There was a classic study carried out by Dr. Albert Mehrabian in the 1960s. He claimed that only 7% of human communication was based on the spoken word. 38% of the message relied on tone of voice, while 55% was focused on body language.
Emotions are a powerful thing. They play a significant role in everything we do. And, unfortunately, there’s no off switch. What if those emotions are negative? And what if you’re at work when you start to feel angry, anxious, sad or frustrated? We need to find a way to take control, so we can still focus and get things done in this ever-changing, often stressful, world of work.
Maybe it’s at work, maybe at parties, or PTA meetings, networking events, or social clubs, but the chances are you have first-hand experience of the topic we’re covering today. How do we know this? Because it’s a very natural human phenomenon that affects most, if not all, of us: the pressure to conform.
Do you ever feel tired? Between work, family life, and hobbies, as well as keeping up with chores and other responsibilities, it’s easy to feel like life is just too busy. Right now, while life looks different for most of us in light of COVID-19, disrupted schedules and priorities which need to be juggled have added to stress levels for many of us. As well as managing your time, it’s important to understand how to manage your energy. After all, energy is what keeps us going.
When people are asked what they value in an employer, increasingly they prioritize a positive working culture. Of course, not all cultures are alike, and every business will have its nuances. But essentially, culture is a code of conduct and ethics that defines the way things are done, the way you communicate, and the things that really matter. And for a culture to thrive, trust between colleagues is essential.
At Pfizer, courage is central to the way that we work. In fact, it’s one of our values. Far from an abstract concept or goal that we aspire to, courage is a mantra that we hold ourselves to every day across our business, wherever we are in the world, and whatever our role.
In the pharmaceutical industry, resilience isn’t just important: it’s critical.
On average it takes ten years to bring a new drug to market. Often, that timeframe is significantly longer. And along the way we face setbacks, uncertainties, challenges, and many times, failures.
NEW YORK, October 17, 2022—Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) invites investors and the general public to view and listen to a webcast of a conference call with investment analysts at 4:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, October 20, 2022. Pfizer Vaccine leadership will review data regarding its RSV vaccine candidate presented at ID Week 2022 and to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
More of us than ever need science to restore not just the health of our loved ones, but life as we remember it. The power of science is the key to unlocking the answers to the world’s most challenging medical questions. Embodied by our “Science Will Win” campaign, Pfizer is at the forefront of the vital research being conducted to find treatments, cures and preventive medicines to the diseases that currently confound us.
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