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Imagine being supported in your business by a team that were reliable, competent, communicated effectively with clients and colleagues, had heaps of initiative and a great attitude. No, this is not a pipe dream. It can happen for you. However it takes an investment of time and e 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 nergy on your part to create a strong, supportive and valuable team…It doesn’t happen by osmosis. In many of my public workshops on How to Have Less Mess, Less Stress and More Success we often have disgruntled employees attend. It’s not that they don’t want to be at the presenta ; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug. Examples of combination products may in tion, in fact they gain heaps of benefit from being there. They are frustrated in their workplaces because their bosses in many instances do not care or look after their people. Many employers think it’s good enough to provide you with a job, let you know when you’re not perform lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together. ing, and if you’re lucky, take you to lunch for your annual Christmas bonus! Jerry’s Story Jerry was the Head of Department in an educational institution. He was headhunted to this position one year ago. He was made many promises including having his own personal assistant as h 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 would be responsible for 5 team members. The Principal promised a salary review in six months and flexibility in hours. Jerry was informed there would be some after hours activities involved but these would be minimal. Ten months later Jerry had no personal assistant. He had d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations. Combination pro to do every single administrative task himself. He spent more time addressing the needs of his team at the detriment of his other responsibilities. Extra curricular activities ate up an extra 12 hours a week on top of the 50 hours he spent at school just to stay on top of the wor 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 kload! He couldn’t take time off in lieu for the additional hours he worked as his department was already understaffed. Overtime wasn’t part of his salary package. Jerry had constantly spoken to the Principal who agreed to lighten his load yet hadn’t taken the necessary action t 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 do so! Lack of action from one person often forces the other to react and take control. Jerry had enough! He tendered his resignation after successfully applying for a position in another school. The Principal from his old school promised Jerry that he would make the changes h nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically e so desperately wanted. Unfortunately for the Principal, the staff and in turn the students, it was too late. Jerry had enough. He decided to take control of his situation and not be reliant on the actions of others. Since leaving he was so much happier. His health and personal 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 relationships improved dramatically. Jenny’s Story Jenny worked in an accounting practice. As a manager she had many responsibilities. Not only was she supposed to manage a team of people and deal with all their issues, she also had to bill seven hours of chargeable time each ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi day. Jenny was constantly stressed out. She would often stay late so she could work uninterrupted and catch up on what she should have done during the day. There was no way she could reach her targets and manage her team if she didn’t do that. She tried on several occasions to ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it. Following aspects would a explain to the partners of the practice that the workload was unrealistic. She had a number of solutions that would help not only her situation but eventually make the business more money, however the partners would say they would implement these changes and never followed throug dd to the challenges in developing combination products: Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well? Which combination prod h on her suggestions. They were too busy being busy. Eventually Jenny left. Not only did she resign, so did four members of her team. Also some of Jenny’s clients followed her to her new place of employment. That equated to thousands of dollars lost in that business not to menti cts are meaningful and rational? Which therapeutic categories to select? Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients? Do combin on the time involved hiring and training new people. How to Build and Retain a Valuable Team Before I share these tips with you, be aware that it is extremely important to hire the right type of people for your business in the first place. See our newsletter How to Hire the Rig tions increase the patient compliance? What would be the developing cost? How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen t People. Many employers have the ‘hire and hope’ mentality. After the person has been hired the employer hopes they work out. 1. Regular Performance and Incentive Reviews Measure your team’s achievements on a regular basis. Formally appraise the performance of each individual 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 twice a year. Salary increases, bonuses and incentives should be based on these performance reviews. 2. Weekly Team Meetings Learn how to run an effective meeting and have these weekly with your team. Have a set time each week. Ensure the agenda allows for their input. See How ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality. Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust to Have Successful Meetings 3. Personal and Professional Development Invest regularly in their development, both technical and non-technical skills. The new-found knowledge can be extremely valuable to your business. By learning and developing your people, they will also be mo y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products re motivated. 4. Develop Your Own Leadership Skills Turn yourself into a Masterful Manager. There are many skills required to be an effective manager …delegation, organisation and communication etc. Participating in specific programs such as our Masterful Manager’s Intensive C . 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 oaching Program will turn you into a powerful leader that gets results and maintains a happy, productive and high performing team. The Final Word Looking after the people in your business is vital to ensure it’s ongoing success…whatever ‘success’ means to you. A happy, skilled elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements. Companies that provide selfless information through particip and motivated team if managed effectively will have a huge impact on productivity. To continue doing the same thing and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. So if you want to achieve different results, take action today! Have a great week Lorraine Pirih 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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