It has been a heartwarming year for women in the sciences with the recent awarding of Nobel Prizes in Chemistry. The awards highlight how important diversity and inclusion are in our industry. The new documentary Picture A Scientist chronicles the groundswell of researchers who are writing a new chapter for women scientists by bringing to light the challenges they have faced as women in the sciences and their commitment to improving opportunities for women moving forward. This personal, powerful & eye opening film really hit home for our team as it has for people around the world.

Click here to watch the trailer

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The end of the year is fast approaching and chances are, no one ever prepared you for how to lead a performance review conversation during a pandemic.

You may have found that while some goals were put on hold there was also an expectation that many, if not most of the company goals were expected to be delivered upon, on time and on budget.  The typical competencies that you measured may have seen a few additions, including communicating remotely, being self-motivated, working autonomously, or building high performing teams while juggling children, school, dogs and managing cold callers on your home line (if you still have one).  With the new challenges that have been presented as many workers Zoom in from their home office, feeling the stress of huge levels of change and uncertainty, you might want to keep the following tips in mind.

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“I don’t have time to think.” Does that sound familiar?

Pressure, deadlines, milestones, partnering relationships and burn rates are all part of working in a life sciences environment. With constant deadlines looming, it’s easy to get bogged down in day to day, minute by minute thinking.

And yet, with all of this circling around you and your people, we’re in a business driven by innovation. Creativity is critical. Execution may be our driving force, but inspiration has to have room to flourish.

So how do you manage to find time for that? It’s not easy, but maybe a few of these ideas will inspire you.

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Who are your future leaders?  Check out this video about how leaders in a growth stage need a new skill set to take their company to the next level.  Especially in life sciences, each stage requires a new and different skill set.  Is your company healthy in its strategy, direction, and leadership?

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