I have now been writing this blog for many years and during that time I have not updated or re-branded this website. This was partially because for many years it served its purpose as was – somewhere to host my blog posts – but recently that has been changing. The other thing is that theContinue reading “Bear with me – I’m revamping”
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The death of a brand
This week I popped up to London for a bit of sightseeing and to catch up with friends from my McKinsey days. A trip to London is also never complete with a visit to my favourite shop – Karen Millen on Oxford Circus. Sadly this will have been my last visit to the store asContinue reading “The death of a brand”
Life is like a mountain
Last weekend, after nearly 9 years of living in Switzerland, I finally made it to Zermatt to see the famous Matterhorn. It was of course stunning, but it also got me thinking how life is a bit like a mountain. At first it seems like this huge insurmountable obstacle, way off in the distance, butContinue reading “Life is like a mountain”
Job hunting sucks
In June my long-term contract with Boehringer Ingelheim comes to an end so I have started actively looking for a new role. In case you are not aware job hunting really sucks! One of the main reasons for this, IMHO, is the incredibly painful online systems most companies now use. To give you a moreContinue reading “Job hunting sucks”
AI for Health
I am currently at Intelligent Health’s AI conference in Basel so thought I should write a blog post on the topic. I first got really interested in AI at SXSW a few years ago when I saw the applications of AI in chatbots for patient groups with limited access to care, such as refugees. IContinue reading “AI for Health”
“Why aren’t we doing this?”
Today I gave a presentation on Key Online Influencers (KOI) to my reverse mentoring group and one comment I got was “why on earth aren’t we doing this?!”. Great question. While many other industries have embraced the age of the online influencer pharma has not. Now we all know that pharma has been very lateContinue reading ““Why aren’t we doing this?””
The role of influencers
Back in June I read an article on the BBC about influencers and the potential backlash against them. It is fascinating to see the rise of the influencers on social media and the impact they are now having on people’s lives. It is a sign of our times that some of today’s biggest celebrities onlineContinue reading “The role of influencers”
I’m an autoimmune patient and I want you to hear me
I am very open about my disease and the painful journey I have had to go through to get my health back. It is because of what I went through that I am now so passionate about educating anyone who will listen, and it is because of my journey that I am so passionate aboutContinue reading “I’m an autoimmune patient and I want you to hear me”
Watch out pharma
Today in one of my mentoring sessions we were looking at the use of Artificial Intelligence in the pharma industry. This in itself is a fascinating area to look at but equally fascinating was the discussion the topic generated – namely the changing dynamics of the healthcare industry and the pharmaceutical industry’s continued snail paceContinue reading “Watch out pharma”
Monday motivation
One of my main activities at the moment is supporting clients set up and run Reverse Mentoring programmes. As part of this one of the things I do is lead and support groups of Mentors, many of them digital natives, and part of this includes building and driving an online community for them. Today IContinue reading “Monday motivation”
