Avoiding POA Chaos, Part III: Implementation Best Practices
By Sue Iannone Ah, the plan of action (POA) meeting. It can be a fantastic tool for making sure the field teams are ready, willing, and able to get the message out. Unfortunately, it can also be an exhausting and frustrating fire-drill—a mad dash to the finish—particularly for the Learning and Development (L&D) team. It […]
Avoiding POA Chaos, Part II: Planning Best Practices
By Sue Iannone Famous general and former President, Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” When it comes to life sciences plan of action (POA) meetings, I’d say I definitely agree with the second part of that statement. Good planning is quite indispensable. In part I […]
Avoiding POA Chaos, Part I
By Sue Iannone According to Dictionary.com, “chaos” is defined as “a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.” Any L&D professional who’s been involved in planning a pharmaceutical company Plan of Action (POA) meeting knows about chaos first-hand. In fairness, “chaos” is probably too strong a term for describing […]
Using Microlearning for Stand-Alone Training
By Carla Torgerson and Sue Iannone In previous blogs, we’ve discussed how microlearning can be used to prepare learners for learning events, and as follow-up after learning events. In this article, we’ll consider how microlearning can be used as stand-alone training. Key Benefits Of course, using microlearning as stand-alone training can provide all the core […]
