Our Leadership Principles


Our Leadership Principles define what great leadership looks like at Teva Pharmaceuticals. They enable our leaders to realize the Pivot to Growth strategy and lead our organization forward.

These principles serve as our north star. They reflect the mindset and behaviors needed to build trust, drive innovation, and create an inclusive high-performance culture.

Our employees are encouraged to live by these principles every day, and our leaders are expected to embrace and embody them.

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We Set Clear Direction

  • Outline the strategy, objectives, and goals
  • Provide clarity, direction, and organizational mandates
  • Focus on a limited number of priorities and make timely decisions
  • Make tough choices, manage conflict constructively, and maintain our standards for ethics and integrity
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We Make It Happen

  • Empower individuals and teams to take decisions to achieve extraordinary results
  • Mobilize the required resources for them to execute their goals
  • Help identify and remove barriers to action
  • Manage performance through focus on accountability
  • Align our organization’s systems/ processes to support progress
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We Put the Enterprise First

  • Make sure our contribution to the overall success of Teva is our priority
  • Build bridges for collaboration across the business
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We Lead with Humility

  • Serve our teams and help them achieve exceptional results
  • Leave our ego aside and be self-aware
  • Be a role model in demonstrating a caring attitude, and show own vulnerability
  • Be honest yet respectful in feedback, show empathy, and build trust
  • Foster an inclusive and transparent work environment where employees feel valued and heard
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We Inspire and Motivate

  • Lead with purpose by showing commitment to the strategy and communicate it 
  • Create autonomy by focusing on what needs to be done and minimize steering on how and when
  • Develop our teams by investing in our people’s growth, encouraging them to hone their skills and be forward-looking
  • Celebrate successes and achievements across our organization

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True leadership is defined by the effect it has on others.
The ability to empower people to be the best they can be,
to make a difference in the world.

True leaders empower others to grow, excel,
trust, feel valued and thrive.
They promote a passion to reach for new heights,
Understanding that the impossible is possible
when we work together.

At Teva, this type of leadership is what propels us forward.

We set clear direction.

We make it happen.

We put the enterprise first.

We lead with humility.

We inspire and motivate.

Our leadership vision goes beyond roles.
It unites us to fulfill our purpose,
to make a difference for our people,
patients, communities, and the world.

We are Teva.
We are all in for better health.

Our Leadership Principles define what great leadership looks like at Teva. From exemplifying the very essence of leadership to outlining the capabilities and behaviors necessary to realize our strategy, discover them here.


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