1. Developing the Leader Within You: Head, Heart and Gut
Integrating the Life Sciences from Molecule to Organism
The American Physiological Society
Developing the Leader Within You:
Head, Heart and Gut
David P. Brooks, PhD, FAHA, FAPS
Senior Director
Janssen Business Development, Johnson & Johnson
Presented on April 5, 2016
At EB 2016
San Diego, CA April 2016

2. Leadership and Management Skills: What You Might Not See in Your CV
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2016 Career Symposium on
Leadership and Management Skills:
What You Might Not See in Your CV
Organized by the APS Career Opportunities in Physiology Committee
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3. Developing the Leader Within You: Head, Heart and Gut What You Might Not See in Your CV
What are the basic attributes that any employer is looking for?
Understanding your attributes
How does one convey to prospective employers that you possess these attributes?:
Networking
The Curriculum Vitae
The Interview
The Seminar
What are the attributes that make a good leader and manager?

4. What You Might Not See in Your CV Basic Attributes for Employment
Innovative
Scientifically competent
Communicator
Champions
Broad background
Knowledgeable about therapeutics
Functions independently
Risk taker
Emotionally tough
High integrity

5. Developing the Leader Within You: Head, Heart and Gut
Know your Strengths
“You cannot be anything you want to be – but you can be a lot more of who you already are.” (Tom Roth, Strengths Finders 2.0)
“Most People think they know what they are good at. They are usually wrong…….And yet, a person can perform only from strength.” (Peter Drucker)
Understand your Weaknesses
“You can be anything you want to be, if you try hard enough”.
Acknowledging and Managing your weaknesses
Avoid or manage your weakness
Partner with someone who has the talent that you might lack
Demonstrates integrity

6. Strengths Finder 2.0 #1 WSJ Bestseller
"Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?“ (Benjamin Franklin)
“At work, I have the opportunity to do what I do best every day”. (Gallup survey question)
Out of 10 million people, what percentage “strongly agreed”?

7. What You Might Not See in Your CV Role of Networking
Networking provides an opportunity to display your strengths that are not apparent in your CV
Supervisor’s role
Meetings
Introductions
Delegation (talks, teaching, grants, papers)
Your role
Responsible use of social media (e.g. Linkedin)
Talks and posters
Introductions and re-introductions
If necessary, prod Supervisors to fulfill their role

8. What You Might See in Your CV The Importance of Publications
Forces scientist to defend ideas
Develops emotional strength
Builds self-confidence
Improves communication skills
Establishes scientific credibility
Develops skills required to be a champion of ideas
Provides job security

9. What You Might Not See in Your CV Importance of your Seminar
Ability to present your work in a clear and understandable manner
Ability to champion your ideas
Enthusiasm
Take equity in the science
Ability to hear the questions being asked and to answer clearly and briefly
No BS

10. What You Might Not See in Your CV Attributes required in Industry vs Academia
Industry Academia
Good Science  
Good Leadership  
Publications  
Presentations  
“Having a Boss”  X
“Being a Boss”  
Writing Grants X 
Writing Reports etc  X
Changing research areas  X

11. What You Might Not See in Your CV Leadership / Management Attributes
Ability to Delegate
Ability to Motivate and Inspire
Accountability
Confidence
Courage
Communication
Integrity
Seek and Provide Feedback
Supporter / Mentor
Team Builder
Vision and Goal Setting

12. Management – Leadership
Styles
“My door is always open”
and/or
MBWA
“The Hawthorne Effect”
Also referred to as the observer effect is a type of reactivity in which individuals modify or improve an aspect of their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed
Possible explanations for the Hawthorne effect include the impact of feedback and motivation towards the experimenter

13. What is the single most important attribute to being an effective Leader / Manager?

14. And the survey says
“………………………….”

15. What You Might Not See in Your CV Why is Humility a Key Attribute for a Manager / Leader
Demonstrates that you are a team player
“We conducted ……” (“I believe…..)
Acknowledge co-workers when appropriate
Suggests that you are someone good to work with
Empowers your staff
“I work with Jane” rather than “John works in my lab.”
Defer to your staff when appropriate
Always back-up your staff
Engenders loyalty
Need to balance selling yourself and demonstrating humility

16. What You Might Not See in Your CV Why is Humility a Key Attribute for a Manager / Leader
“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.” (Max DePree)
“I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” (Ralph Nader)
It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.” (Nelson Mandela)
“The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.” (Dwight Eisenhower)

17. What You Might Not See in Your CV Leadership / Management Attributes
Humility
Ability to Delegate
Ability to Motivate and Inspire
Accountability
Confidence
Courage
Communication
Integrity
Seek and Provide Feedback
Supporter / Mentor
Team Builder
Vision and Goal Setting
GOOD LUCK

18. David P. Brooks, PhD, FAHA, FAPS dbrooks9@its.jnj.com
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David P. Brooks, PhD, FAHA, FAPS
David Brooks is Senior Director, Business Development at Janssen supporting Immunology and Janssen Biotherapeutics. Prior to joining J&J, David was Vice President of Cardiovascular and Urogenital Biology at GSK. David earned a B.Sc. in Physiology and Chemistry from QEC, London, an M.Sc. in Biochemical Pharmacology and a Ph.D. in Physiology from Southampton University. He was an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee, School of Medicine. He has also served as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Physiology at the University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine and an Honorary Professor at Warwick Medical School, UK. He has served on the editorial boards of AJP, JPET, BJP, Drug Discovery Today and Drugs of the Future. He has over 200 publications in the area of physiology and pharmacology.

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