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When team members clash, disaster strikes. Project deadlines are missed, HR referees team members, the boss is angry for a week, and the raises everyone expects vanishes in the f

According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product

ace of discord.

These clashes typically occur because the team’s personalities get in the way. Each team member has their own unique personality mix which contributes to their ability

; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.

Examples of combination products may in

to communicate, work under stress and make decisions. Wouldn’t it be great if the team could harness their personality for productive sessions rather than battling sessions?

Personalit

lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.

is defined as a collection of emotion, thought and behavior patterns unique to a person.

Personality tests have been around for years. There are many types and variations, Briggs-Meyer

here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe

, Enneagram, Keirsey-Bates, Hippocrates, Spangler, Jung, etc.

Most separate personality into four categories. In this article, I will be discussing the Keirsey Temperament types: Artisa

d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.

Combination pro

, Guardian, Rational, and Idealist.

Statistically the workplace is made up of the following mix:

Personality Type (% of the population)

Guardian: 40-45%

Artisan: 35-4

ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc

Rationalist: 5-7%

Idealist: 8-10%

Of course this is based on population statistics and your workplace may be different, depending on the type of employee targeted. In an ac

easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi

counting firm; the number of Guardians would be higher, in a graphic design company; the number of Artisian's would be higher, etc.

Which personality is getting in the way of meeting th

nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically

project deadline? No bet here, has to be the Guardian personality.

Guardians

Guardian personalities make up 40-45% of the population and populate the science, technology, and e

and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ

ngineering fields. These personalities pay attention to detail and provide a measure of security to projects. They are the ones who make sure that "i"s are dotted and "t"s are crossed.

ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi

uardians are great listeners and love the details. They make sure that any new proposal contains sufficient information to act.

On the flip side, this employee can sometimes become so c

ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.

Following aspects would a

autious that projects end up delayed while they ensure themselves that everything is complete. They trust their judgment and are reluctant to trust others.

This is also the employee who

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod

loves to remember when... And you can always count on them to ask you where you were when man landed on the moon or when JFK died.

Supervisors can get better performance from a Guardia

cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin

if they:

Encourage him/her to speak their mind.

Teach them to delegate responsibility.

Provide all the information to make a decision.

Check on them often when under

tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen

a deadline.

Respond respectfully to their questions.

Guardians in Brief

Value to the Team: Guardians are detail-oriented.
Major Strength:

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As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel

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Major Weakness: Cautious, loses sense of time.
Communication: Good listener
Emotional Response: Measures his/her respons

ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

e. Sensitive.
Decision Making: Reluctant to commit, needs lots of evidence
Behavior Under Stress: Guardians, when faced with high levels of stress, will avoid th

y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products

e stressor.
Being a Better Team Player: Guardians need to speak their minds. They will feel more empowered and a member of the team.

Guardian Personalities

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As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de

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Martha Stewart
Mother Teresa
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Sam Walton
Ed Sullivan
President GW Bush

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elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

cond article in this series: Team Building: Why Can't Artisans Get Along?

tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products

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