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Identity Loss due to Status Loss - Part 1– Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #552 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #552. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Identity loss is commonly seen in cases where a good status changes for worse after a long time.  I suddenly lost my job in 1997. I had been working in the organization for twelve years and had risen several steps to become Head of Division. My income, perks, benefits, and status in and outside the company had consistently grown. I had become known as part of that organization. The customers recognized me with that reference; the market also knew me with the same reference. Suddenly, all of it turned off. Chances of finding an equivalent job immediately were non-e...

  Post COVID Strategies – Part VI – Sum Up  – Blog Post #367 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #367. Pharma Veterans welcomes sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large . Pharma Veterans Blog  is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress , the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here .   Continued from Previous…… We have looked at various strategies in this series. In this last part, we sum it up and conclude this discussion. COVID is a complex event which has affected all segments and facets of life. An untouched area would be hard to find. At individual level, it affected us emotionally, mentally, psychologically, physically, spiritually and financially. Some people took it very seriously, isolated themselves completely, suspended all social activities and literally went into imprisonment. Others took it more lightly. All th...

Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #309 . Pharma Veterans shares the wealth of knowledge and wisdom of Veterans for the benefit of Community at large . Pharma Veterans Blog  is published by Asrar Qureshi on WordPress , the top blog site. If you wish to share your stories, ideas and thoughts, please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here . Continued from Previous…… GRIEF by Celeste Roberge I am a subscriber to Harvard Business Review which gives me access to its publications. I have always admired Harvard for generating some of the most creative, purposeful, useful and Insightful content. I received the weekly Editor’s mail from Maureen Hoch which showcases some of the most recent content. COVID19 is affecting everyone in multiple ways. There is a physical aspect due to getting restricted at home; there are economic worries; there are fears about contracting the disease; there is a sense of helpless...