Posts by Eli Sharp Consulting, LLC.
Making 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…
Read MoreMaking Work Flow! January, 2025
As I prepare to head out to one of my favorite clients next week, I find myself getting predictably more and more stressed out. Making Work Flow is not just about getting the “What” running more smoothly, it’s also about the “How”. And a big piece of the “How” is mental attitude. The closer I…
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