McKensey

JANUARY 8, 2025

Three lighthouse use cases serve as a blueprint for AIs potential to improve the speed, efficiency, and quality of clinical trials.

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Pharmaceutical 134

Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 8, 2025

One of the harshest realities leaders need to come to terms with is how they no longer just play a significant role in their employees growth and success, but how much influence they have on the mental health and well-being of those they lead. But this is why it’s so.

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AdminDroid

JANUARY 8, 2025

As we move into 2025, several key products and features in Microsoft 365 will reach their end-of-support milestone. This is Microsoft’s way of encouraging users to adopt modern solutions and ensure their tools remain secure, efficient, and up to date. Is your organization ready for these transitions? Planning ahead of this Microsoft 365 upcoming changes is essential to avoid disruptions and stay on top of the game.

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McKensey

JANUARY 8, 2025

Challenging times in agriculture have reinforced the importance of productivity for profitability, a McKinsey survey of Brazilian farmers found.

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Work Life

JANUARY 8, 2025

After years of working with companies like Pfizer, Dell, and USAA, I saw how employees were overwhelmed by complexity and desperate to cut through it. But where to begin? Simplification needed a methodicalyet simpleapproach. We dug deep into how teams handled complexity, discovering that simple frameworks were virtually nonexistent. Beyond Six Sigma and Agile , teams lacked a straightforward approach to everyday work and didnt want another lengthy, multistep process.

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McKensey

JANUARY 8, 2025

A modern, well-designed tech stack can unlock the potential of AI, automation, and data and their promised benefits to R&D productivity.

Technology 85

Technology Pharmaceutical 85

Success

JANUARY 8, 2025

The kitchen is no longer just a space for cooking; its becoming a hub for cutting-edge technology. Samsungs latest AI-powered refrigerator takes innovation to a new level, acting as a grocery assistant and a meal planner. Equipped with Vision AI and integrated with Instacart, the smart fridge can track inventory, suggest recipes and even handle same-day grocery delivery.

Food 80

Food Advertising Technology Equipment 80

Office Snapshots

JANUARY 8, 2025

The National Support Office for Southern Cross Healthcare at the ANZ Centre in Auckland, designed and built by STACK Interiors, is STACKs second collaboration with Southern Cross, following the previous successful fitout at Fanshawe Street in Auckland. The design for Southern Cross Healthcare, located across two levels in the ANZ Centre, supports the wider healthcare community and accommodates a wide range of requirements and individuals within the national business.

Healthcare 67

Healthcare Communication 67

McKensey

JANUARY 8, 2025

Careful development of asset strategy across the pharmaceutical R&D pipeline is increasingly important in embracing opportunities for innovation.

Pharmaceutical 79

Pharmaceutical 79

Productivityist

JANUARY 8, 2025

Welcome to the first episode of Season 2 of our PM Talks monthly series! This episode Patrick Rhone and I dive into the concept of resilience. We explore what it means to rebound and adapt in the face of adversity, unpacking its nuances and how it differs from grit. Whether you’re navigating everyday challenges or overcoming significant life obstacles, resilience plays a critical role in how we show up for ourselves and others.

Learning 52

Learning 52

McKensey

JANUARY 8, 2025

Top-performing pharma companies over the past decade have relied on a short list of critical dealmaking behaviors that drive high external innovation productivity.

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Launch Work Places

JANUARY 8, 2025

Updated: January 8, 2025 The way we work has changed dramatically in recent years. Remote work, flexible schedules, and the gig economy have redefined what it means to be productiveand, in turn, have left traditional office spaces feeling outdated and inconvenient. As businesses and professionals seek new office alternatives , coworking spaces have emerged as a solution that meets the demands of this modern workforce.

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McKensey

JANUARY 8, 2025

Leading biopharmaceutical companies manage their clinical pipelines to optimize for risk and reward. Heres how.

Pharmaceutical 58

Pharmaceutical 58

Workplace Insight

JANUARY 8, 2025

A new poll claims that most employees are unaware of how their individual contributions at work support larger company goals and growth. Only 23 percent of employees say they are told about company goals, in stark contrast with the 84 percent of leaders who say theyre effectively communicating business goals, objectives and key results to employees.

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McKensey

JANUARY 8, 2025

Howard Jacob, vice president of genomics research and head of data integration at AbbVie, shares his view on the potential of personalized data, AI, and machine learning to prevent and cure disease.

Learning 55

Learning Pharmaceutical 55

The Receptionist

JANUARY 8, 2025

Its a new year. Many of us make resolutions in pursuit of our own personal or professional improvement, and they often revolve around aspects of life such as eating healthier, moving our bodies more, or committing to a new hobby. Similarly, many organizations use the new year as a chance to make changes in budgeting, strategy, and possibly personnel.

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McKensey

JANUARY 8, 2025

Rapid advancements in science and technology are challenging pharma and biotech companies approaches to talent. What R&D skills do they need today, and how can they sustain this workforce?

Technology 49

Technology 49

Success

JANUARY 8, 2025

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is planning a significant overhaul of Facebooks content moderation policies this year. The platform is set to replace its fact-checking team with a community-driven notes system, inspired by a similar model introduced on X (formerly Twitter) in 2021. Zuckerberg describes the new changes at Meta as a response to a cultural tipping point, now aiming to reduce censorship across all platforms.

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McKensey

JANUARY 8, 2025

Pharma R&D leaders and their suppliers see transparency as a key to unlocking more effective collaborations and cost efficiencies.

Pharmaceutical 49

Pharmaceutical 49

Mad in America

JANUARY 8, 2025

B ecky Brasfield has emerged as a formidable advocate for change in the complex landscape of mental health care.A certified recovery support specialist and policy researcher at the Human Services Research Institute, Ms. Brasfield has dedicated her career to elevating the voices of service users and dismantling systemic inequities. Her lived experience with psychosis, combined with her leadership in peer support, has made her a powerful critic of traditional psychiatric models that often marginal

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Success

JANUARY 8, 2025

When I graduated from my university, I lost access to its 24/7 library. Simultaneously, I began freelance writing and editing and my need for a productive workspace grew. Over the course of the next year, I experimented with different locations and approaches to cultivating a productive workspace. I discovered new environments for fruitful work and tactics that benefit my productivity as well as my mental health.

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Work Life

JANUARY 8, 2025

Welcome to Pressing Questions , Fast Company s work-life advice column. Every week, deputy editor Kathleen Davis, host of The New Way We Work podcast, will answer the biggest and most pressing workplace questions. Q: How do I get a job Im overqualified for? A: Though it may seem counterintuitive to the idea that we should always be climbing a career ladder , there are plenty of reasons to want to take a step down to a role that you are overqualified for.

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Success

JANUARY 8, 2025

Russell Brunson was looking to make money when he was in college. The plan was [to] find something people were searching for that no one’s selling, [make it] and then sell it to those people, says Brunson. He was a student athlete, and, on spring break, he and his friend made a potato gun for fun. They found plans online and bought supplies at Home Depot.

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Work Life

JANUARY 8, 2025

Each time I walk into a bookstore I choose a book of poetry off the shelf and open it to random pages. The day I walked into Godmothers , the new bookstore and cultural gathering space in Summerland, California, I picked up a book from the Persian poet, Hafiz, and then read poems about longing and finding peace. Serendipitously, as the ritual often inspires, both topics were illuminated when I spoke to Godmothers founders Jennifer Rudolph Walsh and Victoria Jackson.

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Success

JANUARY 8, 2025

The digital nomad lifestyle combines remote work with travel and adventure, offering flexibility and freedom for those with wanderlust. But success in this career also requires discipline, a clear plan and the right tools to maintain productivity, balance and personal growth. Using smart remote work productivity tips can help you keep the right work-life balance when managing travel and work.

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Work Life

JANUARY 8, 2025

On the night Stephanie Cosme died, her sister and brother said they received a curt explanation from a U.S. Air Force official who met them at the hospital: The civilian contractor was failing to follow protocol when she was hit by an aircraft’s rotating propeller and killed. The family would wait eight agonizing months to find out more about how the accident unfolded during relatively low-risk ground testing on a MQ-9A Reaper drone at Gray Butte Airfield in California on September 7, 2023

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Office Snapshots

JANUARY 8, 2025

The offices on the 42nd floor of Torre Picasso were born from a competition in which the client had a peculiar program for only 4 permanent workers in an area of 330 m2, to which occasionally were added another 8 employees who came from different company headquarters to hold meetings in the rooms of this office. Given these premises, our proposal (which won) focused on clearly differentiating the work area from the commercial or meeting area and connecting the two areas by means of an iconic rot

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Work Life

JANUARY 8, 2025

Job search platform LinkedIn recently released its annual Jobs on the Rise report , including a list of the top 25 fastest-growing jobs in the United States. To create the list, LinkedIns researchers analyzed millions of jobs started by members of the platform between January 2022 to January 2024, calculating the growth rate for each job. They excluded internships, volunteer positions, and interim roles.

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Office Snapshots

JANUARY 8, 2025

Since its construction in 1752, Maison Jean-Baptiste-Chevalier has been transformed many times over the ages. It was initially an important place of trade for New France due to its strategic location near the river. It was subsequently transformed into a renowned hotel during the 19th century, and in more recent years was used as a cultural space affiliated with the museum.

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Construction Maintenance Flexibility Flexibility 81

Work Life

JANUARY 8, 2025

Its not surprising that I suffered from burnout and eventually left the practice of medicine. Only in retrospect can I see clearly that I had built a life around the wrong-sized purpose. The signs were there along the way, but I chose to ignore them. The reasons are many, but the outcome was always the same. I spent much time thinking about the destination and very little about the path I was taking to get there.

Learning 75

Learning 75

Productivityist

JANUARY 8, 2025

Welcome to the first episode of Season 2 of our PM Talks monthly series! This episode Patrick Rhone and I dive into the concept of resilience. We explore what it means to rebound and adapt in the face of adversity, unpacking its nuances and how it differs from grit. Whether you’re navigating everyday challenges or overcoming significant life obstacles, resilience plays a critical role in how we show up for ourselves and others.

Learning 52

Learning 52

Success

JANUARY 8, 2025

Two years ago, Stephanie Sims, founder and CEO of Home & Arrow , started making wax melts in her home. She sold directly to friends, family and others through word of mouth and made around $2,000 between January 2023 and June 2024. Then she joined TikTok Shop. In just 18 months, she earned over $200,000 from TikTok and website sales, many of which were driven by TikTok Shop.

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Work Life

JANUARY 8, 2025

The world is experiencing a rise indestructiveleaders, from politicians in democratic countries extolling the virtues of dictatorship to business executives whosedestructiveappetites overshadow their economic success. Theseleadersseem to reflect the worst, rather than the best, of us. On top of that, more and more qualified people are reluctant to take onleadershiproles.

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