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Pfizer’s Straight Talk on Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

Pfizer, the multinational pharmaceutical giant, has become increasingly intentional about shaping its culture. You can see evidence of Pfizer’s commitment in Ian Read’s letter to stakeholders the year after he became CEO: In 2011, we thoroughly explored what our culture is and how it needs to evolve.

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3 Ways to Confront Economic Adversity in 2011

Coaching Tip

In a capitalist democracy, government should not be involved with what we in the private sector do, which is managing time to manage money. Al Weatherhead is the author of The Power Of Adversity and chairman and CEO of Weatherchem, a private manufacturer of plastic closures for food, spice, pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products.

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Adding Too Much Value

Marshall Goldsmith

Garnier, former CEO of the large pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmith Kline, “What did you learn from me when I was your executive coach that helped you the most as a leader?” I asked J.P, “What did you learn about leadership as the CEO?” He was also selected as the World’s Most Influential Leadership Thinker in 2011.

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No Pain, No Gain. Life Lesson on Endurance

QAspire

He was a marketing executive with a large pharmaceutical company when he decided to pursue his calling and start a fitness center. Life Lesson on Endurance Other Links to this Post QAspire Blog - Quality, Management, Leadership & Life! with Phil Gerbyshak Management Craft Nicholas Bate NOOP.NL Don’t Kill It!

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Performance Measurement

Strategy Driven

While you can find numerous books focused on the topic of corporate finance, few offer the type of information managers need to help them make important decisions day in and day out. Examines ways to maintain and grow value through mergers, acquisitions, and portfolio management.

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Why The Best Hospitals Are Managed by Doctors

Harvard Business Review

Doctors were once viewed as ill-prepared for leadership roles because their selection and training led them to become “heroic lone healers.” The emphasis on patient-centered care and efficiency in the delivery of clinical outcomes means that physicians are now being prepared for leadership. ” But this is changing.

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Recommended Resources – An Interview with Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi, authors of The Essential Advantage

Strategy Driven

Those companies that ‘sweat’ their capabilities continuously improve them and sustainably capture the top-line growth in their industries and, ultimately, market leadership. This, in turn, increases the company’s leverage with suppliers and allows it to be extraordinarily efficient in moving inventory and managing working capital.