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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Co-founder of Rose Park Advisors—Disruptive Innovation Fund. A leading thinker on strategy and breakthrough innovation. Rod MacKenzie – Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer for Pfizer, member of Pfizer’s Executive Leadership Team. Sean McGrath – Human Resources Vice-President World Bank Group.

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This Pharma Company Stays Innovative by Doing Two Things

Harvard Business Review

For industries that depend on innovation, sustaining it is a constant challenge. These two actions cost almost nothing compared to vast sums often spent — and arguably, often wasted — on efforts to foster innovation. Yet they have already generated tens of millions of dollars in value for Roivant.

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The Questions Executives Should Ask About 3D Printing

Harvard Business Review

Imagine the changes afoot in the pharmaceutical, medical device, automotive, and consumer electronics industries. Innovation, customization, speed, and location are also among the opportunities it offers. How could digital printing improve your innovation, product development, and speed to market?

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The Olympics' Greatest Feat: An Unpaid, Highly Engaged Workforce

Harvard Business Review

A very senior oil executive who is a neighbor of ours was at Heathrow greeting incoming teams at 5:00 in the morning. Of course, we sometimes see such passion in the business world, in the wild enthusiasms of R&D professionals in innovative engineering and pharmaceutical companies. He loved it.

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Experiment with Organizational Change Before Going All In

Harvard Business Review

When pharmaceutical companies conduct clinical trials to test the safety and efficacy of their drugs as part of the process for obtaining regulatory approval, some patients receive the drug and others some standard existing treatment or a sugar pill (placebo). Change management Human resources Operations' Maybe or maybe not.

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How to Actually Put Your Marketing Data to Use

Harvard Business Review

At UCB, a medium-sized pharmaceutical company headquartered in Belgium, Heresh Rezavandi and his managers Michelle Maddix-Sovero are leading a young strategic intelligence function that’s part of the strategic marketing practice. This helps keep the team’s efforts focused. ” Get business leaders involved.

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The Internet of Things Will Change Your Company, Not Just Your Products

Harvard Business Review

In addressing the billion-dollar adherence problem, Vitality (since acquired by NANTHEALTH ) considered the interests of the players in the diverse ecosystem, including pharmaceutical companies, retail pharmacies, and health care providers. Human resources. It also took into account their roles in changing patient behavior.