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The Exit of Multinational Pharmaceutical Companies from Pakistan – Part 2 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1292 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1292 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: www.kaboompics.com Preamble This is Part 2 of a 3-part series about exit of multinational pharmaceutical companies from Pakistan market. It sets the historical context, documents the major multinational exits, and analyzes the structural reasons behind this trend. Part 2 of a Three-Part Series The Great Exit: What Happens When Multinational Pharmaceutical Companies Leave? In Part 1 of this series, we examined why several multinational pharmaceutical companies (MNCs) have either exited Pakistan or significantly reduced their direct operations. We explored the commercial realities behind their decisions, lik...

Why Multinational Pharmaceutical Companies Are Leaving Pakistan – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1291 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1291 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. Preamble This is Part 1 of a 3-part series about exit of multinational pharmaceutical companies from Pakistan market. It sets the historical context, documents the major multinational exits, and analyzes the structural reasons behind this trend. Part 1 of a Three-Part Series For more than five decades, multinational pharmaceutical companies (MNCs) were synonymous with innovation, quality, ethical promotion, and scientific advancement in Pakistan. They introduced many of the country's first modern medicines, established world-class manufacturing facilities, trained generations of technical staff and medical representatives, ...

Career Transition – When Success Becomes Your Biggest Obstacle – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1290 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1290 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 This blog post is inspired by an article by Dr. Carol Kauffman. Link to her website at the end. The Courage to Reinvent Yourself: When Success Becomes Your Biggest Obstacle Success is a wonderful thing. It brings recognition, confidence, financial security, and the satisfaction of knowing that years of hard work have paid off. Whether you are a successful executive, entrepreneur, physician, teacher, athlete, artist, or public servant, success shapes not only your career but also your identity. People begin to know you for what you do. Eventually, you begin to define yourself the same way. B...

Burn Out – The Human Cost of High Performance – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1289 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1289 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: Kawê Rodriguez Credit: Michael Burrows Credit: Thirdman Preamble This blog post is based on a recent INSEAD article by Professor Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries. Link at the end. Burnout Is More Than Exhaustion: What Every Leader Must Learn About the Human Cost of High Performance For decades, burnout has been treated as a personal problem. Employees who complained of exhaustion were advised to take a vacation, sleep more, exercise, practice mindfulness, or improve their work-life balance. While these suggestions are well intentioned, they often miss the heart of the problem. A thought-provoking recent article from INSEAD, "Looking Out ...

Physician CEOs – From White Coat to Corner Office – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1288 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1288 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: Amorie Sam Credit: Hài Anh Credit: Sandro Tavares Preamble This blog post is based on a recent McKinsey article. Link at the end. From White Coat to Corner Office: What Every Leader Can Learn from Physician CEOs The journey from physician to Chief Executive Officer is anything but conventional. Doctors spend years mastering anatomy, diagnosis, clinical reasoning, and patient care. CEOs, on the other hand, are expected to shape strategy, allocate capital, inspire thousands of employees, manage boards, negotiate with regulators, and create sustainable organizational value. At first glance, these worlds appear fundamentally differen...

How Leaders Can Have Effective Conversations – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1287 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1287 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: Ninthgrid Preamble This blog post is based on a recent INSEAD article. Link at the end. The Leadership Conversation: Why Great Leaders Talk Differently Leadership is often associated with vision, strategy, decision-making, and execution. Yet behind every successful strategy lies something much simpler, and far more human. A conversation. Every promotion, performance review, coaching session, negotiation, conflict resolution, strategic initiative, and organizational transformation begins with people talking to one another. Unfortunately, effective leadership conversations are surprisingly rare. Many leaders dominate discussions instead...