http://www.growbold.com/home/ growBOLD is a best practice group focusing on Organization Development and Talent Management for HR Professionals in the Life Science industry. en-US 2012-05-15T09:19:07-07:00 growboldhomehttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/growboldhome/~3/PvXWC7Na5Yo/happiness-productivity-increased-sales-success-.html According to a recent HBR article titled The Happiness Factor “emerging research from neuroscience, psychology, and economics makes the link between a thriving workforce and better business performance absolutely clear. Happiness can have an impact at both the company and the country level.” “Research shows that when people work with a positive mind-set, performance on nearly every level—productivity, creativity, engagement—improves” states Shawn Achor, distinguished teacher, speaker, and author of the HBR article Positive Intelligence. “Every business outcome shows improvement when the brain is positive…. one’s general sense of well-being is surprisingly malleable, the habits you cultivate, the way you interact...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/growboldhome/~4/PvXWC7Na5Yo" height="1" width="1"/> BOLD News growBOLD 2012-05-15T09:19:07-07:00 http://www.growbold.com/home/2012/05/happiness-productivity-increased-sales-success-.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/growboldhome/~3/UBS68t-s35s/whats-so-special-about-biotech.html by Mary Ann Ireland, Founder and Lead of BOLD, and Director of The Stratam Group Background: Over the years in leading BOLD, I’ve been asked by many people “is there a difference between HR in biotech or the life sciences vs. other industries?”. My response is…. Yes, and No. This whitepaper is intended to clarify why I say “yes - biotech is different than other industries". This is not a research paper, rather a means to orient HR professionals new to the industry - or refresh veterans - and encourage dialogue around how these factors can and do impact HR,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/growboldhome/~4/UBS68t-s35s" height="1" width="1"/> BOLD News Industry News growBOLD 2012-03-08T23:36:11-08:00 http://www.growbold.com/home/2012/03/whats-so-special-about-biotech.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/growboldhome/~3/0h-00-xNzRI/how-to-be-a-best-place-to-work.html by Jill McGillen, Next Turn Consulting (This is a summary of Jill's research as represented in her BOLD Roundtable discussion on January 31st. The slide presentation is available for BOLD members.) Every April, the San Francisco Business Times announces the Bay Area Best Places to work winners. 125 companies are chosen based on their employees’ evaluations of how satisfied they are in their workplace. The question always crosses my mind: “I wonder if these companies are using similar approaches to engage their employees?” In July 2011, I set out to answer this question by telephoning and meeting with a sample...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/growboldhome/~4/0h-00-xNzRI" height="1" width="1"/> BOLD News Resources growBOLD 2012-02-12T15:34:54-08:00 http://www.growbold.com/home/2012/02/how-to-be-a-best-place-to-work.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/growboldhome/~3/IPu8wvlaT5w/mentorship-red-flags-and-best-known-methods-for-mentoring.html This article is authored by BOLD Member, Ron Sacchi, in preparation for the BOLD Workshop titled "Mentorship: GoldMine or Minefield" on Sept. 1st, 2011. 1) Business Case for Program unclear: Organization is unclear on business benefits the program would bring or more importantly how they would measure its success—as though it were a business. Examples of business measurements: Decreased time to productivity for new employees (requires knowing a baseline for the current “time to productivity”) Positively correlating decreased attrition to the program (requires specific data which positively ties the two factors –attrition and mentoring—together) Application of mentor knowledge to mentee’s...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/growboldhome/~4/IPu8wvlaT5w" height="1" width="1"/> BOLD News growBOLD 2011-06-27T18:19:02-07:00 http://www.growbold.com/home/2011/06/mentorship-red-flags-and-best-known-methods-for-mentoring.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/growboldhome/~3/jQCJdACxr1A/how-companies-succeed-in-a-permanent-state-of-change.html By Ana Lucia Jardim Evans In a recent newsletter, an OD professional association led the announcement of its new membership renewal process with the following quote: “Change is good. You go first.” As BOLD goes through its own process of strategic change –working on its vision and mission for the future- we also open the dialogue with our members on strategic change management in the industry at the upcoming June 16 workshop entitled “What… More Change? How HR Can Take a Leading Role in Organizational Change” Strategic change management is a critical success factor in the industry today. And it...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/growboldhome/~4/jQCJdACxr1A" height="1" width="1"/> BOLD News growBOLD 2011-06-01T04:00:00-07:00 http://www.growbold.com/home/2011/06/how-companies-succeed-in-a-permanent-state-of-change.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/growboldhome/~3/NGWtyIt5Q5g/fda-biopharmaceutical-drug-approvals-increase-despite-slower-development-time.html The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has passed nearly twice as many biopharmaceutical drug approvals in the last 10 years than it did in the 1990s, a news release from the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development (CSDD) has indicated. From 2000 to 2009, 65 biopharmaceutical drugs got the OK from the FDA. In comparison, the 1990s saw 39 approvals, while the 1980s had 13 approvals, according to the CSDD study. Click here to read the full article.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/growboldhome/~4/NGWtyIt5Q5g" height="1" width="1"/> Industry News growBOLD 2011-05-15T00:18:06-07:00 http://www.growbold.com/home/2011/05/fda-biopharmaceutical-drug-approvals-increase-despite-slower-development-time.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/growboldhome/~3/_J4G9NnKJQQ/the-games-companies-play.html Corporate learning is evolving: Here’s a Business Week article from 4/4/11, featuring examples of how companies are using games to simulate a work environment, help employees excel in marketing or customer service, and even educate and engage their board of directors. One study reported that “Those using video games had a 14 percent higher skill-based knowledge level, an 11 percent higher factual-knowledge level, and a 9 percent higher retention rate than trainees in comparison groups”.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/growboldhome/~4/_J4G9NnKJQQ" height="1" width="1"/> HR News growBOLD 2011-04-05T20:32:04-07:00 http://www.growbold.com/home/2011/04/the-games-companies-play.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/growboldhome/~3/pRmYij8Vj3s/issues-trends-and-possibilities-for-the-life-science-industry-presentation-summary.html For those of you that attended the February 17th "State of the Life Sciences Industry" presentation delivered by guest speaker James Sabry, MD, PhD, you have a taste of what some of the issues, trends and possibilities are for the industry. Members can access James Sabry's slides by clicking this link and entering the current username and password for the members-only part of the BOLD website. Questions about the presentation or BOLD membership can be directed to: info@growBOLD.com<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/growboldhome/~4/pRmYij8Vj3s" height="1" width="1"/> BOLD News Industry News growBOLD 2011-03-04T00:34:33-08:00 http://www.growbold.com/home/2011/03/issues-trends-and-possibilities-for-the-life-science-industry-presentation-summary.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/growboldhome/~3/jBZvdMiI43g/free-passes-to-bold-members-for-baybio-conference-april-20th-2011.html BOLD has been gifted with 10 free passes to the upcoming BayBio conference. These passes are available to the first current BOLD members that register online. BayBio 2011 Annual Conference: Powering Global Innovation With Northern California regarded as a global innovation engine, theBayBio2011 Annual Conference will explore themes and topics that focus on fostering global collaborations in research, development and commercialization. BayBio2011 Annual Conference will feature a BioSpace Career Fair, Partnering Forum, Company Presentations and a dedicated Human Resources Track. The first 10 BOLD members to respond receive a free one day pass. If all passes have been awarded, you...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/growboldhome/~4/jBZvdMiI43g" height="1" width="1"/> BOLD Events BOLD News Industry Events growBOLD 2011-03-03T11:23:47-08:00 http://www.growbold.com/home/2011/03/free-passes-to-bold-members-for-baybio-conference-april-20th-2011.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/growboldhome/~3/pdLzkDb7nyw/biopharmaceutical-and-medical-device-training-learning-development-congress-march-21-2011.html Bio/Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Training, Learning and Development Congress Date: March 21, 22 Location: Hyatt Regency at Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, PA Are you helping your leaders fill the knowledge distribution gap across your organization? Do you create training strategies that align development goals with business objectives? Are you managing people and solutions that help accomplish learning objectives on an enterprise or global scale? Then you will be one of the many to benefit from CBI's Bio/Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Training, Learning & Development Congress on March 21, 22, 2011 in Philadelphia, PA. Here, you'll have the ability to: Discuss the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/growboldhome/~4/pdLzkDb7nyw" height="1" width="1"/> BOLD News HR Events growBOLD 2011-01-24T20:30:00-08:00 http://www.growbold.com/home/2011/01/biopharmaceutical-and-medical-device-training-learning-development-congress-march-21-2011.html