ES+ | No.3 | 2025/2026 current crises without losing sight of the long-term goal. Did you imagine when you finished medical For a company like Merck, which has been in business school that your professional career would lead for 357 years, the long term is absolutely fundamental, you to management? simply because our intention is to last at least another No. I wanted to be a doctor, but the difficulties around 357 years... In this turbulent world, it is inevitable to staying in a hospital at that time led me to consider what focus on the urgency of the moment, but if you lose other opportunities were available. I discovered that, perspective, the long-term vision, you run the risk working in the pharmaceutical industry, I could continue of tactics devouring strategy. to contribute to improving people’s health, which was ultimately the goal that had led me to study medicine. How should leadership adapt to uncertainty? I started out in research and development, and explored We must be versatile, agile and flexible in order to adapt every opportunity that came my way, right up until today. to the changing environment, without losing sight of how this affects people, who are the organisation’s most How does your educational background contribute important asset. It is in these moments of uncertainty to your leadership style? that we must accompany and guide people the most, In many ways. It has perhaps given me a more bearing in mind that there is no single leadership model approachable, compassionate and empathetic leadership that is effective for everyone. And in this supporting role, style. And, above all, a way of approaching problems that communication plays a fundamental role. The space left is very similar to daily clinical practice, when you are face unfilled by transparent and honest communication will be to face with a patient. First listen and listen... Then, analyse filled with rumours, which have an extraordinary ability the symptoms until you find the causes. Only then should to generate noise and destabilise organisations. It is also you make a diagnosis and prescribe a treatment. If we only important to understand that change is a constant and treat the symptoms and not the root cause, we will not that we must learn to live with it and even enjoy it. have solved the problem in the long term. 33 oñodnoL oirogerG :egamI