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Is Consumer Non-Durables a Good Career Path?

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Consumer non-durables refer to products that have a relatively short lifespan, like food, beverages, and personal care items. These products are a staple in every household and are consumed daily, making them a constant presence in our lives. Pharmaceuticals: Medicines and healthcare products are also considered consumer non-durables.

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How Pfizer’s Ramcess Jean-Louis Champions an Inclusive Culture

HR Digest

Having joined the world’s largest pharmaceutical company, she is now out to raise the bar for human resources leadership across the organization. Our goal is to remove barriers to access by increasing access and affordability for patients in historically underserved communities.

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Is Your Company as Ethical as It Seems?

Harvard Business Review

The onus for ethical behavior falls first to the employee. Most companies talk a good ethics game and even make their goals public. Compensation should be tied to broad-based outcomes and include things such as customer satisfaction and product knowledge, in addition to success at closing deals. Consider the case of GSK.

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How Merck Is Trying to Keep Disrupters at Bay

Harvard Business Review

Pharmaceutical companies, buffeted by regulatory changes, new drug technologies that alter entry barriers and competition, price pressures, and an estimated 300,000 job cuts since 2000, seem to fit the popular narrative of large organizations unable to deal with disruptive forces. It’s not just products. Experimentation is vital.

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You Need a Community, Not a Network

Harvard Business Review

A big goal requires a “thick we” network — a community of people who feel responsible for collaborating toward a shared purpose that they see as superseding their individual needs. The goal was to help one another get smarter, while collectively providing superior solutions for Pfizer.

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Offices Can Be Bastions of Civility in an Uncivil Time

Harvard Business Review

Today’s employees seek work not only to make a living but also to achieve meaningful social goals. Pharmaceutical company Lilly has said , “Many tragic world events have shaken our employees, making it difficult for them to bring their full selves to work. Make work safe for discussion and conflict.

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Experiment with Organizational Change Before Going All In

Harvard Business Review

By forcing organizations to clearly articulate their goals and then to rigorously judge their decisions by those metrics, experimental tests can help managers avoid costly mistakes and can open up the consideration of other possible solutions. Take the issue of productivity. That’s where experimental testing comes in.