Marshall Goldsmith

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Internal partnerships include direct reports, co-workers and managers. Partnering with direct reports. Leaders will need to develop skills in negotiation and “win-win” relationships. When direct reports know more than their managers, they have to learn how to “influence up.” The results were clear.

Short-term 107

Short-term Long-term Trends Telecommunications 107

HR Digest

AUGUST 22, 2023

Recent reports suggest that Eli Lilly, a prominent pharmaceutical manufacturer, has been embroiled in a class-action lawsuit alleging discriminatory hiring practices against older job applicants. Additionally, 45% of respondents reported knowing colleagues who were similarly biased.

Pharmaceuticals 52

Pharmaceuticals Survey Diversity Policies 52

Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

In its heyday, Marion had 3,400 employees with sales of nearly $1 billion and in 1989 merged with Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals. As reported in a recent issue of Harvard Business Review , research by the Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman suggests that influence will be determinative.

Kahneman 66

Kahneman Pharmaceuticals Influence Review 66

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 25, 2011

In its heyday, Marion had 3,400 employees with sales of nearly $1 billion and in 1989 merged with Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals. As reported in this month's Harvard Business Review , research by the Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman suggests that influence will be determinative.

Kahneman 65

Kahneman Pharmaceuticals Leadership Influence 65

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Do your employees have the skills to benefit from big data? To thrive in this world, many will require additional skills. In a new Avanade survey , more than 60 percent of respondents said their employees need to develop new skills to translate big data into insights and business value.

Skills 17

Skills Pharmaceuticals Sample Business Intelligence 17

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2015

A lot of talented people grapple with the disruption of having to switch jobs or careers and figuring out how their current profession’s skills can be applied in a fulfilling new way. People associate their core skills with their old profession and assume that those skills are less valuable elsewhere. Execute fast.

Career 8

Career Skills Health Care Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2016

Since 1999, three years after OxyContin was unveiled by Purdue Pharmaceuticals, the rate of drug overdoses in the U.S. Meanwhile, the amount of prescription opioids sold by pharmaceutical companies has quadrupled, despite no proliferation in the amount of reported pain. And what can we learn from it?

Incentives 8

Incentives Pharmaceuticals Crisis P&L 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

Since the unit’s reported financial results were so good, the executives at the corporate headquarters didn’t ask many questions about the drivers of the unit’s profits – until it was too late. Pharmaceutical companies have long needed deep scientific-innovation leadership capabilities but relatively few general managers.

ROIC 62

ROIC Balanced Scorecard Metrics McKinsey 62

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

With the ongoing onslaught of problems leaders face, and change being the only constant in organizational life, leaders must cultivate resilience as an ongoing skill, not just for the “big moments” of painful setbacks or major change. They augment their shortfalls with the skills of others, and prepare themselves as best they can.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Self-aware Loyalty Stress 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2018

In addition to signaling a strong economy, a tight labor market typically improves job prospects for groups with fewer skills and less experience, including teens. Over half of unemployed teens report that they are having difficulty finding their first job. However, as of July 2018, the U.S. Refocusing on Summer Jobs. Many large U.S.

Short-term 8

Short-term Participative Long-term Career 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

When individual contributors are tapped to manage large-scale projects, oversee direct reports, or participate in strategic planning, they need to develop new skill sets on the fly — skills such as interpersonal dexterity, emotional agility, and communication savvy. Mindfulness skills. Sponsored by Korn Ferry.

Belief Systems 8

Belief Systems Executive Coaching Stress Restructuring 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2016

For example, do you make and sell things, hire skilled employees and provide services, develop and new IP like software or pharmaceuticals, or build and manage digital networks, be they transactional, informational, or social? This will require reporting on new metrics.

Intangible Assets 10

Intangible Assets Business Model How To Intellectual Capital 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2012

I'll be joined by five CEOs, among them George Halvorson , who heads the health care provider Kaiser Permanente, Vincent Forlenza who runs Becton Dickinson, the pharmaceutical company, and Tim Brown , the CEO of IDEO, the design and innovation firm. Over the course of the rest of this week, there are a dozen other panels on similar topics.

Meyer 15

Meyer Goleman Emotional Intelligence Pharmaceuticals 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Director Recruitment and Skills. When we drilled down, we found that boards with more members and boards that were more effective overall were also more likely to prioritize tech expertise, suggesting that boards might need to meet a certain size and performance threshold before they start branching into skills such as technology.

Innovation 11

Innovation Short-term Telecommunications Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

There are news reports almost every day about factories downing their shutters in Guangdong, one of China's most populous and prosperous provinces. But it doesn't seem to have people with those skills. The government will have to turn older workers into lower-skilled service providers, which will require a lot of retraining.

GDP 12

GDP Pharmaceuticals Long-term Globalization 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2016

The Mayo Clinic is America’s best hospital, according to the 2016 US News and World Report (USNWR) ranking. The CEOs of both — John Noseworthy and Delos “Toby” Cosgrove — are highly skilled physicians. Yet, great leadership also takes social skills. The Best Hospitals.

Management 15

Management 360-Degree Feedback Mayo Training 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Instead, various agencies need to create teams of professionals who bring diverse skills and priorities to bear. They simply took their particular skills and jumped into the fray. On October 27 NPR’s Caitlin Dickinson reported : “It’s unclear how these crews will work with each other. response to the disease.

Management 9

Management Health Care NGO Crisis Management 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

A few outlier industries (notably pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and computers) prop up the sector’s aggregate performance; most others have experienced flat growth or outright declines in real GDP over the past two decades. But now the situation has reached such a tipping point that larger U.S. manufacturers are taking notice.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain McKinsey Incentives Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Thirty to seventy percent of female physicians and as many as half of female medical students report being sexually harassed. Survey data, along with aggregated data on reports of harassment, should be reported throughout the organization. You can find one such survey available from NASEM and another from the AAU.

Health Care 8

Health Care Policies How To Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

Reports last week in the New York Times cited organizational discord at JPMorgan Chase as contributors to the company's multi-billion dollar trading loss. Pharmaceutical manufacturers, insurers, and retailers invest millions in risk avoidance. Risk management isn't exclusive to banking.

Merchandising 11

Merchandising Risk Management Supply Chain Retail 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

Finally, there are countless examples of business misconduct among corporations where employees were aware of misconduct but they simply did not feel comfortable speaking up and reporting it. Conflict in each of these areas is interconnected and is found in every alliance. Focus your conflict-management resources where it matters most.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Survey Strategic Fit 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Terry, a highly regarded marketing associate in a pharmaceutical firm, had just been asked to lead a marketing team. Unfortunately, this scenario is not uncommon for first-time managers, with failure rates reported to be as high as 50% in the first year. Managing Yourself Book. Hill and Kent Lineback. Add to Cart.

Management 8

Management Pharmaceuticals Learning-by-Doing Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2015

It could be an ideal location for healthcare organizations, but also for those in applied sciences, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. pharmaceutical company could be a great asset in the future. These are skilled workers, but the list rarely includes those who studied at the university. Have the doors opened to U.S.

Biotechnology 8

Biotechnology Tourism Human Capital Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

” The defining characteristics of companies in this super-sector are a commitment to innovation and a focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills in the workforce. Despite the recent slack in the job market, signs still point to a stubborn STEM skills gap. We call this super-sector “advanced industries.”

Industry 8

Industry McKinsey Engineering Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Consider the CEO succession process at pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline beginning in 2004 when chief executive Jean-Pierre Garnier said he would be exiting in three years. Here learn-by-doing can be essential, especially in acquiring an experience-informed ability to work with the directors, investors, analysts, and reporters.

CEO 8

CEO Bottom-up Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2016

A global pharmaceutical company was about to lose the strategic advantage of several blockbuster drugs coming off patent. Many leaders turn to their direct reports for guidance. paul Garbett for HBR. In five years, the revenue shortfall would be significant. That, in brief, is the concept of a leadership circle.

Leadership 11

Leadership Diversity Committee Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2013

These obstacles make it difficult to track or report disease rates and also to purchase medications in sufficient quantity to create economies of scale. What can the health care industry do to help fight disease, while still maintaining its commitments to shareholders?

Health Care 8

Health Care ROI NGO Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 11, 2013

But the truth is, this particular skill doesn''t come naturally to many people. Galinsky found that more promotion-focused a recruiter was, the more likely they were to report having kept their target price in mind throughout the negotiation. To be successful, you really need to know how to negotiate well. Why were they so successful?

Price 9

Price Pharmaceuticals Goal Follow-up 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Japanese pharmaceutical Eisai used them to improve care for Alzheimer’s patients. This social network was designed to reduce the friction typically found in a hierarchical organization: we wanted staff from any branch to be able to communicate with each other and with senior managers, unmediated by reporting structures.

Library 8

Library Strategy Reference Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 22, 2013

Delegating and developing : Reallocate tasks to free up time, increase trust, and develop others'' skills. Take a cooking class together and learn a new skill, strengthen your relationship, save money by buying groceries instead of getting takeout, and eat healthier because you''re consuming fewer processed foods.

Delegation 9

Delegation Commitment Learning-by-Doing Bottom-up 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2012

No boss likes to find out from someone else that one of her direct reports is looking for a new job. He now worked at a large pharmaceutical company in New York (not too far from where Kristina's husband and daughter were) and he wanted her to come work with him again. Never say I'm dying to get out of here. When to tell your boss.

How To 15

How To Reference Flextime Short-term 15

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 8, 2010

In its heyday, Marion had 3,400 employees with sales of nearly $1 billion and in 1989 merged with Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? What lessons will you leave behind?

Mentor 56

Mentor Mission Statement Tips Open-book 56

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The emergence of big data, as well as advancements in data science approaches and technology, is providing pharmaceutical companies with an opportunity to gain novel insights that can enhance and accelerate drug development.

Pharmaceuticals 8

Pharmaceuticals Incubator Health Care Biotechnology 8

Strategy Driven

JANUARY 24, 2011

We found that 49 percent of the leaders surveyed in the study reported a gap between their organization’s ability to formulate and communicate a vision and strategy and its ability to deliver results. At J&J it may go back to 2005 when employees reported a lack of alignment between manager behavior and company values and policies.

Execution 67

Execution Company 360-Degree Feedback Cooper 67

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2018

.” And Deana (President, consumer products) recalled a time when her subordinate was invited to her boss’s house for dinner — but she wasn’t: “I’m reporting to this person, I live maybe two miles away, three or four miles, never invited to their home. Many women reported being overlooked consistently.

Execution 11

Execution Strategy Self-aware Career 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2018

However, a lack of technical skill sets among marketers has made it difficult for them to use this data (when they have access to it) effectively. VMI creates a framework that integrates incident reporting data from social media posts with geolocation data of the report —that is, the physical location that the post is emanating from.

Short-term 8

Short-term Brand Long-term Media 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

According to a study by the Center for an Urban Future, small businesses that win large supply contracts report average revenue growth more than 250% in the two years after their first sale. Jorge Rodriguez-Gonzalez, founder of PACIV in Puerto Rico, flipped this dynamic on its head. Manage culture by setting expectations appropriately.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8