[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":226},["ShallowReactive",2],{"resource-detail-en-podcast-leadership-in-pharma":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"audience":6,"author":9,"body":10,"canonicalSlug":154,"description":155,"duration":156,"episodeHighlights":157,"episodeNumber":158,"extension":159,"featured":160,"format":161,"guest":162,"guestRole":163,"guestTitleAtEpisodeShoot":163,"legacyRedirects":164,"locale":165,"meta":166,"navigation":167,"path":168,"primaryCta":169,"priority":170,"publishedAt":171,"readingTime":169,"reels":172,"relatedPlatform":198,"relatedUseCases":202,"season":158,"seo":203,"status":206,"stem":207,"takeaways":208,"thumbnail":212,"topics":215,"type":220,"updatedAt":221,"youtubeId":222,"youtubeUrl":223,"__hash__":224,"href":225},"resources\u002Fen\u002Fresources\u002Fpodcast\u002Fleadership-in-pharma.md","Leadership in pharma with Ahmed Abo Al Fadl",[7,8],"Future pharma leaders","Field managers","Revosuite Editorial",{"type":11,"value":12,"toc":144},"minimark",[13,18,22,25,29,32,36,50,61,65,81,92,96,107,118,122,133],[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"episode-overview","Episode overview",[19,20,21],"p",{},"In the first Pharma Republic episode, Ahmed Abo Al Fadl reflects on a career journey from medical representative to general manager. 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Ahmed discusses the reality of bad hiring decisions and stresses that leaders must be willing to make difficult calls to preserve a positive company culture, even when someone performs well but does not fit the team's values. ",[44,88,91],{"href":89,"rel":90},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=abXh89GkdE4&t=863s",[48],"14:23",[14,93,95],{"id":94},"career-lessons-and-mindset","Career lessons and mindset",[19,97,98,101,102],{},[39,99,100],{},"The power of self-awareness:"," Across 28 years in pharma, Ahmed sees self-awareness as one of the most important traits. Acknowledging your flaws and working to improve them becomes the foundation of genuine confidence. ",[44,103,106],{"href":104,"rel":105},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=abXh89GkdE4&t=1145s",[48],"19:05",[19,108,109,112,113],{},[39,110,111],{},"Avoiding the victim trap:"," Ahmed strongly warns against falling into a victim mentality. When people constantly feel wronged and blame their surroundings instead of looking inward, they drain team energy and create toxicity. He values employees who embrace a growth mindset and can accept constructive feedback. ",[44,114,117],{"href":115,"rel":116},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=abXh89GkdE4&t=2719s",[48],"45:19",[14,119,121],{"id":120},"innovation-and-the-modern-industry","Innovation and the modern industry",[19,123,124,127,128],{},[39,125,126],{},"The necessity of innovation:"," For Ahmed, innovation is how organizations solve complex problems and earn a competitive edge. Healthy competition between pharmaceutical companies can lead to better awareness, better tools, and better outcomes for patients. 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What changes have you seen, Ahmed, in the medical rep profession from the past to the present?\" Guest: \"Well, in the past, when I first started, the medical rep was practically the main source of information. Now, no, there are many sources. Also, in the past, a doctor had the time to sit, listen, discuss, and ask questions again - once, twice, and three times. Today, that time is no longer available like it used to be. A medical rep must now possess innovation and high emotional intelligence. They must be able to deliver the information in a crisp and impactful way.\"",{"id":183,"title":184,"description":185,"youtubeId":186,"youtubeUrl":187,"duration":179,"theme":188,"transcript":189},"all-people-are-smart","All people are smart","A leadership moment on why teams read the truth behind everyday actions.","0pTDwm4C3TY","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fshorts\u002F0pTDwm4C3TY","Culture","Host: \"Any action you take every day, people see it and they translate it. Is this in line with the path we agreed upon or not? Does that put stress on you?\" Guest: \"No, not at all. Why would it put stress on me? I work like I do every day. But the truth is, we sometimes try to outsmart the nature of things. All people are smart. All people can read the situation. Honestly, if anyone thinks that their words or actions, the ones that are super political, are not being seen and read by people for what they truly are on the inside, then that person lacks a degree of intelligence.\"",{"id":191,"title":192,"description":193,"youtubeId":194,"youtubeUrl":195,"duration":179,"theme":196,"transcript":197},"leadership-and-vision","Leadership and vision","Ahmed explains the difference between fear-based control and leadership built on love and respect.","hVJMrBCunOI","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fshorts\u002FhVJMrBCunOI","Leadership","Guest: \"Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the Ruler of Dubai, Vice President, and Prime Minister of the UAE, has a very well-known book called My Vision. That book has an entire chapter on leadership where he states a very simple meaning: it is easy to rule people with fear. Because that is a natural situation. If you are in a company, an institution, or a country, you have the power to rule and have people listen to you because there are rewards and punishments, KPIs, or expected results. But what is difficult and rare is to treat people with love, to rule people with love, or to lead people with love. 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