Career Conversation 3: Decision-Making and Risk-Taking for You and Your Team

Webinar broadcast time
Event date: May 6, 2014
Day of week: Tuesday
Start time: 12:00 PM End time: 1:15 PM Time zone: EDT

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Webinar details
How do you balance risk and benefit in the decision-making process, especially in today’s uncertain and rapidly changing business environment? What role do interpersonal and team dynamics play? What affects our ability to make decisions and how can “hesitation to decide” be overcome? Tune into this webinar to learn more about the key elements of decision-making and their application.

The HBA is pleased to welcome James C. Felli, PhD to this conversation. Dr. Felli is a research fellow at Eli Lilly and Company, where he is developing new decision-making tools and engaging in applied research. Prior to joining Lilly, he served as associate professor of decision science with the Defense Resources Management Institute of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. Dr.Felli is a fellow of the Society of Decision Professionals and an active member of the Decision Analysis Society of INFORMS and the Decision Analysis Affinity Group. His work has been published in a variety of journals including Medical Decision Making and Decision Analysis.

Joining Dr. Felli in this discussion is Paula Brown Stafford, MPH, president of clinical development at Quintiles where her global responsibilities include Quintiles Phase I-IV services, including medical and project management; site, data and safety monitoring; laboratory services; and functional resourcing. In addition to her role at Quintiles, Ms. Stafford is a member of the HBA advisory board; board chair of CDISC (Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium); and member and vice president of the foundation board of the Gillings School of Global Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill. A biostatistician by training, she was named as one of the 10 top women in biotech in 2012 by FierceBiotech, a leading online industry publication.

Moderating this conversation is Catherine U. Foley, strategic leadership development portfolio manager and a member of the Global Leadership Development Group of Talent Management at Eli Lilly and Company. A past president of the HBA Indiana chapter, Ms. Foley consults with four of Lilly’s business units on leadership development. She also serves on the leadership team of the Lilly Women’s Network, connecting members to professional growth opportunities outside of the firm.

Available live and on-demand
Even if you can’t participate in the live broadcast, you won’t miss out. Individuals who sign up for the webinar and complete the registration process receive a link to the recorded webinar.

View on mobile technology
Career Conversations webinars are accessible on mobile technology, making it easy for field-based and traveling colleagues to benefit.

Group rates for "lunch and learns" and other group settings
Career Conversations webinars also provide excellent group learning opportunities. These programs can help support staff training goals and offer a rich educational experience for field force and global teams. Companies are leveraging webinars in this series to organize their own "lunch and learns," with individuals viewing the webinar together in a conference or training room. Group purchases for 25, 50, 100 or more viewers are available, with special rates for HBA Corporate Partner companies.

Learning objectives
1. Define the elements of effective decision-making
2. Describe a decision-making model suitable for trading off the risks and benefits associated with the choices in a given situation
3. Integrate the elements of effective decision-making into making decisions at and outside of work

Agenda
12:00 - 12:10   Welcome and introduction (Liz Stueck, Catherine Foley)
12:20 - 12:55   The Career Conversation (Catherine Foley, James Felli, Paula Brown Stafford)
12:55 - 1:15   Key takeaways, Q&A, closing thoughts (Catherine Foley, James Felli, Paula Brown Stafford)

Speakers
James C. Felli, PhD
Research fellow, Eli Lilly and Company

Paula Brown Stafford, MPH
President, clinical development, Quintiles

Catherine U. Foley
Strategic leadership development portfolio manager, Eli Lilly and Company

Registration information
This event is open to HBA members and nonmembers.
Online registration deadline: 11:00am on May 6, 2014

Member rate:
$25

Nonmember rate:
$35

Special group rates for HBA Corporate Partner companies:
25 participants: $500
50 participants: $875
100 participants: $1500

Click here to purchase a group registration.

For more information, groups larger than 100, and group purchases by non-HBA Corporate Partner companies, contact Jacqui Sawers at jsawers@hbanet.org or call 973-575-0606 ext. 2.

Capacity
Is capacity limited? Yes
Capacity is limited to 1,000 participants.

Refunds/Cancellations
Is this event refundable? Yes
Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing to events@hbanet.org by Friday, May 2, 2014; no refunds are available after this date.

Event Questions/Support
- Program contact for event details: Liz Stueck at lstueck@hbanet.org and/or 973-575-0606 ext 710

Pricing

	Member	Non-Member
Regular Registration	$25.00 / €21.00	$35.00 / €30.00

Members receive up to 50 percent discount

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