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The Basics of Gratitude

Reflecting on the basics of gratitude can help us find perspective and…

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The Power of Key Business Questions

In our biopharma world, we frequently hear the term “Key Business Questions…

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The Underappreciated Value of New Product Planning

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Biopharma Annual Planning Success: Close Your Rings Year-Round

How do we think about biopharma annual planning differently? The analogy we…

Survival in Uncertain Times

Like so many seasoned industry professionals, we eagerly seek thought leader perspectives — on the current biopharma industry landscape; the…

Professionalism Still Matters

Sadly, another summer is coming to a close. If you have school-aged kids at home, you are undoubtedly already taking steps to shake them out of…

Be Bold, Be Empowered

Coming up the ranks in various roles, I remember feeling frustrated at times when leadership would not “decide” or “give direction.” We were all…

Optimize Your Congress Planning

Regardless of your company or drug development stage, congress events are critical undertakings; they represent both a substantial opportunity and a…

Communicating Without a Communications Leader

Many of our clients are emerging companies striving towards their first clinical development program in anticipation of delivering on a promise to…

Forecasting Models: It’s Not All About the Numbers

What is the difference between strategic thinking in quantifying the future and Excel gymnastics? This was a distinction I needed to learn in my…

Appreciation for Interconnectedness

It was March 2020 when I wrote the first sentences of issue #30 of this e-conversation. At the time, I acknowledged the WHO’s declaration that…