A strong organizational foundation depends on the quality of the leaders who run it, especially in an environment of continuous change and uncertainty. Leadership quality directly links to commitment, investment, and alignment of leadership development practices and resources. Pharmaceutical and life sciences organizations vary in both commitment to and sophistication of their leadership development […]
COACH – Coaching Direct Reports Through Transition
Everyone reacts to change differently. Coaching through transition is not about performance coaching or development coaching, but in helping someone acknowledge what has changed and what they need to get to the other side and begin to perform. If you have been tuning into our leadership podcast series this month, we have discussed committing to […]
WLH Women’s Spotlight: Female Leaders Thriving Through Change In 2022
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg As markets remain unstable and the future uncertain, companies need their best and brightest to succeed and much of that talent is women. Even in a post-pandemic world, women still must rethink personal […]
Changing and Thriving in 2022 an Interview with the Book’s Author Dr. Wendy L. Heckelman
As a leader in an organization, you face many challenges and critical decisions to successfully navigate change. The very essence of change is that it can happen quickly, right before your eyes. Fortunately, with proper planning and preparation leaders can not only handle change but also, thrive! That is why I wrote my book Change and […]
Leadership Empathy Is an Imperative
In today’s complex and increasingly unstable work environment, employees want leaders who seek to understand and accommodate their unique challenges and help them succeed, while still meeting company needs. With continued disruption in the workplace and increasing uncertainty about the future, many people are facing a variety of new, heightened or unforeseen personal and professional […]
3 Tips to Help Leaders Begin Their Organizational Redesign Journeys
As they enter 2022, many organizations are redesigning their organization and striving to build a more desirable and sustainable culture. Tune in for this week’s podcast as Wendy provides 3 tips to help leaders begin their organizational redesign journeys. Watch and/or Listen now on your favorite podcast platform! Feel free to share some ways your team is thriving during […]
Steps to Intentionally Creating Culture
Culture is created intentionally or by default. Many key decision makers within organizations find it difficult to intentionally create the shared beliefs, experiences, and actions of the people within their organization required to achieve desired cultural results. Often, lack of intentionality in culture creation lends itself to undesirable cultural results. Tune in this week to […]
Business Acumen: Distilling Insights
Life science professionals in customer-facing roles need to develop their business acumen to “connect the dots” and identify opportunities to deliver value. A key behavior in developing business acumen is gathering information and generating actionable insights. Here are 3 helpful practices for distilling key insights: Consider the corporate strategy and brand goals for your […]
The Importance of Asking Questions to Drive Insights
To fully grasp business acumen, it is important to understand the art of asking questions. More specifically, how leveraging questions helps better understand the challenges and pain points of an organization and how to take appropriate action based on information learned. When asking questions, you are seeking to understand: What is happening? Why is it […]
Defining Business Acumen for Life Sciences
At its core, business acumen is about understanding how your company or your customers make money. Business acumen is also about understanding what information is used by your accounts when making critical decisions. A suggested framework for applying business acumen is as follows: Gather relevant organizational and marketplace data to understand the current situation Ask […]