Posts by Eli Sharp Consulting, LLC.
Making Work Flow! November, 2025
This month I want to share with you a key insight I got while attending the Lean Global Solutions Summit in Detroit. It’s one of those rare “Ah-ha” moments that makes you stop and completely reframe what you’re doing. The timing of this event was perfect as it had been entirely too long since I…
Read MoreMaking Work Flow! October, 2025
As we head into Q4, I want to share a story that perfectly illustrates why small changes often deliver the biggest results. Last month I was working with a pharma team whose monthly strategic reviews were legendary – for all the wrong reasons. Three-hour meetings, 47-slide presentations, and decisions that somehow never got made. The…
Read MoreMaking Work Flow! September, 2025
September always feels like a fresh start to me – maybe it’s all those years of school! This month I want to share something that happened during a team workshop that reminded me why listening is the most underrated leadership skill. I was facilitating a session with a cross-functional team that couldn’t agree on their…
Read MoreMaking Work Flow! August, 2025
I’ve just returned from a fascinating week working with a client’s leadership team, and I want to share an insight that completely changed how they think about accountability. It all started when their CEO said something that made everyone in the room uncomfortable: “I don’t know who’s actually responsible for our biggest strategic initiative.” This…
Read MoreMaking Work Flow! July, 2025
Happy summer everyone! I hope you’re finding time to enjoy some sunshine and maybe even a vacation. I want to share with you a story from a recent client engagement that perfectly illustrates why clarity beats complexity every single time. Last week I was working with a MedTech team that was struggling with their new…
Read MoreMaking Work Flow! June, 2025
Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s in your life! This month I am reflecting on the amazing things my Dad’s have given me and taught me. No, this is not a typo – I meant to say Dad’s in the plural – even though legally I have only ever had one father. What I…
Read MoreMaking Work Flow! May, 2025
Mind reset: from doing more to doing less. Before I left for vacation, I was literally in a total panic trying to get everything done so I could leave the business for two weeks. It was extremely stressful and all I can tell you is thank goodness my husband is a very tolerant human. I…
Read MoreMaking Work Flow! April, 2025
I am super excited to introduce you to a new member of the Eli Sharp Consulting Team in this month’s newsletter! Meet Dr. David W. Eaker, our Senior Director of QA/RA Compliance: David will be our resident expert in the areas of preclinical sciences, RA/QA compliance, R&D and product development processes. He comes to us…
Read MoreMaking Work Flow! March, 2025
With spring just around the corner and everything around us beginning to change, I want to share with you a story from my new fitness journey that has inspired the topic for this month’s newsletter.For those of you who don’t know, I decided at the beginning of this year to make my fitness a priority…
Read MoreMaking Work Flow! February, 2025
Happy Valentines month everyone! Whether you celebrate or not, I hope you were able to take just a moment to appreciate those in your life whom you love. I am very blessed to have a wonderful husband who puts up with a lot. Not only have I been away working in Japan this month, but…
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