The meeting was continued with the interview of Charlotte Kluit, by Anne Vogel. Charlotte is leading the Cell Therapy Business at Kite Pharma, a company working on CAR-T cell therapies. She showed the power of knowing your team members. Especially in life sciences, it is easy go get caught up in the data and facts, but it is important to also be open to the relationship building and spend time on this matter. Someone in the audience asked for advice on how to communicatie  a decision that you know your team will not appreciate. There are in fact some decisions that Charlotte doesn’t necessarily like herself. She showed that it is very important to not forget the preparation and the after care. Know your team members and call people vulnerable for the message before or after a decision is publicly communicated. She sees herself as a buffer to protect her team members from external hurdles and encourage them to excel. She also showed the value of daring to ask, whether it is asking for feedback, support, or sponsorship.