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Kindness and Generosity in Management – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #931 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #931 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: fauxels Credit: Polina Zimmerman Credit: Theo Decker Being kind is certainly better than being unkind. In personal relationships and philanthropy, people may go overboard in being kind, and are not judged. However, when it comes to management and business, kindness is viewed differently.  Our conventional image of the owner boss is the guy who stands with a pipe in mouth, hands in pocket and a stern look at the face. We have heard real life success stories of too many people who were successful because they were tough. These include kings and queens, sailors and adventurers, warriors and conquerors, and founders of large corporations. Apparently...

Relationship between People Growth and Organizations Growth – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #926 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #926 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com . Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Edmond Dantès Credit: Kindel Media Credit: Polina Zimmerman The dynamic interplay between individual growth and organizational development has long been a subject of discussion among the management theorists. It's a classic chicken-and-egg scenario: which comes first, the growth of employees or the growth of organizations? In this blogpost, I shall try to look into this intricate, yet inevitable relationship. My view is that it is a symbiotic relationship, which means that both parties should benefit. I also argue that one cannot happen without the other, and if it does, the growth may not be lasting. Let us explore the p...