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Quita Highsmith on changing the face of HR in the pharmaceutical industry

HR Digest

I strongly believe that an organization must both budget what they value and inspect what they expect; meaning that it is important to invest resources, time, training, measurable goals, data analytics, and transparent practices if any organization hopes to convert values and words into actions and results.

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Deep questions: What diving teaches us about uncertainty and risk

Chartered Management Institute

Our lives are full of multiple interdependent decisions as we try to navigate complex interactions with multiple competing goals. Since founding the Human Diver in 2016, Gareth has given risk training to a wide variety of organisations, from oil and gas and construction to pharmaceuticals and software.

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Offices Can Be Bastions of Civility in an Uncivil Time

Harvard Business Review

And for society and democracy at large, the workplace might just be the one institution that incubates a more constructive way of bringing people together. Today’s employees seek work not only to make a living but also to achieve meaningful social goals. Make work safe for discussion and conflict.

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How to Educate More Creative Problem-Solvers

Harvard Business Review

For the pharmaceutical industry to remain financially viable, for example, we need scientists who can not only develop new life-saving medicines, but who can do it in a time- and cost-efficient manner. Their inspiring and visionary approach helps drive business growth.

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

Strategy Driven

The goal is balance: A coherent company strikes a balance where the right product and service portfolio naturally thrives within a capabilities system consciously chosen and implemented to support a deliberate strategy or way to play. It divested a number of personal care and confectionary lines (e.g.,

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Changing Company Culture Requires a Movement, Not a Mandate

Harvard Business Review

Prasad, CEO of Dr. Reddy’s, a 33-year-old global pharmaceutical company headquartered in India that produces affordable generic medication. The goal was to demonstrate this idea in action, not talk about it. Dr. Reddy’s: A Movement-Minded Case Study. One leader who understands this well is G.V. Embrace symbols.

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How to Pick Your Battles at Work

Harvard Business Review

You shouldn’t point out a problem without also having a constructive solution — or a plan for developing one — to offer. Clark adds that you should be able to articulate how your solution will move your group or company toward its goals. Be sure you have a solution. If it’s a 6 or below, she recommends dropping it.

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