Terrible Communications Leadership - Communications Associate Director Novartis Employee Review

1.0
Jun 18, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Mission of company is good and there are some good drugs on the market for patients

Cons

Continual state of re-organization. Every 12 months they rip up the structure and start again. The Communications leadership team put more value on self-promoters and shiny objects, versus value adding and teamwork. The function head who has come in embodies this as there is no understanding of the function, the work or how to lead and inspire teams.

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Cons

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