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Biotech Boom: Executive Search Strategies in Life Sciences

N2Growth Blog

Additionally, the industry’s highly regulated nature means that executives must have a keen eye for compliance and a strong ability to navigate the ever-changing market dynamics. Most importantly, early and growth-stage organizations need to focus on clearly defining their hiring needs and objectives.

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How to Get Yourself Invited to Important Meetings

Harvard Business Review

” Before making any moves, think objectively about whether you really need to be in that meeting. She was on the legal compliance team at a fast-growing biotechnology company. Is there a shift of power happening in the organization?” Ask yourself: Are you a decision maker on the topic? Roger Schwarz.

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Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards. So Why Isn’t It?

Harvard Business Review

Fewer than one-third (30%) of respondents to our survey see innovation as one of the top three challenges their company faces in achieving its strategic objectives, and just 21% think that technology trends are a major strategic challenge. We found that concerns about innovation fall behind other issues for most directors.

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Joining Boards: It's Not Just Who You Know That Matters

Harvard Business Review

Both paths are problematic — neither is particularly transparent or relies on objective measures and given that many boards are stubborn bastions of white masculinity, pursuing the "right" network can be fraught, especially for women and other diverse candidates. It starts with a focus on skills.

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Why Boards Aren’t Dealing with Cyberthreats

Harvard Business Review

” When directors evaluated the factors that could limit their company’s ability to achieve its strategic objectives, cybersecurity issues were overshadowed by more salient concerns like attracting and retaining top talent, the regulatory environment, and global competitive threats. Inadequate processes.