Career Advancement

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Over a five-year span, one of my clients in the biotechnology field kept moving up through the ranks, from manager to senior manager to VP. To thrive in this role, he needed to develop new skills for dealing with a never-ending stream of demands. His responsibilities and the number of decisions he had to make drastically increased.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Tesla’s genius and education led him to develop the foundations for electric induction motors, wireless telegraphy, radios, neon lamps, and remote control. When Edison developed a commercially viable light bulb, he was able to convince Morgan to advance him $30,000 for the Edison Electric Light Company. Championing change is hard.”

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

In contrast, New England has increasingly become a hub for ventures in life sciences; the first three-quarters of 2016 saw almost 60% of VC investments in New England go to ventures in biotechnology and medical devices. You need to be plugged into the local informal networks. Doing so requires being there.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

” Hanguk was a large, fast-growing company with diversified interests spanning electronics, biotechnology, shipping, construction, and chemicals. Its most successful division, mobile telephony, was looking for a new head of software development at headquarters in Seoul. A huge step up in my career.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

How to Stay Stuck in the Wrong Career. The biggest mistake people make when trying to change careers is delaying the first step until they have settled on a destination. Clark recommends listing the “concrete skills you need to develop in order to be successful at pursuing your passion full-time.” Herminia Ibarra.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

In virtually every advanced field, whether it’s information technology, biotechnology, agriculture, or renewable energy, America holds a leading position. They are founded on new principles and new conceptions, which in turn are painstakingly developed by research in the purest realms of science.” vincent tsui FOR HBR.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Without a good network, you will also limit your own imagination about your own career prospects. By managing the three key properties of networks that either propel you forward or hold you back—breadth, connectivity, and dynamism—you can develop a stronger network and use it as an essential leadership tool.

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Chartered Management Institute

MARCH 26, 2025

Im always looking to progress in my career and I hope to inspire my team to do the same. Suzy is director, principal engineer of web and mobile production engineering, at pharmaceutical and biotechnology giant Pfizer, based at its Digital and Global Hub in Thessaloniki, Greece. It was a new challenge and I love new challenges.

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