What inspired us this month
by: Paul DavidsonPublished on: 25/09/2025This month’s Company & Community note pulls together three field insights you can use straight away. First, presenting isn’t just for conference stages. As we prepared the Taking the Pressure out of Presenting masterclass with Christine Mitchell and the RQA, the rapid sign-ups were a reminder that clear delivery under pressure is a daily QA skill. Second, from John’s CPD work with ISPE C&Q: borrowing patterns from neighbouring GxPs pays off. Cross-pollination turns “we’ve never done that here” into practical options when guidance runs thin. Third, Frankie’s GLP refresher surfaced two sponsor-side questions - where input ends and influence begins, and why a GMP CoA flies in one region but needs qualification in another - plus a simple 15-minute drill to strengthen your regulatory judgement. Finally, Thomas’ inspection-readiness work reframed internal audits as rehearsal, not exam: intent lowers the temperature, candour improves, and the best audits remove work, not add it. Action box: five small moves you can run in the next 30 days to present smarter, test your judgement, lower the temperature before reviews, cross-pollinate a practice, and set clean sponsor/SD boundaries. Small steps, real momentum.
