At nearly every organization, somewhere within the competency framework there’s a reference to “being able to see the big picture.” Understandably – staying grounded in a broader perspective is a valuable skill. But the thing that intrigues me most about seeing the big picture these days is the…
Back in January, when headlines about a novel coronavirus outbreak in China first appeared, I didn’t feel very concerned. I even posted a bad joke about it on my social media account. “Coronavirus on the rise? I’ll probably be fine. Thanks CDC.” After all, other majorly publicized viruses…
At the 2019 SIOP conference, my MRG colleague Maria Brown led a symposium entitled Preparing for Generation Z. The purpose of the symposium was to discuss how generations may differ, and provide recommendations on managing those differences. It was an engaging session with an overarching message that we…
Entrepreneurs have garnered a lot of attention in recent years. The tech boom has given rise to the entrepreneur-as-celebrity, where persona has come to be nearly as important as the business fundamentals. Entrepreneurial flair may be trendy, but setting aside the stereoptypes, what are the behaviors that entrepreneurs…
Before I became an official MRGer, I spent a couple of years working for a global organization in their HR department. It was an experience I found immensely valuable and intriguing from the perspective that I was able to observe first hand “how the sausage was made” so…
MRG has been conducting research on effective leadership at the top levels of organizations for decades. Most recently, we had the opportunity to study which leadership behaviors are most closely associated with leadership effectiveness for Chief Information Officers (CIOs). While the overall findings were quite interesting, one that…
I remember being perplexed by things like home, car and even medical insurance when I was a child. In my young mind, it seemed like an unnecessary gamble to pay for something you hoped to never need. With age and life experience I have come to understand it…
When I was first coming out of college, I didn’t have a lot of direction. I had decided to forgo graduate school at this point and just start working. The question at that point was…. doing what? The answer to this was the first position I was offered,…
Leadership is a complex and often frustrating experience. Having the ability and poise to sift through endless – and frequently contradictory – information to lead effectively may feel like more of an art than a science. And while leadership in any capacity is difficult, leadership within the humanitarian…
As someone external to the biotech field, I never really thought of it as a very broad industry. However, our recent research into best practices for leaders in this field made me take a deeper look. It turns out that the biotech industry encompasses a diverse group of…