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In a market devoid of candidates, how can you attract and retain the best?

Oct 08, 2019

In a market devoid of candidates, how can you attract and retain the best? As anyone in recruitment knows, now more than ever it’s more challenging to hire good candidates, as the pool of candidates gets scarcer and scarcer, with unemployment dropping despite or because of factors such as ongoing Brexit confusion . So, how can you attract the best candidates to work for you, and how can you retain them once you’ve hired them? The...

Sleeping with the enemy: the hidden risks of M&As

Aug 14, 2017

How to avoid allowing unknown, unchecked employees access to data, IP and vital infrastructure The pharma and biotech sectors are awash with activity. Large and mid-sized firms are forecast for a strong and sustained uptick in deal activity, with 2017 already being hailed as a record year for pharma M&A by industry commentators like EY. But it’s no secret that the difference between a successful M&A and a failed one is often...

Engendering a resilient culture

Aug 08, 2017

And some simple steps to strengthen our individual resilience Dean Becker, co-founder of Adaptiv Learning Systems reaffirmed the thoughts of many experts when he said” “More than education, more than experience, more than training, a person’s level of resilience will determine who succeeds and who fails.” So, what does this mean for us as individuals and employers, and what practical steps can we take to create and nurture a...

Nurturing talent

May 09, 2017

In the book of business buzz-phrases, ‘employee engagement’ occupies a pretty sizeable chapter. And, over the past decade, it’s a chapter that’s become incredibly well-thumbed. But are its virtues translating to the workplace? Perhaps not. In 2013, a Gallup study of the global workplace found that just 13% of employees felt ‘engaged’ with their work. More recently, a Virgin Pulse study revealed that around 70% of the American workforce is...

Ten things to know before becoming an interim manager

May 09, 2017

Advice for senior executives considering a career change from permanent to interim work The interim management industry provides an often hidden, but essential role supporting the UK economy. Interims are proven executives who can be deployed on a short-term basis to support an organisation during a period of change, transition or crisis. Why people make the switch Changing career can be a daunting prospect, particularly for...

Negotiation In a time of change

May 09, 2017

In the pharma industry the one business dynamic we can all be confident in over the coming years is change. Political change, market disrupters such as the way we utilise technology and the innovation of new market solutions. Operating in a forward-thinking industry requires not only strong business acumen but the foresight to recognise the critical changes ahead, the enablers which are often business partnerships, relationships or...

People have the power

May 08, 2017

With competition for talent high, creative engagement strategies are needed What is the secret to engaging employees? A selection of sandwiches from Pret a Manger is often the first response of those who rank employee engagement and internal communication low on their priority list. A free meal pretty much ensures good attendance at a lunchtime talk, doesn’t it? This may well be true, but for the savvy communicator the answer is far more...

On Flexibility

Jan 27, 2017

How can you ensure that you are making the right career move for you? Over more than three years of conversation around people’s lives and careers in healthcare communications, I have heard hundreds of stories about career moves; both extremely positive, and unfortunately negative. We work in a remarkably fluid space compared with many other industries, and many of you will change roles within the next two years. How can you ensure...

The world needs exemplary leaders

Oct 27, 2016

Demographic shifts are creating demand for exemplary leadership that exceeds supply There’s a leadership shortage in the world. It’s not a shortage of potential talent. The people are out there. The eagerness is out there. The resources are out there. The capability is out there. The shortage is a result of three primary factors: demographic shifts, insufficient training and experiences, and the prevailing mindsets that discourage...

Team building

Jun 13, 2016

The three essential virtues of an ideal team player and how their power comes in their combination In his classic book, Good To Great , Jim Collins talks about the importance of successful companies getting ‘the right people on the bus’, a euphemism for hiring and retaining employees who fit a company’s culture. It is a concept that is relatively simple and makes perfect sense, yet somehow it is often overlooked, as too many leaders...

10 steps to being a better manager

Jun 06, 2016

Success factors for transitioning to general management, from practice to learning to trust and beyond Functional leaders promoted to executive positions often find themselves lost at sea – unfamiliar not only with the responsibilities surrounding their new role but unsure of the skills and tools necessary to execute them successfully. The marketing manager promoted to partner; the communications lead moved up to the boardroom; the unit...

16 Career Coaches Reveal the Worst Careers Advice They’ve Heard

Mar 30, 2015

We Asked 16 Career Coaches "What's The Worst Careers Advice you've Heard?" We’ve all been on the receiving end of careers advice often from family, loved ones or our peers. Some of it good but a lot of it can be bad or outdated. In order to see how “bad” bad was we asked 16 career coaches to share the worst advice they’ve heard and here’s what they had to say: Abby Kohut - absolutelyabby.com The worst career advice I ever...

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