When you are unsure about a topic, ask the basic questions: who, what, where, when, how, why and how much.

Those on the cutting edge of science often get cut.

Some people excel at planning and seem to spend all their time at it, and many of them are resistant to implementing their own plans. Planning should never take the place of doing or be an excuse not to Do. Remember that those who can DO, and those who can't, plan, plan, plan.

Try to conduct only those studies that are "Need to have" and not those that are "Nice to have," unless you have sufficient resources and no sense of urgency. Those without a sense of urgency should not be in the pharmaceutical industry.