Discussing why communication, networking, and being proactive are important for risk mitigation strategies and your executive career.
Risk mitigation is a major problem executives and leaders face in their careers. On this episode of Executive Corner, we will be taking a closer look at what factors are important for risk mitigation and leadership with Andy Skibo, Chief Manufacturing Officer at FluGen and Rob Wright, Chief Editor of Life Science Leader magazine.
Drawing from his real life experiences sailing the east coast and his career, Andy shares insights on how to draw from real life situations to navigate the uncertainties of our times.
Some of the questions we discuss are: How can you prepare for unknown risks? How can you balance innovation with taking known risks? Why is it important to think about the big picture and long-term? How can you continuously learn from your everyday life experiences to overcome business challenges? How can you communicate clearly and effectively with your management team and why is it important? And what impact can networking with people beyond your role, company and industry have on your leadership career?
For Andy and Rob, the solution comes comes down to four key things:
You must excel at these key skills to become a great leader and understand long-term opportunities and risks in your field.
Other topics in this discussion include:
Andy and Rob both spoke at the American Biomanufacturing Summit that took place in July of 2020. To find out more about this summit, you can visit our website and listen back to this year's sessions and conversations.