7 Key Principles for Driving Change the Right Way
In the life sciences sector, change isn’t the exception, it’s the norm. From scaling new teams to integrating acquisitions, evolving pipelines, or navigating leadership transitions, companies are constantly in motion. But here’s the catch: most change efforts fail to deliver on their promise, not because the ideas are bad, but because the execution is flawed. Real transformation doesn’t just depend on strategy or structure. It lives or dies in the way change is led. Over the past three decades, we've led transformations as a CEOs, advisors, and coaches. We've helped organizations reinvent themselves and watched others falter despite the best of intentions. Through that experience, we’ve found that successful change always reflects the same core truth: Change is not a one-time initiative. It’s a leadership competency. If you want your next change effort to succeed, not just on paper, but in culture, behavior, and outcomes—these seven principles are your foundation. 1. Cl...