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Pfizer CEO admits using 'emotional blackmail' to drive COVID-19 vaccine production

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Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has revealed his use of intense motivational tactics, which he described as "emotional blackmail," to drive his teams to achieve unprecedented goals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bourla employed strategies such as displaying "Time is life" signs and asking employees to calculate potential deaths from delays to instill a sense of urgency and focus on problem-solving. These methods were instrumental in Pfizer's rapid development and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines and the antiviral drug Paxlovid, achievements Bourla acknowledged as extraordinary and a result of public-private collaboration. AI

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Pfizer CEO admits using 'emotional blackmail' to drive COVID-19 vaccine production

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Eva Roytburg ·

    Pfizer CEO says he used ‘emotional blackmail’ to get employees to achieve impossible goals during COVID-19

    Albert Bourla admitted to going to extreme lengths to “save the world” and get the vaccines out faster during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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