Warning- Contents under pressure...

Update 29Jan07...

When I first started on this post, I was referring to operating companies and how internal politics can drive behavior that may have no other apparent explanation other than internal political pressure. The specific company presented below is representative of a company under such pressure, but by no means did I intend to single them out...the same issue applies to a good number of companies in the industry

I have found that even that was to limited a view...I think this same issue can also be applied to any large organization where ego and politics can drive behavior that would otherwsie be inexplicable...say at a large engineering company, for example...


Some thoughts on the pharma industry at large...

The recent Pfizer headlines provide ample opportunity to jump on, or rather off the bandwagon.

It's obvious that the announcements of cuts and closings will impact the near-term future for Pfizer as they do business going forward...they will continue to do business...the unfortunate impacts on their employees will also be obvious...

Less obvious will be the impact on the "corporate behavior"...

How much of Pfizer's business behavior will be driven by the fact that a lot of the corporation will be in "suvival mode"?

Internal politics is often a signficant source of impact to project success...

Other companies will find themselves in similar situations, with similar pressures...

The pressure caused by these hidden issues driving some companies behavior will only increase...

In between having all the fun, beware!!!...