Emmanuelle Boishardy joined GSK in France 20 years ago. In 2017, she embarked on her first assignment as General Manager - in the Czech affiliate. She recounts how she adapted to her new position in a foreign country and turned the affiliate around by overhauling compliance processes and successful launches in respiratory, vaccines and HIV, while making the Czech Republic one the highest-ranked affiliates in terms of employee engagement. Emmanuelle also shares her dedication to changing the mindsets of key stakeholders by showing the value of GSK’s innovation.
As a newcomer, it was a challenge at first to determine my leadership style and build trust with the team. In the French culture, people put their trust in others first, then adjust if need be. In the Czech Republic, on the contrary, trust must be built.
