Pharma cos. named best for minorities
September 1st 2001Four pharmaceutical companies, Kenilworth, NJ-based Schering-Plough Corp; The Procter and Gamble Co., Cincinnati; Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis; and Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, were named to Fortune magazine's list of "50 Best Companies for Minorities." The list was published in the July 9 issue of the magazine.
Coaching rules of peak performance
September 1st 2001The aim of coaching is to improve performance and minimize the difference between expectations and the results delivered. Coaching should develop each employee into a peak performer, or at least to his or her maximum potential. We know that growth will follow the proper amount of support, positive stimulation and personal initiative. Many coaching models instruct managers in proper coaching techniques and etiquette, and the successful ones can be easily assimilated. One way to ensure retention is to attach the coaching principles and vocabulary to activities reinforced by daily events.
Access: Say One Thing, Do Another
August 1st 2001Lucerne, Switzerland-At the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries Associations’ (EFPIA) recent annual meeting, new president Jean-Francois Dehecq reiterated the association’s view that no single factor prevents access to essential medicines in developing countries.
205 medicines in the pipeline for children
August 1st 2001A new survey by the Washington-based Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America found that 205 medicines are currently in the pipeline to meet the special needs of children and that clinical trials on an additional 40 medicines will begin in the near future.
Executive women offer career advice
August 1st 2001When Kimberly Farrell, currently president of Unlimited Performance, a training consultation company based in Highland Park, IL, was asked by the National Society of Pharmaceutical Sales Trainers – now the Society of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Trainers - to put together a workshop for the society's 2000 meeting, she immediately designed a questionnaire for top female executives, networked to identify top talent, and wrote and called female executives to interview them. The answers to her queries were presented in the workshop. "The turnout and response were so positive," said Farrell, "I was asked by the board of SPBT to facilitate a similar workshop in 2001. I redesigned the workshop to include a live panel of three top industry vice presidents to speak to our membership about career strategies, challenges, successes and insights."
U.S. cancer rates and deaths decline
August 1st 2001The rates of new cancer cases and deaths for all cancers combined continue to decline in the United States, according to the "Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1973-1998, Featuring Cancers with Recent Increasing Trends," which was released by the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute. The report was published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (vol. 93, no. 11).
Poll: Consumer backlash against healthcare will continue
August 1st 2001A new survey by Rochester, NY-based Harris Interactive reveals that public perception of the pharmaceutical, health insurance, managed care and hospital industries continues to decline. The survey, which was conducted by telephone among a nationwide sample of 1,014 adults, measures how many people believe particular industries are doing a good or bad job of serving their customers.