Case Study
Pharma Scientists Learn to Be Better Team Players
Pharma Scientists Learn to Be Better Team Players IA's Strategic Leadership Skills program helps scientists learn to think better together, reconcile differences and give effective feedback. Situation/Context A 127-year old pharmaceutical and medical devices company, with seven divisions and five product areas — and more than 100,000 employees in 130 countries — was facing tough competition. Its challenge was to retain its experienced employees, while attracting and recruiting the brightest young minds, while capitalizing on its global operations. While the business is very successful, the leadership – smart, Type-A, left-brain men and women – knew they must look at their challenges in new ways and develop cross-functional and cross-cultural/country collaboration in their ranks in order to