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Living Longer But Not Healthier – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1328 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1328 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 Aurelius Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko Credit: Yaroslav Shuraev Preamble This blog post is based on a large-scale study published in The Lancet. Link to the article at the end. The difference between a long life and a healthy life What is the purpose of living longer if many of those extra years are spent dealing with illness, pain, disability, or dependence on others? Modern medicine has made remarkable progress in helping people survive diseases and live longer. Yet a troubling question remains: are we adding healthy years to life, or simply adding years in which people live with poor health? A major study published in The Lancet Public Hea...

Brain Drain from Pakistan – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1327 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1327 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: Serap Ezgi Preamble This article draws on DevelopmentAid's July 2024 analysis of brain drain in developing countries – by Ilan Ilasco, Pakistan's Economic Survey 2024–25, and research on the economic effects of skilled migration. The recommendations are an application of these insights to Pakistan's circumstances. Link to article at the end. Pakistan’s Brain Drain: When a Nation Educates Its People for the World A country’s greatest wealth is not its minerals, agricultural land, factories, or financial reserves. Its most valuable asset is its people, their knowledge, skills, creativity, experience, and capacity to solve problems. Yet, many devel...

The New Role of Mentoring – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1326 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1326 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: Vitaly Gariev Credit: August de Richelieu Credit: Theo Decker Preamble This post is based on an INSEAD article. Link at the end. The New Role of Mentoring: Helping Leaders Manage Anxiety and Uncertainty In a world of rapid change, leaders do not always need someone to tell them what to do. They need someone who helps them think clearly when the answers are not obvious. A promotion is usually seen as a reward for professional achievement. A new leadership position offers greater authority, wider influence and opportunities to make a difference. Yet behind the excitement often lies an uncomfortable reality: the higher the responsibility, the greater the u...

State of World Emotional Health 2026 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1325 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1325 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: Artur Skoniecki Credit: Emiliano Vittoriosi Credit: Maria Clara Alvarenga Preamble This post is based on Gallup® 2026 report on the State of World Emotional Health. Link at the end. The World Is Emotionally Strained: What Gallup’s 2026 Report Reveals About How We Feel We often measure the progress of societies through economic growth, technological innovation, educational attainment and life expectancy. Yet another important measure receives far less attention: how people actually feel as they go about their lives. Are they worried, stressed, angry or sad? Do they experience enjoyment, feel respected, laugh with others or find something inter...

Pursuing Professional Growth is not Optional – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1324 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1324 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: Ketut Subiyanto Credit: Alena Darmel Credit: Misbaa Eri Preamble Many Professionals think they can stop growing after a certain point in career. They think they have achieved enough and should be contented with that. I contest this view. Professional Growth Is Not Optional: Evolve or Risk Becoming Irrelevant Success is not a destination. It is the result of continuously developing the capabilities, judgment and adaptability needed to remain valuable in a changing world. Many professionals reach a stage in their careers when they begin to feel comfortable. They have accumulated experience, established a reputation, developed a reliable...

Queen Bee Syndrome at Workplace – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1323 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1323 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: Cedric Fauntleroy Preamble This blogpost is based on key insights from an INSEAD article by Henrike Gueth, Nicolas Bastoli, and Winnie Jiang. Link at the end. Queen Bee Syndrome: When Women Hold Other Women Back at Work There is an uncomfortable phenomenon in organizations. Some women who have successfully reached senior positions may become less supportive of other women trying to advance. They may be reluctant to mentor younger women, exclude them from influential networks, judge them more harshly, or become highly competitive with them. This behavior is commonly described as “Queen Bee Syndrome.” The term, however, can be misleading. It suggests ...