PGC200

A community empowering life science professionals to success

Creating Your Career Niche at the Interface of Bioscience and Medicine

Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 5:30-8:30 pm
Keith Flaherty, MD
Lecturer, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director of Developmental Therapeutics, Cancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital

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You’ve seen the constant evolution accelerate in biomedical, pharmaceutical and medical research. How do you get to be one of those game changers? Barriers to new technologies in any area arise [...]

Mon, August 30 2010 » Events, Seminars » No Comments

How to become a CEO? Is that the right question?

Thursday, September 9, 2010, 5:30-8:30 pm
Dan Bradbury CEO, Amylin

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What does it take to be the CEO employees want to have? This presentation is about Dan’s personal journey and the questions he asks of himself and and his management team. The authenticity and self-insight with which Dan speaks is palpable to all. [...]

Sat, August 21 2010 » Events, Seminars » No Comments

Speaking Powerfully When You’re Not In Charge

presents
“Speaking Powerfully When You’re Not In Charge”
Thursday, August 12, 2010, 5:30-8:30 pm

Jordan Goldrich
Principal, CUSTOMatrix

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Success in organizations is increasingly dependent on the ability to gain the willing support from customers, peers, reports and superiors.  Executive coach and management development specialist, Jordan Goldrich will show you how to manage difficult conversations and still maintain [...]

Mon, July 19 2010 » Events, Speed Workshops » 1 Comment

PGC200 Commons Gathering

PGC200 Commons Gathering

Friday, September 10, 5:30 – 8:30 pm
At Regents La Jolla

Happenings:
Potluck with other PGC200 Participants
Introduction to Innocentive Brainstorm (more)
PGC200 Library Booksharing
Theatre Screening of the Movie “Whip It”
Family and friends are welcome
RSVP to PGC200Leadership at gmail.com

Location:
Regents La Jolla
9253 Regents Road
La Jolla, CA 92037-1479
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Past Commons gatherings: July 16 (Launch), [...]

Thu, July 1 2010 » About PGC200, Member Resources, volunteers » No Comments

What Does Excellence Look Like?

Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 6:30 pm
A presentation on
“What Does Excellence Look Like?”
Eduardo Bryant
National & International Motivational Speaker

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We marvel at the spectacular accomplishments of others and wonder why not us. A three-pointer at the buzzer. An 80-yard breakaway to the end zone. A song that moves the heart and soul. It’s in all of us [...]

Thu, July 1 2010 » Seminars, Speed Workshops » 1 Comment

Career Survival Skills in a Multigenerational Workforce

Thursday, October 21, 2010, 5:30-8:30 pm
Rosemarie Christopher
President & CEO
Med Exec International, RxResearch Staffing

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The country’s labor market is steadily shifting toward the new labor force: freelancers, independent contractors, consultants, part-timers, contingent employees and the self employed. Discover new job search strategies, current corporate hiring trends and what job functions are in high demand, while [...]

Wed, June 30 2010 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment

Evolution of Career Management

Marc Cenedella

Founder & CEO, The Ladders.com
Monday, June 28, 2010, 5:30-8:30 pm

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Marc started TheLadders.com in July 2003 to solve a puzzling gap in the world of online recruitment and high-end employment. As SVP of Finance and Operations at HotJobs.com, Marc saw that, while large job boards worked well for entry and mid-level candidates, high-level [...]

Thu, May 13 2010 » Events » 1 Comment

PGC200 Library

PGC200 is a community for learning and sharing. Books are a basic primary resource for us. These books are available to PGC200 members to borrow:
1. A-HA! Performance: Building and Managing a Self-Motivated Workforce
Douglas Walker with Stephen Sorkin; Hardcover, http://www.ahaperformance.com/
2. Alternative Careers in Science, Second Edition: Leaving the Ivory Tower (Scientific Survival Skills)
Cynthia Robbins-Roth; Paperback
donated by [...]

Mon, May 3 2010 » Member Resources » No Comments

The Future of Health Care

Howard Asher
President & CEO, Global Life Sciences
Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 5:30-8:30 pm

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Join us for this extraordinarily special event as we journey into the future of health care. Howard Asher, a renown storyteller and visionary, will walk us through what we can expect from health care in the not so distant future:

The Global [...]

Mon, April 26 2010 » Events » 1 Comment

5th SABPA Career Development & Education Event

A report from the event
by Weiping Wang, Isaac Mehl, and Rita Lim-Wilby
“This is the best $15 you can spend on your career.”
Attendees at the 5th SABPA Career Development event gained a powerful and unique view into the state of employment and how to overcome barriers in their career progression.
The life science industry is undergoing a [...]

Mon, April 26 2010 » Events » 1 Comment