an ailing organization, not just a plant with a few problems. We think…
Process Mapping In One Day? Yes!
Ever tried to read an 8-foot-long process map and wondered how much productivity was lost during the creation and if it would really make a…
Eight Ways to Succeed With an Intergenerational Workforce
There are now five generations working together in the corporate world. That’s a huge deal, and, unless you’re between ages 26-40, there’s more of them…
How To Listen Newly in 2021
The world got turned upside down in 2020. The way we work, the way our children are schooled, the way we play. The things we…
When Relying on Knowledge and Experience Has Become a Burden in Facing the Future
Just one year ago, who could predict what we would go through today? An uncontrolled pandemic and its impact on our economy, our quarantined lives,…
Break the “Cycle” of What’s Predictable
Peloton Interactive, the maker of the world’s best-known exercise bike, has seen its stock price nearly triple in 2020, up 196% year to date (at…
The Pitfall for Leaders is Complaining About Having to Lead
How you define leadership sets the boundaries for how effective a leader you can be. Many of us work hard to assume senior roles in…
Cross-Cultural Teams: Are We Really Leveraging Diversity?
Inherited paradigms for managing a business or a team Large organizations have been working with cross-national teams for many years, constituted with a diverse set…