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In most cases, part-time employees present a special challenge when it comes to motivation. They do the "grunt" work, have little career choices, are often focused on other goals outside of your organization (college, hobbies, etc.), and are treated as outsiders by 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

ull-time employees. So what’s a manager to do? How do we turn our part-time employees into outstanding employees?

The following are eight proven techniques to motivate your part-time employees:

1. Orient them properly.

Take time to describe job duties and go over

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

Examples of combination products may in

hat is allowed and not allowed, e.g., personal telephone calls, use of organization property, etc. Avoid confusion by designating one person to orient and give assignments to part-timers. This will eliminate the "well he told me one thing and she said something else

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

situation that can lead to a demoralized part-time employee.

2. Find Out What Motivates Them.

Ask your part-timers questions so that you can find out how to best motivate them. In my teambuilding and leadership programs, I discuss the "Sykes Seven Questions of Mot

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

vation" that you need to have the answers to if you are truly motivating your employees. One question you can ask your part-timer is, "What do you want to do in the future?" By asking the question, you can relate their future goals to your present needs. For exam

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

Combination pro

le, the part-timer says he/she wants to be an artist. Listen, acknowledge, and embrace the answer and realize that you can possibly apply their skills now by allowing them to create recognition posters (I know you are already doing these, right?), work on the organi

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

ation newsletter, or any other art project that will benefit your organization.

If you don’t ask, you won’t know what the hidden talents of these part-timers are.

3. Check Yourself When Communicating

Sometime part-timers are looked at as an unnecessary evil. It may

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

be great to have the extra hands, but not so great to deal with them. First, realize you are fortunate enough to have the extra help. Most people are anxious to have the extra help. Second, it is your job to develop them. Third, only communicate the positive when

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

ommunicating with them.

Remember, for your part-timers, this may be their first experience in the workplace. They may be a little scared and may show it in a number of different ways (rebelling against requests, not working with others, or showing up late or not at

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

ll). Our job is to check ourselves whenever we communicate with part-timers so that they feel welcome. Check yourself when communicating requests so that they are always discussed with positive expectations. Check yourself when communicating with part-timer and full

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

timers so that both groups know you are glad to have them. It will go a long way to letting the part-timer feel motivated to be there.

4. Assign a mentor

Even after proper orientation, part-time workers will be confused. Assign them a full-time worker to be a ment

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

Following aspects would a

or. The part-time worker will feel more like part of the team, and the mentor will feel good about the added responsibility.

Important: Pick someone who is patient, has good communication skills, is motivated to do the task, and has the time to answer questions.

5.

dd to the challenges in developing combination products:

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

Mix up the workload.

Don’t overload part-time workers with "grunt" tasks only. It’s a common temptation to assign all low-level work to part- time employees. Don’t do it! It’s demoralizing. Remember, "Variety is the spice of work life." This is where you would ap

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

ly the information learned in technique number two to mix up the assignments.

6. Eliminate any Hard Feelings

Eliminate any perceived or real hard feelings between part- timers and full-timers immediately. Explain to full-time employees why you’re bringing in part-ti

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

e help and that their jobs are not being threatened.

Important: Sell them on the benefits of bringing in part-timers (make jobs easier, allow them to learn management skills, etc.)

7. Offer Flexible Hours

Many part-time employees are working part-time to meet speci

t?

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

l situations (College, family health situations, childcare issues, transportation issues, etc.). Use that to your advantage. By allowing flexible work hours, you’ll retain your part-time workers longer, eliminating the need for costly retraining.

Important: Make s

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

Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust

re part-time employees communicate and clear all scheduling conflicts in advance to avoid confusion.

8. Offer Incentives

Most companies don’t offer part-time employees incentives. Believe me, the part-time employee knows and resents this policy right away. That’s a

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

ig mistake. Set up an incentive program based on your organization’s revenue or behavior you need to see from the part-time employee. In the case of incentives for behavior, give a bonus or incentive for the following:

* Perfect attendance
* Perfect on time at

.

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

endance
* Working well with others
* Working well with full-time employees
* Taking initiative to solve problems
* Great customer service

Important: Recognize the part-time worker as soon as the action was taken and praise publicly (my article "Appr

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

Companies that provide selfless information through particip

ciate to Motivate" will explain how).

If you follow the eight steps mentioned, we guarantee that you will be well on the way to motivated, productive part- time employees with less turnover and retraining. You will accomplish far more in less time without the stress

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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