WEBVTT 00:00:00.125 --> 00:00:02.585 - ...reimagine the organization in long term. 00:00:02.585 --> 00:00:04.796 what are the skills and capabilities 00:00:04.796 --> 00:00:07.465 that we in the organization need to be built 00:00:07.465 --> 00:00:08.675 to be successful in long term? 00:00:08.675 --> 00:00:15.223 Soft Music 00:00:15.223 --> 00:00:17.600 - You're leading a large digital transformation. 00:00:17.600 --> 00:00:19.102 When you boil it down to three 00:00:19.102 --> 00:00:22.230 to five success factors, what would those be? 00:00:22.230 --> 00:00:24.941 - The first one is commitment from the leadership. 00:00:24.941 --> 00:00:29.362 I think of a clear strategy and communicate the strategy 00:00:29.362 --> 00:00:30.488 and implication of change 00:00:30.488 --> 00:00:32.157 for the organization is critical. 00:00:33.074 --> 00:00:36.202 The second one is really, reimagine the 00:00:36.202 --> 00:00:37.287 organization long term. 00:00:37.287 --> 00:00:39.539 What are the skills and capabilities 00:00:39.539 --> 00:00:42.208 that we in the organization need to be built 00:00:42.208 --> 00:00:43.460 to be successful long term? 00:00:43.460 --> 00:00:46.379 And this is where I think we need also to imagine where 00:00:46.379 --> 00:00:48.256 to insource or re-insource 00:00:48.256 --> 00:00:50.550 these capabilities across basically 00:00:50.550 --> 00:00:51.968 the entire organization. 00:00:51.968 --> 00:00:55.346 And the third one is really helping the organization in the 00:00:55.346 --> 00:00:58.850 change, understanding why 00:00:58.850 --> 00:01:00.935 and how to change 00:01:00.935 --> 00:01:04.814 and actually bring everybody, right, along 00:01:04.814 --> 00:01:05.899 with you in this journey, 00:01:05.899 --> 00:01:07.358 - Starting with R&D 00:01:07.358 --> 00:01:08.902 and clinical trials, 00:01:08.902 --> 00:01:10.945 what are the biggest opportunities you see 00:01:10.945 --> 00:01:12.238 and you're driving forward? 00:01:12.238 --> 00:01:15.575 - The development side actually of R&D is a critical area for us. 00:01:17.327 --> 00:01:19.370 For the first time in Takeda, 00:01:19.370 --> 00:01:21.790 we have six assets in phase three, 00:01:21.790 --> 00:01:24.292 and that offers us incredible opportunities. 00:01:24.292 --> 00:01:25.960 But the environment is very challenging. 00:01:25.960 --> 00:01:29.380 Recruiting patients for clinical trials is complicated 00:01:29.380 --> 00:01:30.757 and more expensive. 00:01:30.757 --> 00:01:33.760 So this is where actually we are really doubling down our 00:01:33.760 --> 00:01:35.095 investment on digital. 00:01:35.095 --> 00:01:36.888 -When you think of your supply chain 00:01:36.888 --> 00:01:40.600 and digital analytics in that space, what are the one 00:01:40.600 --> 00:01:42.811 or two things that excite you most? 00:01:42.811 --> 00:01:46.231 - Our supply chain is completely AI-driven, 00:01:46.231 --> 00:01:49.943 and this is about optimizing the network to really bring 00:01:51.361 --> 00:01:54.823 therapies to our patients as fast as possible, 00:01:54.823 --> 00:01:57.033 and at the same time is also generating efficiency. 00:01:57.033 --> 00:02:00.995 Recently we just introduced drones in our warehouses 00:02:00.995 --> 00:02:03.456 that actually flying overnight to optimize, 00:02:04.541 --> 00:02:06.251 to calculate inventory real time 00:02:06.251 --> 00:02:08.962 and, you know, optimize inventory 00:02:08.962 --> 00:02:10.630 for the next shift. 00:02:10.630 --> 00:02:12.465 - What are the biggest challenges you see 00:02:12.465 --> 00:02:14.134 and how do you overcome them? 00:02:14.134 --> 00:02:17.762 - Well, the biggest challenge is, I think, culture 00:02:17.762 --> 00:02:21.224 and how you create a new culture for speed, agility, 00:02:21.224 --> 00:02:25.937 customer centricity in a 243-years-old company, 00:02:25.937 --> 00:02:28.898 we actually discovered that in Japan is not, 00:02:28.898 --> 00:02:31.067 is not just so unique. 00:02:31.067 --> 00:02:36.072 There are more than 30,000 companies older than 100 00:02:36.072 --> 00:02:38.867 years, more than 00:02:38.867 --> 00:02:44.289 3,000 older than 200 years, like Takeda. What they have in common 00:02:44.289 --> 00:02:48.710 that is pretty unique, and I think, you know, 00:02:48.710 --> 00:02:50.503 the customer-focused 00:02:50.503 --> 00:02:53.506 and customer feedback, customer obsession, 00:02:53.506 --> 00:02:57.218 I would say the creation of value in long term 00:02:58.136 --> 00:03:00.972 and not have just short-term gains, 00:03:00.972 --> 00:03:03.308 I think is another characteristics. 00:03:03.308 --> 00:03:04.976 You think about, you know, the agility 00:03:04.976 --> 00:03:07.061 and resiliency that you need to have to survive 00:03:07.061 --> 00:03:08.897 for hundreds of years. 00:03:08.897 --> 00:03:12.483 And it's a long journey because we want this to be relevant 00:03:12.483 --> 00:03:15.987 for, again, 55,000 people across the organization. 00:03:16.404 --> 00:03:21.409 Soft Music