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Three Essentials for Effective Decision Making – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1303 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1303 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: RDNE Stock Project Credit: Victor Xochipa Credit: Werner Pfennig Preamble This blogpost takes insights from an INSEAD article. Link at the end. Better Decisions Begin Before the Decision: Three Essentials Every Leader Needs Leadership is often described as the art of making difficult decisions. In business, leaders are expected to make choices quickly, confidently, and ideally, based on facts. Modern organizations have therefore invested heavily in decision-making tools: financial models, dashboards, scenario planning, artificial intelligence, simulations and sophisticated analytics. But there is a fundamental problem that leaders s...

The Future of Asian Family Businesses – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1301 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1301 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: Shvets Production Credit: Meruyert Gonullu Credit: Ron Lach Preamble This blogpost takes insights from a podcast discussion by two INSEAD faculty members. Link at the end. The Future of Asian Family Businesses: From Family Legacy to Professional Enterprise Family businesses are among the most powerful engines of Asia's economy. They are not merely companies owned by families; they are institutions deeply embedded in communities, economies, and social relationships. In some Asian markets, family-owned enterprises contribute roughly 70 percent of GDP and employ more than 60 percent of the workforce. Their importance therefore extends far beyon...