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Public and Private Sector Careers – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #742 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #742 for Pharma Veterans. 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. Photo Credit: Andrea Piacquadio Photo Credit: Antoni Shkraba Everyone, including myself, propagates that one should plan, monitor, and control her/his career. In the same breath, we say that one should stick to an organization to get recognized and upgraded. Then there are others who say it all depends on luck, nothing else. For the latter, no logic can be given though at times it seems that luck has prevailed over competence and performance. Given this uncertain situation, how can one gain control over career evolution? We shall examine these questions in this and the...

Mentoring, Motivating, Coaching & Grooming VI – Blog Post #442 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans Blog Post #442. 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…… In this last part, we look at the last topic: Grooming. Grooming is a multifaceted activity. Grooming is done across several parameters which may be broadly divided into personal grooming and professional grooming.  Professional grooming has some common elements which run across all professions, while some may be profession specific. Grooming is desired to make every member of the team useful, productive and pleasant to be with. Another important point is that personal and professional grooming are not entirely isolated; these are closely interre...