Energize Your Sales Planning and Focus

By: Susan Boydell | sboydell@barlowmccarthy.com “If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” – Yogi Berra I want you to think about your average week in the field. You’re in your car driving from one office to the next. Some visits go as...

Must-Haves for our Changing Environment

By: Susan Boydell | sboydell@barlowmccarthy.com “We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” – Max de Pree I almost hate to start this article out with the word “change” because it seems to be all we hear about in the world of...

Getting the Most Out of Your Team

By: Susan Boydell  |  sboydell@barlowmccarthy.com “The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.” -Henry A. Kissinger One of the toughest parts about physician relations is managing a field team. Or, to be...

Get Out of Your Comfort Zone: Rethink Your Field Strategy

By: Susan Boydell “Live begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neale Donald Walsch For all of us who have been doing physician relations field work for a while (it’s good for the newbies too) routineness is a reality! In spite of all the pressure...

Get Past the Gatekeepers

By: Susan BoydellIt’s not that physicians don’t want to meet with you; it’s that they have too many competing priorities. The only way to get to the top of the list is to provide value.Lately, when I talk with physician liaisons about the most difficult part of...