Gen Z Advice for Seasoned Boomers

“Gen Z professionals have a low tolerance for inefficiency and are not going to…

The Truth about Teams

When it comes to team performance and adherence to “best practices,” what works…

Running the Biopharma Marathon

When I moved to Boston over thirty years ago, I had never even heard of the…

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Rare Diseases: Shaping Biopharma’s Future from the Past

We just completed Rare Disease month. With that in mind, Sue has asked me to…

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The Sound of Silos

We have all heard about it; some of us have lived it firsthand. A vibrant, new start-up comes to life with energy and purpose. Everyone knows one…

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Power to the People

Each month, as I ponder possible topics for this e-conversation, I find myself struggling with the same challenge: So many things to talk about; so…

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Getting More from Your Biopharma Consulting Engagement

It is always risky to read one HBR article and then assume you can apply it to every other work scenario in front of you. But here we go anyway. In…

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Nature vs. Nurture

We have been publishing these "e-conversations" for just six months now. But I am happy — no, thrilled — to see that it has already become exactly…

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Where Has All the Brand Planning Strategy Gone?

Back in the Mesozoic Era, when I was coming up the marketing line (also known as the 90s), we used something called "The Mapping Approach to…

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What More Can We Do To Help?

Our last newsletter concluded with the following question: "If you could have an unlimited supply of anything, what would it be?" It was a question…

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Important Questions That Move Us Forward

I had two reasons for attending TEDMED in Palm Springs earlier this month. First, I wanted to be inspired! Second, I wanted to learn more about…

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Reactive Leadership in Biopharma: Breaking the Whac-A-Mole Cycle

Today we examine a pervasive challenge in our industry: time and resources wasted as middle and senior leaders respond to a seemingly endless, daily…