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Darren seeks to inspire and motivate staff within the pharmaceutical industry. He aims to help staff to realise that through developing, designing and producing products and solutions that specifically improve the quality of people's lives, their jobs are truly meaningful.
Darren's inspirational talks intrinsically motivate staff to work at their best, for the best in their patients. Darren believes this is the best motivator for doing an efficient, effective and productive job every day. The end result is staff who respond with high levels of engagement and commitment.
It is this "bigger picture" attitude that Darren promotes which needs to become inherent in staff behaviour. Not merely working for a paycheck or to impress the boss but the wider goal of knowing the work you do directly affects the quality of people's lives.
Darren's relaxed and entertaining approach makes clear to staff the realities of living with a long term illness and the importance of appreciating your health. With over 1,700 hospital visits himself, coupled with a Degree in Health & Fitness and a Masters Degree in Health Promotion, he is ideally suited to motivate your staff from the routine of their daily duties.
Darren has spoken at the EU Parliament, Medical Conferences and in-house to many big Pharmaceutical companies inspiring, educating and entertaining through his story of overcoming adversity and the lessons he has garnered through this experiences.
"Darren tells a compelling, intimate story about how healthcare has changed his life. If you work in the fields of healthcare, pharma, or medical devices, he will help your employees understand the vital importance of their work."
"Thank you so much for coming all the way to Strasbourg to speak at the event yesterday. We were delighted with how it all went. Your presentation was excellent – I can tell you enjoy public speaking! Your story definitely made an impression on the policymakers – I was sitting next to a couple of them!"
"Darren is a very positive and inspiring man. Despite his health background he reminds us all why we should be motivated at work every day. He stresses how important it is to have the right attitude and not think "I work in the Marketing Department or in production" but "I help people who suffer from kidney disease and save lives."
"I think the standing ovation at the end was a reflection of how well you went down with everyone."
On behalf of the TUN Conference committee I just wanted to say a huge thank you for coming along last Friday and speaking at this year’s TUN Conference. I for one thoroughly enjoyed your talk, I can see why you do it for a living, you were fantastic! I definitely think you were the highlight of the day. The feedback was phenomenal and the only complaint is that people would have liked to listen to you for longer so that’s certainly not a bad one.
"A very powerful story centred around the patient that also captures the primary objective of manufacturing in pharma - patient safety."
"Darren has a unique ability to connect his experiences as a patient to diverse audiences. A truly engaging and inspiring speaker."
Darren Cawley spoke to the staff at the Allergan Westport site during our Health & Safety week in 2016. His talk was inspirational and struck a cord with all of us. There was a realisation after his talk that we were not just working at Allergan we were making products to transform people's lives -what a remarkable impact from a one hour session. Darren has a natural wit and charm and speaks freely and easily about his experience. His positive mental attitude and ability to make it through very challenging times in his life is truly remarkable. I would highly recommend Darren for any company embarking on the quality culture journey to help drive the message of patient safety first.
Talking about the actual experience of kidney failure and describing your ordeal, yet maintaining you’re uniquely positive and inspirational spirit has been highly motivating for me.
"Your talk was excellent and the feedback from Sligo was extremely positive."
"Despite his medical history, Darren remains a very positive person and reminds everyone of why they should face every working day with positivity and motivation. He stresses how important it is to come to work with the right attitude and not think, “I work in marketing or production or...”, but instead “I am helping people suffering from kidney disease and saving lives."
Darren's story demonstrates how important the partnership of the patient in the right frame of mind, the medical team and the medicine is in managing a chronic illness. The impact of Darren's presentation on our team was remarkable.
"Truly inspiring talk by Darren today shows the importance of companies to keep improving treatments for the patients."