PAOLA AROSIO

Freelance journalist

WHAT TO DO AND NOT DO TO TO PRESERVE THE BOSS-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP

Typically shows up at work in a suit, shoes well polished, carrying a briefcase and with a newspaper under his arm. Is aged between 35 and 50, has an agenda packed with appointments and keeps himself busy through the day (which begins at 7 am and ends around 11 pm) with meetings and conference calls. When on travel, flies first class and can often count on a driver to move him around: this a typical business executive today.

Top managers are key figures to run a company successfully. They have evolved from the old-fashioned, hard-driving manager of the past that would rule over a department rather than lead it to becoming a modern, “enlightened” leader that heads an office where employees trust and respect him or her.

The importance of investing in staff to be successful in the pharmaceutical business was recently highlighted in an article by the magazine Linc in its March 2016 edition. “The ten best-selling drugs in the world have yielded $ 76 billion in 2013, which is the total turnover of a giant like Microsoft “, says the author of the article. “