Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2013

I found myself reflecting on this recently while speaking with two business leaders in one of the world’s great pharmaceutical companies. Strength in Diverse, Collaborative Teams. These firms lacked diverse, highly collaborative leadership teams. It’s a tough challenge.

Drucker 8

Drucker Diversity Pharmaceuticals Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

The event, geared toward students (from HBS and elsewhere), was sober about the challenges facing the continent, and it was stuffed with speakers and participants who are trying to turn it around. In the weeks to come, we will present several passionate and diverse voices we encountered at the event.

Conference 13

Conference Pharmaceuticals Politics Entrepreneur 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2016

It serves vastly diverse populations: toddlers and caregivers, new immigrants, lifelong learners, famous novelists, and scholars. How to provide hyper-local services tailored to the diverse needs of its patrons while also upholding a consistent and high standard of service? in less than five years.

Library 8

Library Strategy Reference Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2012

They are remarkably open to talented people from diverse backgrounds, and are highly skilled at giving future leaders the knowledge and experience they need to lead successfully in the global economy. companies actively promote executive officers with diverse geographic and cultural backgrounds.

Competitive Advantage 13

Competitive Advantage Globalization Development Intellectual Capital 13

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2016

But we would argue that credibility may also be signaled to important external stakeholders — future employees, patients, the pharmaceutical industry, donors, and so on. Moreover, in ten years of follow-up after the initial course, 43% of the physician participants have been promoted to leadership positions at Cleveland Clinic.

Management 15

Management 360-Degree Feedback Mayo Training 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Fostering diversity in demographics is one pathway boards can use to ensure that a wide range of viewpoints and areas of expertise is represented. pharmaceuticals, biotechnology & life sciences, health care equipment and services); Industrials (e.g., How Boards Can Foster Innovation.

Innovation 10

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 16, 2013

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. banking & financial services, insurance, real estate); Health Care (e.g.,

Telecommunications 8

Telecommunications Biotechnology Health Care Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2015

Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff actively participates in conversation threads in order to stir the pot and keep current on the ways programmers and customers test the limits of his company’s products. For example, a study of a multinational pharmaceutical company revealed that leaders in its U.S.

Tools 8

Tools CEO Mezzanine Software 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2018

Yet, at the same time, many of our participants expressed feeling invisible. For example, Pamela (Managing Director, financial services) noted, “Everyone said to me, ‘do not take that [chief diversity officer] job.’ As Tara (Executive Vice President, consumer products) told us, “You stand out more.

Execution 10

Execution Strategy Self-aware Career 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

The relationship we found was unmistakable: amongst our study participants, profit was strongly negatively associated with perceived value to society. How many consumers understand the nature of pharmaceutical research, how market prices affect oil companies, how credit card providers operate, or what investment banks actually do?

Company 8

Company Short-term Long-term Price 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 24, 2015

Managers and other business leaders face a dilemma: with increasingly diverse environments to manage and rising stakes to get it right, how do they identify the most effective approach to business strategy and marshal the right thinking and behaviors to conceive and execute it, supported by the appropriate frameworks and tools?

Strategy 8

Strategy Competitive Advantage Environment Execution 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 6, 2015

Mark, a ten-year veteran of the pharmaceutical R&D world with a Ph.D. So why, when given the chance to manage a larger, more diverse group of top performers, would he flame out so spectacularly? How do you leverage diverse talents, skills, and perspectives, getting the best from everyone?

Management 8

Management Self-aware Teamwork Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 8, 2011

Yeah, we hold up half the sky," recently quipped a female senior manager for a multinational pharmaceutical company, "but there are 5,000 years of history dragging us back.". Flexible career paths would also be a huge help to women torn between career and family care, added Denice Kronau, Siemens' Chief Diversity Officer.

Flextime 11

Flextime Career Competitive Advantage Pharmaceuticals 11

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2016

Our limited sample suggests that both groups agree that board leadership should serve as champions of board diversity, but they differ on the policies they advocate to increase board diversity. Overall, directors from both sides are bringing diverse strengths to the table. Why does all this matter?

Politics 8

Politics Committee Telecommunications Diversity 8