Elaine Sorg Leaves Lilly

She has taken a position at Abbott. Is this a loss for Lilly?

 

No. Actually it's long overdue. Maybe this is a sign of more changes to come. Hopefully she didn't create that much damage and we can get some true talent in this critical position. Could Indy be listening to what so many of us have been saying for so long about the lack of talent there?? I'm beginning to feel some optimism with Azar's leadership !!

 

Elaine was A ok. Knew her stuff, so yes, this will be a loss for Eli. Then again, this won't be the only loss for Lilly this year. Being in Primary care sales is not the solid place it once was, or to be stuck long term, or did you think Elaine went to Abbott for the fun of it?

 

Seriously??? Cymbalta never made plan until she was in the role. She was a great leader and will be missed.

 

Are you kidding me? The only reason Cymbalta made plan when ES was there was because of obscene price increases. After all her years at Lilly, you could list Elaine's accomplishments on the back of a postage stamp!

 

Really?? We ALL know Brian H did all the real work on that brand team. Good riddens.

 

Backstabbers! Grow up.


She did what was good for her. GOOD FOR HER!

Now get back to work.

 

PS-He is no longer with the brand team. What does that say about the Cymbalta brand team?

 

Well, it means that they needed BH's top talent for Amyvid and the Cym brand team is like the Concordia Cruise Ship. Now remind me what happened to that captain?!?! Bye ES!!!

 

Ouch!!!!! That hurt but was soo true.

 

NOT TRUE. Poster is prob some wet behind the ears 27 year-old Harvard MBA. Thinks just because the two headed monster was a complete failure that Cymbalta was always under plan. This drug is the blockbuster it is today, because of insights from the '00, leadership at launch and good NILEX planning around the same time. Cymbalta is her only success, see Xigris & Six Sigma.

 

You are right. He IS everything that is RIGHT at Lilly. Good thing he's saving the Alzheimer franchise. Those folks were clearly going to sail into the rocks over there without his GENIUS. He should probably be JL's replacement next year. Takhomasak can be his COO. Maybe we can find some pre-pubescent gazillionaire's son to buy us with his allowance.

 

What is her role at NewCo?

 

Who will be her replacement? Spalding? Schaefer? Mindrum? Moore? Cunningham? Anderson?

 

I vote Anderson. My god. Schaefer. He was such an A... H when he was w/ the Strattera team. Could you imagine ??? Moore?? I can't stop laughing on that one. This is better that watching the 2012 Grammy's.

 

Hopefully the decision makers will realize that there is an enormous talent void in the marketing group at Lilly and get a talented & proven replacement from another company. May as well not look for talent at Abbott because they must be worse than Lilly. The Lilly marketing Academy? They couldn't train a hampster to run on a wheel!

 

How true! Rob Brown has a ton of knowledge about marketing theory but has been a failure with respect to building Lilly's marketing capabilities. He really does not understand how physicians make decisions about drug therapy.

 

ES is just another one of the Lilly smart talkers. No substance and absolutely no record of performance or leadership. This is addition by subtraction.

 

What is so funny about DM? He's got tenure with the brand and understands the customer. Market researchers make great brand leaders, but I do see a different market researcher as the best fit for this one - KPearson. She has neuroscience experience, has proven to be an excellent marketer and is one of the company's best female leaders. Would SM let her go to LBM? Probably would want a LBM talent in exchange, maybe LF could be next Onc MR Leader? Six Sigma is an underutilization of her talent. Lilly would benefit all the way around with these changes. DR/AA and SM/BS need to make this happen.

 

"best female leaders"?
Why don't we stop with the affirmative action BS and just go with the best leader whether he or she is male, female, gay, white, black or Asian?
Lilly spends too much time on preferences and not enough on requirements when identifying people for promotions. This is largely what has undermined the success of the company for the last 15 years.
Eli Lilly faces dire circumstances. It is time to quit fxxking around.