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Generative AI – Lovers, Haters, and Their Arguments – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #968 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 968 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: Ron Lach Credit: Cedric Fauntleroy Credit: iam hogir Credit: Mikhail Nilov Credit: Nabath Otieno Credit: ROMAN ODINTSOV Help for this two-part blogpost has been taken from ChatGPT4o, HubSpot, Mckinsey, and MIT. Prologue Generative AI has sparked significant debate, drawing strong opinions from both advocates and critics. The technology's potential to transform industries and society at large is undeniable, but so are the concerns it raises.  CSER – Center for the Study of Existential Risk – is an interdisciplinary research center within the University of Cambridge, UK. Their website says, ‘We are dedicated to the study and mitigatio...

The Critical Importance of Analysis – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #853 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #853 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans aims to share knowledge and wisdom from 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. Credit: RDNE Stock project Credit: Karolina Grabowska Credit: Karolina Grabowska Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored – Aldous Huxley (Writer) Good and solid analysis and a formal way of looking at a problem are the core ingredients of good decisions – Colin Powell (Ex. Secretary of State, USA) Analysis, an intellectual process involving discerning examination and systematic dissection of information, is pivotal in academic research, decision-making, problem-solving, and strategic planning. We shall explore the foundational significance of analysis, and ...

Soft Skills and Commercial Success – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #729 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #729 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: Mikhail Nilov Photo Credit: Thirdman I discussed the lack of soft skills and the reasons thereof in the last post. As a sequel to that, I shall now discuss how soft skills can help in commercial success. During the last few decades, most jobs have become knowledge-based jobs, either due to increased complexity, or due to involvement of technology, or both. The need for soft skills has also increased. The term, soft skills, is now used in broader term and included social skills, analytical skills, planning skills, and organizing skills. Social skills furt...