Heather L. Bennett-Kelley

The 2022 ISPE International Emerging Leader Hackathon officially started on Saturday 29 October 2022 at 0800 EST, but the connections started happening the night before during the Hackathon Reception at Wreckers Bar and Grill in the Gaylord Palms Resort, Orlando, FL USA.

We don’t often take time for reflection, except when in times of trial or transition. I recently needed to update my resume, which forced some reflection on what I had done of note since my last update. This reminded me that we are coming up on the end of the year, a transition to new leadership and new goals, and maybe even cleaning up our toolboxes.

Most people in their careers have to work with others at some point, and in these work interactions there are exchanges of ideas. In pushing business processes forward, determining methodology for a new experiment, or designing a manufacturing facility, multiple stakeholders come from different points of view and with varying priorities. Working with others in any capacity and having the exact...

When opportunity presents itself, how do we know? And who is the opportunity for? How do we evaluate and determine if it is a “good” opportunity? What needs to line up in order to point all the arrows to “yes”?

What do innovating new therapies, surviving the start-up phase of a company, and entering an industry workforce have in common? All three of these, if successful, demonstrate resilience.

Now that the year is underway and people continue to learn how to live with COVID-19, there appear to be some areas where life and work will be changed for an extended period. Adapting and coming up with new tools and approaches will be key.