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Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1337 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: Kevin Grieve Credit: Thirdman Preamble The 2026 Lancet Countdown report on health and climate change brings the issue much closer to home. It makes a compelling case that climate change is already a major threat to human health, affecting how people live, work, eat, breathe and survive. Titled “A Decade of Escalating Health Harms and a Decisive Moment for All,” the report marks ten years since the Paris Agreement entered into force. It brings together the work of 146 researchers from more than 100 institutions across over 30 countries. Its 54 indicators examine the health consequences of climate change and the effects of actions taken to address it.  Extreme Heat is Becoming a Major Cause of Preventable Dea...

Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1336 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: Mikael Blomkvist Preamble Why New Management Ideas Fall on Deaf Ears in Pakistan,  and What Organisations Must Do About It. Pakistan has no shortage of intelligent managers, experienced professionals, business graduates, consultants, trainers and management conferences. New management ideas are regularly discussed: strategic leadership, empowerment, delegation, performance management, innovation, digital transformation, employee engagement, accountability, succession planning and organisational agility. Yet, in many organisations, the distance between discussing these ideas and actually practising them remains considerable. A management concept may be enthusiastically received during a seminar, included in ...

Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1335 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: Kampus Production Preamble For decades, the pharmaceutical industry's primary business model has revolved around discovering, developing, manufacturing, and marketing medicines to treat diseases. This model has delivered extraordinary benefits to humanity. Antibiotics, vaccines, cardiovascular medicines, diabetes treatments, and countless other pharmaceutical innovations have improved life expectancy and saved millions of lives. But healthcare is changing. The global conversation is gradually moving from treating illness towards preventing disease, maintaining health, and extending the number of years people can live productively. A September 2026 report by the McKinsey Health Institute, The Future of Healthy Li...

Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1334 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: Ann Hannes Credit: Ann Hannes Preamble “Effective delegation isn’t about offloading work, but empowering your team, boosting efficiency, and freeing up your time for high-impact priorities.” Quote from Rebecca Knight One of the most common mistakes managers make is believing that being busy is evidence of being effective. Their calendars are full, emails are endless, meetings consume most of the day, and decisions keep piling up. They become involved in almost every operational detail, review every document, approve every minor expenditure, and personally resolve problems that their team members could easily handle. Initially, this approach may appear responsible. The manager remains informed, maintains control,...

Pakistan Fourth Largest Milk Producer in the World – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1333 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1333 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: Alexy Almond Credit: freestocks.org Preamble I recently read this article and was quite intrigued. I had no idea Pakistan was the 4th largest milk producer in the world. Interesting information and lessons for management. Link to article at the end. Pakistan: A Dairy Giant Waiting to Realise Its Potential Milk is much more than an everyday food item. It is a source of nutrition, income, employment, and economic activity. For millions of farming families, dairy production provides a regular source of livelihood. For consumers, it supplies essential nutrients. For national economies, it supports agriculture, food processing, trans...

Choosing the Right Type of CEO – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1332 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1332 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: Alwyn Dias Credit: Sam Agdasi Credit: Wolrider YURTSEVEN Preamble This blog post is based on a Harvard Business School Working Knowledge article.  Link to the article at the end. When a Company Needs a Leader but Gets a Manager: The High Cost of Choosing the Wrong CEO When a company appoints a new chief executive, its board usually looks for an impressive track record, extensive experience, strong qualifications, and a history of business success. These are sensible criteria. But there is another question that may be even more important: Does this company need the kind of CEO this candidate is equipped to be? A business struggling with uncerta...