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The 6 Million Euro Man (or Woman): Sourcing Superior Talent

Confessions of a Consultant

Overcoming the ‘Halo’: Candidates with highly developed interpersonal skills are particularly difficult to assess. Case Example: One of our pharmaceutical clients decided to develop a systematic way to assess internal and external candidates for the role of Site Leader. Hiring the best available talent is a key skill.

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What's Servant Leadership?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Commitment to follower development: Servant leaders see their followers' potential and value beyond their tangible contributions to the business. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 81 (3), 58. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 81 (3), 58. Servant-leadership: Developments in theory and research.

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2 Leadership Tactics for Motivating Your Team

Organizational Talent Consulting

But work motivation is not commonly understood and is a growing source of frustration for leaders in a complex employee-driven talent marketplace. Motivators increase job satisfaction, such as performance achievement, recognition, job status, and development. Commitment to growth and development of followers. Economic-Moral.

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The 5 Elements of a Strong Leadership Pipeline

Harvard Business

Investments in traditional leadership development are often misguided and a waste of money. It’s not that development itself isn’t important. So they’re looking for ways to cultivate those competencies and, in the process, feeding the fad-driven leadership development market. How talent management is changing.

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This Pharma Company Stays Innovative by Doing Two Things

Harvard Business

When one of us (Vivek) and his team launched Roivant Sciences in 2014 and began developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease — they were determined to learn from the pharma industry’s innovation issues and build a more sustainable innovation engine. Roivant’s first response was to address misaligned incentives.

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How Chinese Companies Disrupt Through Business Model Innovation

Harvard Business

Entrepreneurs in Chinese industries from animated media to applied medical research said that China’s insistence on domestic standards are resulting in less-ambitious innovation and that the education system is not supporting appropriate talent development.

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Top 10 Consulting Firms in San Francisco

Management Consulted

In addition, BCG hosts combined Training & Development events between the San Francisco and Palo Alto offices to incorporate team-building across offices and engage them in learning together. The San Francisco office has also developed a strong learning culture. The firm was ranked No. Deloitte Consulting , 101 Market St.,