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Main Subject - Why Team Building Weekends Fail (And How to Make Yours Succeed)
Somewhere in the world this afternoon, a group of office mates are strapping on safety equipment and preparing to scale the side of a cliff together. In another city, another group o
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
f mates is engaged in a retreat designed to foster their sense of teamwork. Late at night in yet another town, six men who usually compete in the office are cooperating on building a
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
robot. What do they all have in common?
The phrase is team building, and it has come to represent a way of doing business that takes into account the strengths and weaknesses of eac
The phrase is team building, and it has come to represent a way of doing business that takes into account the strengths and weaknesses of eac
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
member of a workgroup. The basic concept of team building weekends is to bring a group of coworkers together and, by subjecting them to various hardships, events and activities, cem
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
nt them into a team that supports each other and works together toward a common goal.
The only problem with that scenario is that all too often, it doesn't work. Once the group is b
The only problem with that scenario is that all too often, it doesn't work. Once the group is b
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
ck at the office, they fall back into the old ways of working and the team building weekend is no more than a fond memory. The problem is not in the concept of team building, but in
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
he notion that it can be accomplished in a weekend, no matter what that weekend entails. It's not that team building weekends are a bad idea - it's that they're expected to do a job
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
hat should be undertaken in your office, every workday of the year. The purpose of a team building event should be to introduce, reinforce and reward, not to single-handedly forge a
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
roup of coworkers into a team. If it's used to replace the work your company (or you as a manager) should be doing every day, then you're missing out on some important points - and t
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
e major benefits of dragging everyone out of the office for a weekend of exhilirating and challenging activities.
So how do you forge the bonds of a team if not by dipping them into
So how do you forge the bonds of a team if not by dipping them into
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
the crucible of a team building weekend? In simple street terms, you can't just talk the talk - you have to walk the walk. If you want your staff to believe they're a team and functi
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
on as a team, then you have to treat them as a team - and yourself as an important member of it.
- Communication is the key to building a team.
The single biggest mistake that 'man
- Communication is the key to building a team.
The single biggest mistake that 'man
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
gement' makes is failure to communicate. Your company doesn't have to be an open book to all employees, but sharing goals and intentions gives employees a sense that they are a part
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
f a larger team working toward a specific purpose.
- Build teamwork into the work flow.
In order to work as a team, people need to be treated as one. Start each project with a team
- Build teamwork into the work flow.
In order to work as a team, people need to be treated as one. Start each project with a team
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
conference to define and refine goals. Create a central 'lounge' area where team members are comfortable grabbing coffee in the morning - and taking a few moments to catch up on thin
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
s together. Hold regular team meetings where team members can report progress and delays so that no one feels left out of the loop.
- Make recognition of achievement a priority.
Re
- Make recognition of achievement a priority.
Re
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
ognizing achievement is important to reinforcing the team feeling. It needn't be formal - in fact, informal and unexpected recognition can be very potent. A word in passing in the ha
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
lway, a moment taken to pass on praise from a client while having a cup of coffee, a casual 'great work on that proposal, guys' at the end of a meeting are all part of the teamwork f
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
ame.
- Make time to play as a team, too.
Whether the play is a softball team, a bowling league or a semi-annual weekend where the team members can really stretch their wings, teams
- Make time to play as a team, too.
Whether the play is a softball team, a bowling league or a semi-annual weekend where the team members can really stretch their wings, teams
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
work best when they have something in common besides their work. A trek up a snowy mountainside builds shared memories that help cement the bonds that have formed throughout the year
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
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