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World Population Trajectory – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1154 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1154 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: Airam Dato-on Credit: Elias Alex Credit: Kindel Media Summary This blog post is based on a UN report. Link at the end. The world's population is projected to continue growing for the next 50 to 60 years, peaking at approximately 10.3 billion by the mid-2080. After reaching this peak, it is expected to gradually decline to around 10.2 billion by the century's end. Currently, one in four people lives in a country where the population has already peaked. Fertility rates are declining, with women bearing on average, one child less fewer than in 1990, resulting in a global fertility rate of 2.3 live births per woman as of 2024. Life expectancy is on th...

Issues with Leadership Development Programs – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1057 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1057 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: Alax Matias Credit: Chu Chup Hinh Credit: Mustapha Damilola This blog post in based on a McKinsey article published ten years ago in January 2014 but is still very relevant. Link at the end. I have added my own point of view based on Pakistan experience.  Preamble Every organization of substance and character spends money on leadership development programs. US companies alone spend almost $14 billion annually on leadership development. Most universities offer degrees and courses in leadership development even in Pakistan. Elitist institutions in Pakistan may charge 1.5 million for a two-week management development program while a top bu...

First and Second Stages of Adult Development – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1054 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1054 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: Chup Chup Hinh Credit: German TR Credit: Luna Lovegood Credit: nappy Preamble Robert Kegan's Constructive-Developmental Theory is a framework describing how individuals construct meaning and navigate the world throughout their lives. The five-stages of adult development is an important subject. Therefore, it is worthwhile to see it in more detail. In this post, we look at the first two stages: impulsive mind, and imperial mind. The Impulsive Mind – Robert Kegan’s First Stage of Development   The Impulsive Mind, also called the First Order of Consciousness, represents the earliest stage in this developmental process. It primarily c...