The "Elevate" by MAPS Podcast

Leadership: Tips on Leading an Intergenerational Med Affairs Workforce

Medical Affairs Professional Society Season 2025 Episode 42

As Medical Affairs leaders, we are tasked with optimizing MA operations and talent through an increasingly multi-generational workforce. Several authors have addressed this issue. This podcast will discuss some of the common issues we are noticing around this topic, and bring relevant applications and examples to the Medical Affairs world, with the aim of understanding and optimizing the skills and contributions of all MA professionals.

References & Resources

  1. TED Talk: Good Leaders Make People Feel Safe by Simon Sinek
  2. TED Talk: The Danger of a Single Story by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  3. Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant
  4. Google’s re:Work – tools for psychological safety and team dynamics
  5. Gentelligence: The Revolutionary Approach to Leading an Intergenerational Workforce by Megan Gerhardt 
  6. TEDx Talk: Why I Love Millennials (and Why You Should Too) by Megan Gerhardt 
  7. Brené Brown — Brown, B. (2018). Dare to lead. Vermilion. https://brenebrown.com/hubs/dare-to-lead/
  8. Simon Sinek’s TED Talk: Good Leaders Make People Feel Safe

Go to https://medicalaffairs.org/knowledge-center/ for every reference in today's episode!