Empowering Employees to be Their Own Superheroes
Learn what it’s like to work with one of our U.S. leaders, Peter Fang, and the five ways he inspires employees at our family-owned company.
Peter Fang is the Senior Vice President of our Human Pharma Specialty Care franchise. Recently, he shared his leadership perspectives with our national women-focused business resource group (BRG). He expressed his passion for servant leadership, the effect Adam Grant’s TED Talk had on him during the BRG meeting, and his desire to bring out employees’ superpowers, particularly with diverse and inclusive talent. Peter shared that female role models have shaped his personal life and experiences throughout his career. He believes we grow stronger as an organization when we elevate more people with diverse backgrounds, especially bringing women to leadership roles.
Forbes explains that servant leadership is about ensuring people are “growing in all areas – their profession, knowledge, autonomy, and even their health and physical development”. Peter focuses on helping or serving employees, in turn strengthening our mission of improving lives for generations.
Here are a few ways Peter uses his leadership approach to benefit employees:
- Pay it forward. Peter prioritizes helping others. He leads with the mindset that together we can serve humankind and create a culture of giving through our actions.
- Speak highly of others. Taking inspiration from Adam Grant’s mention of ‘pronoia,’ Peter believes people around you are conspiring for you to do good. The more superheroes there are on teams who are supporting one another, the more they can do #foreachother, patients, and customers.
- Be aware of how much you’re giving. Peter encourages candid discussions with employees about workload and balancing work and personal commitments. He sets expectations that people don’t have to ‘give’ all the time. It’s important to prioritize loved ones over an after-hours email that can typically wait until the next day.
- Know the meaning of winning. Success is about making a positive impact on people's lives and goes beyond delivering treatment options. In the same way as superheroes, winning is about making a difference to people, animals, and communities.
- Words matter and actions matter more. Peter stressed that you can always improve your leadership approach. He’s committed to showing support through his actions and consistently asking how he can help those around him.
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