The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

417. How to Manage Your Job, Your Company, Your Life | Derick Cooper

Jan 25, 2024

01:56:03

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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson speaks with Derick Cooper, CEO of QOL Medical, LLC. They discuss immunological systems, patterns of behavior, entrepreneurial success traits, and the power of reciprocity for uplifting individuals and communities. Cooper shares insights from his career in investment banking and as a pharmaceutical company CEO.

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Clear communication and goal setting are crucial for running a successful organization.

Addressing rare diseases ethically involves developing transformative treatments while considering the cost.

Profitability is important for the growth and development of organizations, especially in the healthcare sector.

Reciprocity and a good reputation foster trust and long-term relationships in business.

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The Importance of Clear Communication and Goal Setting

Clear communication and goal setting are crucial in running a successful and efficient organization. By translating high-level goals into specific actions for different departments, employees have a clear understanding of what needs to be done to achieve the overall objective. This clarity of goal setting provides comfort and direction to employees, allowing them to avoid failure and work towards success.

Why Managers struggle to add value

01:53

The Spirit of Conscience and Calling

01:13

Clear Vision and Goal Hierarchy in Effective Communication

01:14

Shared Stories and Moral Frameworks in Society

01:16

Introduction

3min

Collaborative Work and Rare Diseases

10min

Lessons in Business and Managing Costs

5min

Personality Traits and Success in Complex Endeavors

13min

Managing Intelligence and Specialized Skills in a Corporate Environment

4min

Diversity in temperament and its impact on skills and preferences

13min

Navigating Partnerships and Productive Work

2min

Challenges of Managing Information and Communication in Large Enterprises

24min

The Immune System's Targeting Process

9min

10.

The Immune System and 'Good Enough'

17min

11.

Transitioning to a Biopharmaceutical Company: Pursuit of Cures and Following One's Calling

4min

12.

Pursuing Goals with Flexibility

15min

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson speaks with the CEO of QOL Medical, Derick Cooper. They discuss how immunological systems confront pathogens and store information, the trait most associated with entrepreneurial success, the complicated patterns of behavior that scale from cellular interaction to metaphysics, and how a spirit of reciprocity can be utilized to uplift the individual as well as the community, society, and upward.

Derick Cooper is the Chief Executive Officer of QOL Medical, LLC, a large, private specialty biopharmaceutical company that makes drugs and biologics for rare diseases. QOL is a commercial stage company founded in 2003 with fully integrated capabilities ranging from sales and marketing to drug development to bioprocess-based manufacturing. Prior to 2010, Cooper spent 16 years in investment banking, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, corporate finance, and operations with The Robinson-Humphrey Company in Atlanta, as a portfolio manager with Sirrom Capital, formerly the largest mezzanine lender in the US, and with CooperSmith, formerly the largest independent baked foods company in the US.

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QOL Medical website www.qolmed.com

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The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

417. How to Manage Your Job, Your Company, Your Life | Derick Cooper

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Deep dives

The Importance of Clear Communication and Goal Setting

The Ethical Motivation of Addressing Rare Diseases

The Value of Profitability in Running an Organization

The Role of Reciprocity and Reputation in Business

Goal setting and identity

The importance of clarity and goal orientation

Navigating the boundary between order and chaos

Why Managers struggle to add value

The Spirit of Conscience and Calling

Clear Vision and Goal Hierarchy in Effective Communication

Shared Stories and Moral Frameworks in Society

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The Importance of Clear Communication and Goal Setting

The Ethical Motivation of Addressing Rare Diseases

The Value of Profitability in Running an Organization

The Role of Reciprocity and Reputation in Business

Goal setting and identity

The importance of clarity and goal orientation

Navigating the boundary between order and chaos

Why Managers struggle to add value

The Spirit of Conscience and Calling

Clear Vision and Goal Hierarchy in Effective Communication

Shared Stories and Moral Frameworks in Society

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