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Third and Fourth Stages of Adult Development – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1055 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1055 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko Credit: PNW Production ENESFILM Bill Salazar Preamble In Robert Kegan's Constructive-Developmental Theory, the Socialised Mind, or the Third Order of Consciousness, represents a pivotal stage where individuals move from a self-centered perspective (as seen in the earlier Imperial Mind) to one defined by external influences and relationships. This stage is common in adolescence and adulthood, reflecting the influence of social roles, norms, and interpersonal connections on one’s sense of identity and meaning-making. Transition to the Third Stage – The Socialised Mind   As individuals mature, life experiences suc...

First and Second Stages of Adult Development – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1054 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1054 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Chup Chup Hinh Credit: German TR Credit: Luna Lovegood Credit: nappy Preamble Robert Kegan's Constructive-Developmental Theory is a framework describing how individuals construct meaning and navigate the world throughout their lives. The five-stages of adult development is an important subject. Therefore, it is worthwhile to see it in more detail. In this post, we look at the first two stages: impulsive mind, and imperial mind. The Impulsive Mind – Robert Kegan’s First Stage of Development   The Impulsive Mind, also called the First Order of Consciousness, represents the earliest stage in this developmental process. It primarily c...

Robert Kegan Theory of Adult Development – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1053 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1053 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com for publishing our contributions here. Google Image Google Image Dr. Robert Kegan Preamble Robert Kegan (1946) is an American developmental psychologist. He is a licensed psychologist and practicing therapist, lectures to professional and lay audiences, and consults in the area of professional development and organization development. He was the William and Miriam Meehan Professor in Adult Learning and Professional Development at Harvard Graduate School of Education. He taught there for forty years until his retirement in 2016. He was also Educational Chair for the Institute for Management and Leadership in Education and the co-director for the Change Leadership Group. Kegan developed a stage...

Basic Mistakes Job Seekers Make – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1052 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1052 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com for publishing our contributions here. Credit: cottonbro studio Edmond Dantès Edited: Ron Lach Preamble Gone are the days when people joined a job in private sector and retired honorably from there or departed from the world while on job; it still happens in the government sector. Our society is still split on this matter. Older people still believe in measuring loyalty in number of years served while younger people favor switching jobs to grow more quickly. Generation Z believes a very long time at a job is five years. Older people say younger generation is impatient and wants things quickly, the culture of immediacy.  While the debate goes on, we look at some of the basic mistakes job seekers ar...

Adaptability Skill in Leadership – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1051 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1051 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com for publishing our contributions here. Credit: itay verchik Credit: Derrik Wandera Credit: Halid Elosman Credit: RDNE Stock Project Credit: RDNE Stock Project This post is inspired by Ryan Ettridge’s program titled ‘Becoming Unstuckable’. Link at the end. Preamble Freedom comes in many forms. Freedom is important for everyone as it means getting free from preconceived notions, prejudices, and biases learnt over time. It also means getting liberated from the shackles of the distorted ‘management wisdom’ learnt from seniors and peers. Leadership is usually associated with control, structure, and decisive action. Leaders are supposed to be always ready to take decisions quickly. While these traits are i...

Three Important Tech Stories of 2024 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1050 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1050 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com for publishing our contributions here. Credit: Tara Winstead Credit: Darlene Anderson Credit: Mizuno K Credit: Moose Photos Preamble Year 2024 saw revolutionary changes in various areas of technology. Most notable were in the field of or related to Artificial Intelligence – AI. Many people are writing about technology every day or week, and mostly on AI. I read a few regularly and I have come to like a short daily newsletter from Martin Crowley and Liam Lawson, titled ‘AI Tool Report’. This blogpost is also based on it. Link at the end. Top 3 Stories of 2024 #1 – Open AI Launches First Reasoning Model – o1 In September 2024, OpenAI launched its first reasoning models—o1-preview (for general users...