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Subjects - Planning Productive Meetings
You can't sit in a boring meeting, in a boring boardroom, and expect to generate
much beyond boring ideas! But we do that over coffee and boring bagels in almost
every conference room and practice group all over America on any given day.
We belong to groups all our lives: in our compa
We belong to groups all our lives: in our compa
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
ny, Little League, PTA, religious
and civic organizations. We often serve on multiple committees concurrently!
Yet when we consider the amount of time spent in meetings, we can see that making the most out of our time could be a valuable life skill. Improving our own meeting effecti
Yet when we consider the amount of time spent in meetings, we can see that making the most out of our time could be a valuable life skill. Improving our own meeting effecti
; 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
eness is a win-win: we make our own time more productive
and increase the effectiveness of the group. The effectiveness of all groups
can be vastly increased when you increase the effectiveness of each individual.
People do not naturally want to work in groups. Before you operate diff
People do not naturally want to work in groups. Before you operate diff
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
rently
within a group, you have to think differently: you first have to think about
the way you think! Among professionals the word "creativity" can derail
conversation in one second flat. It's too touch-feely. It isn't about results.
The word innovation implies too dramatic a chan
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
e, the kind of change that threatens
to leave people behind.
In the year 2005 can we dare to think differently?
In First Among Equals, McKenna and Maister submit that professional groups lack one thing. What is needed, they contend, is an approach that will create a more inspiring
In the year 2005 can we dare to think differently?
In First Among Equals, McKenna and Maister submit that professional groups lack one thing. What is needed, they contend, is an approach that will create a more inspiring
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
ystem that provides for higher levels of shared enthusiasm,
decision making, performance, participation, and morale.
Running an effective meeting and participating effectively is a skill few people have mastered. The irony is that in the real world, most ideas get hatched at meeting
Running an effective meeting and participating effectively is a skill few people have mastered. The irony is that in the real world, most ideas get hatched at meeting
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesnt have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
s. The time spent in meetings will play a great part in developing the
next generation of Generating X leaders. So let's look at how we can begin to
create an atmosphere that can give birth to more creative ideas.
Let's begin with what you want to accomplish. You want to push people
Let's begin with what you want to accomplish. You want to push people
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
out of their Stupid Zone, a place of metal and physical normalcy - where answers
are provided for them. Once they get out of this zone they can start to think
differently, explore what they don't know, and discover answers to problems.
The first key to running effective meetings is to
The first key to running effective meetings is to
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
understand that the formulation
of a problem is often more essential than its solution. As you begin your journey
to a different meeting style, you may take small steps or giant steps. Let's
first look at some small steps you can make to begin your expedition to meeting
nirvana:
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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 crux of the five minute meeting: the crux of any meeting can be boiled
down to five basic questions:
What is the most interesting idea or subject in front of us?
What are the most crucial issues facing us?
What are the most pressing challenges you, as an individual face?
Wh
What is the most interesting idea or subject in front of us?
What are the most crucial issues facing us?
What are the most pressing challenges you, as an individual face?
Wh
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
t opportunities do these ideas, issues, and challenges present?
What actions can we take now?
The Guide (note the word guide rather than leader, president, etc.) passes out blue slips, asks one question at a time, allows 45 seconds for response. The key to capturing an idea is to w
What actions can we take now?
The Guide (note the word guide rather than leader, president, etc.) passes out blue slips, asks one question at a time, allows 45 seconds for response. The key to capturing an idea is to w
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
rite it down. The problem with making mental
notes is that the ink fades quickly!
Did you know that the average child asks 125 probing questions a day, the average adult asks 6. You want to create an environment where breakthrough ideas are actually allowed to break through. The cru
Did you know that the average child asks 125 probing questions a day, the average adult asks 6. You want to create an environment where breakthrough ideas are actually allowed to break through. The cru
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
of creativity is putting old
ideas together in new ways, or giving common concepts a twist that make them
uncommon.
You can't come up with new ideas if you approach each problem in the same way. One way to lose your fear of looking foolish and to come up with great ideas is to of
You can't come up with new ideas if you approach each problem in the same way. One way to lose your fear of looking foolish and to come up with great ideas is to of
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
er the worst possible idea you can think of, and then build from
it...WHAT IS THE WORST WAY TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?
Another small step you can take is to allow the members of your team to set the agenda. Each person puts up one item they want discussed, with his name by it and the ti
Another small step you can take is to allow the members of your team to set the agenda. Each person puts up one item they want discussed, with his name by it and the ti
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
e it will take. The team helps each participant be accountable
to the timetable they committed to uphold.
Ready to get a little bolder?
Many experts offer that what is missing from many people's work lives is any kind of personal recognition or appreciation.
In this exercise each pa
Ready to get a little bolder?
Many experts offer that what is missing from many people's work lives is any kind of personal recognition or appreciation.
In this exercise each pa
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
ticipant stands in front of the group. One member
selects a category such as trees, cars, music, or books. Each person on this
team selects a kind of car for example, that best describes this person. For
example the team members labeled Mike as a pick-up truck while Mike thought
he
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
was a Mercedes! Through this exercise each member can see the dichotomy between
how they brand themselves and how others brand them.
You may also want to look at how you personally participate during meetings:
Do you come on time?
Do you stay on relevant topics?
Do you volunte
You may also want to look at how you personally participate during meetings:
Do you come on time?
Do you stay on relevant topics?
Do you volunte
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
r to share your knowledge?
Do you dominate?
Do you solicit opinions and feedback from others?
Do you take responsibility for helping the meeting go well?
Most of us are not trained to operate successfully in groups, and our inability to be effective is often frustrating and con
Do you dominate?
Do you solicit opinions and feedback from others?
Do you take responsibility for helping the meeting go well?
Most of us are not trained to operate successfully in groups, and our inability to be effective is often frustrating and con
.
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
using. McKenna and Maister list
the benefits one can expect to get working in an effective group as vast as
shared resources to more money and more fun. For a group-professional or civic-to
be effective, it is necessary for members to feel a part of it. The quicker
the group member
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
build relationships of trust and bonding, the quicker people
can feel safe to express "out of the box" ideas.
Will your next meeting be a training session, an exercise, or an expedition? You may not know where it will take you, but you know it looks different from where you are now
Will your next meeting be a training session, an exercise, or an expedition? You may not know where it will take you, but you know it looks different from where you are now
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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