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Narrative Leadership: The Power of Stories to Navigate Uncertainty and Retain Top Talent

Decker Communication

When a senior leader entered the all-hands meeting at a major pharmaceutical company, he faced a room of scientists whose research project had just been shelved after two years of work. The air was thick with the disappointment that follows a clinical trial failure, that weighty moment when data crushes hope.

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Lisa Petrilli: The Character-Based Leader Co-Author Interview

Lead Change Blog

COO and CMO, To Be a Woman CRO (Chief Relationship Officer), CEO ConnectionLisa Petrilli's corporate leadership experience includes running a $750 million medication delivery business and a team of marketers while negotiating global licensing, commercialization and co-marketing contracts with pharmaceutical companies.

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From soldier to strategic leader: how a degree apprenticeship transformed Matt’s career

Chartered Management Institute

From Grenadier Guard to degree apprentice Haleon was spun out of pharmaceutical giant GSK, a company Matt joined in 2005. The post From soldier to strategic leader: how a degree apprenticeship transformed Matts career appeared first on CMI. The course has made me more reflective, too.

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Post Layoff – To Take A Lower Salary or Not

Women on Business

My plan was to make a career transition and I had accepted the fact that I’d probably have to take a short term pay cut from my pharmaceutical sales job to transition into marketing with a higher long term salary potential. I was laid off while attending an MBA program part-time and I decided to go full-time to complete my degree.

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How to Advance Your Career in HR

HR Digest

There are so many ways to go about navigating your way through an HR career! This article will break down all you need to know about human resources career path planning. We’ll also give you advice on navigating career paths in human resources, starting with the most common route: following your passion. . Job Outlook .

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What to Do When Your Boss Is the Conflict

Lead from Within

It was from the HR director of a pharmaceutical company, who said, “We have an executive who’s arrogant, angry and forceful all the time and he’s constantly causing conflict—he’s a menace to the organization.”. I often get calls from HR managers about difficult leaders who need help, but one stands out in my memory. Understanding the issue.

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The most amazing question

Persuasive Powerhouse

In the formative stages of my career I was a Human Resources generalist for a large Pharmaceutical company. Photo credit: 123RF. As an avowed problem-solver I got frustrated when people came to me with drawn-out tales of workplace woe that I just couldn’t solve for them.