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Courageous Conversations – Why Leadership Today Requires Both Heart and Spine – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1255

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Courageous Conversations – Why Leadership Today Requires Both Heart and Spine – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1255 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1255 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: Alena Darmel Credit: Aathif Arifeen Preamble This post is based on a recent McKinsey Article by Kurt Strovnik, Meagan Hill, and Mike Carson. Link at the end. I read the latest ideas in management thinking and share these here because the world around us is changing fast and our managers cannot keep sticking to old, traditional methods of management, which are mostly based on coercion, threats, and quick firing of their subordinates. It is time these practices are changed. These blogposts are aimed at bringing what are the latest, evidence-based ideas. Happy Reading. Courageous Conversations: Why Leader...
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One Word That Can Transform Performance Reviews – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1254

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One Word That Can Transform Performance Reviews – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1254 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1254 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: Ivan S Credit: Karola G Credit: RDNE Stock Project Preamble This post is based on Harvard Business School Faculty research, led by Ashley V. Whillans, Volpert Family Associate Professor of Business Administration. Link at the end. Performance Review/Appraisal is a standard practice in organizations. The process is mostly dreaded, hated and stalled by appraisees and used as arm-twisting tool by the appraisers. One Word That Can Transform Performance Reviews: From Feedback to Advice Performance reviews are among the most widely practiced, and widely criticized, management tools in organizations. They are time-consuming, emotionally c...
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Strategy is a Process – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1253

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  Strategy is a Process – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1253 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1253 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: Kindel Media Preamble This post is based on an another very important INSEAD article, this one by Andrew Shipilov. Link at the end. Strategy is the main playbook of almost all organizations. However, strategy formation, adoption, and execution vary greatly. This article sheds new light on the strategy. Very thought provoking read. Your Strategy Is a Flashlight, Not a Business Plan In boardrooms across the world, strategy is still treated as a document. It is written, refined, approved, and then, ironically, filed away. Organizations spend months crafting multi-year projections, detailed business plans, and structured roadmaps. And yet, many of these ...
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Aligning Strategy and Culture – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1252

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Aligning Strategy and Culture – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1252 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1252 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 H Credit: Ayşin S. Credit: Thirdman Preamble This post is based on an INSEAD article by Charles Galunic. Link at the end. Aligning Strategy and Culture: Why the Real Magic Lies in the Middle For decades, leaders have wrestled with a persistent organizational challenge. Why do well-crafted strategies fail? The answer is often summarized in a familiar phrase:  “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” But this statement, while powerful, is incomplete. The real issue is not that culture defeats strategy. It is that strategy and culture are rarely aligned in the place where execution actually happens. According to insights from INSEAD research, th...
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Plans vs Patterns – Gap Between Intentions and Actions – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1251

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Plans vs Patterns – Gap Between Intentions and Actions – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1251 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1251 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: Airam dato-on Credit: Anna Nekrashevich Preamble This post is based on this quote from Laila Sandleen’s Book ‘The Evolution Code’. “Plans are what you hope to do. Patterns are what you actually do, and patterns always win.” Plans vs Patterns: Why What You Do Always Defeats What You Intend At first glance, this quote feels simple, almost obvious. Of course, what we do matters more than what we plan. Yet, if that were truly understood, most organizations would perform better, most individuals would achieve their goals, and most strategies would succeed. But they don’t. Because the real battle in life and leadership is not betw...
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The Hidden Cost of Leadership – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1250

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The Hidden Cost of Leadership – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1250 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1250 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: Marcus Winkler Preamble This post is based on an article from Gallup®. Link at the end. Leaders Have Better Lives – but Worse Days: The Hidden Cost of Leadership Leadership has long been associated with success, influence, and fulfillment. From the outside, it appears to offer the best of both worlds, higher income, greater autonomy, and the power to shape organizations. Yet, recent research presents a paradox that challenges this traditional view. According to findings from Gallup, leaders are more likely to be thriving in their overall lives and more engaged at work than those they lead. However, they are also more likely to experience stress, ang...
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The Point of Pointlessness – And What to Do About It – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1249

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The Point of Pointlessness – And What to Do About It – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1249 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1249 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: amir selfish Credit:  Preamble This post is different from our usual conversation. It is based on thoughts from the writer Brian Eno’s diary titled ‘A Year with Swollen Appendices’. Quoted from ‘The Marginalian’ by Maria Popova. The Point of Pointlessness – And What to Do About It There comes a moment, often quietly, often unexpectedly, when everything we have been striving for suddenly feels empty. The work continues. The deadlines remain. The achievements accumulate. But somewhere beneath the surface, a question emerges: What is the point of all this? This is what Maria Popova’s reflection on burnout and Brian Eno’s exp...
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