Adam Walker has spent nearly 25 years in biotech and pharma companies as individual contributor employee, leader and now a biometrics consultant and subject matter expert. Adam has a unique view of what it means to work in this industry and what leaders need to be talking about when it comes to leading their teams.
Adam is nothing less than fully authentic in this conversation.
Some of the highlights of the conversation include:
Hero, Hardship and Highlight – 1:37
Maintaining internal and external consistency – 3:50
No excuses to not connecting with people – 4:59
Leaders must be connecting – 8:14
More is possible – 9;34
Mindset of an entreprenuer – 12:15
Employees are volunteers – 14:45
Boundaries at work – 19:15
The cost of burnout – 21:50
Who needs a work sabbatical – 25:25
The Opportunity for Empathy – 27:55
We’re all patients – 31:51
Advice for life science leaders – 35:46
To connect with Adam, reach out to him on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-walker-2327951/
The book Adam mentions at the end of our conversation is Legacy by James Kerr