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Credit: Christina Morillo Credit: Lombe K Credit: Mikhail Nilov Credit: Timur Weber Credit: Vitaly Gariev Credit: Yan Krukau Multiple Generations at Work – Strategies – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1008 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1008 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. We have seen how the generations have been classified and what challenges come up in the workplaces. In this last part, we shall look at strategies to mitigate risks and take advantage of the presence of multiple generations. Deploy Tailored Management Strategies The foremost strategy is to tailor management strategies, not once but on a continuing basis.     For example, different generations have varying preferences for feedback. The strategy should be to design feedback strategies that include both real-time, in...

Emotional Profiles of Bosses – Self-Promoting Type – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #905 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #905 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: Press Master Credit: Hamid Tajik Credit: RDNE Stock Project Today, let us talk about the bosses who are almost always self-promoting themselves. Self-promoting bosses exhibit certain behaviors that revolve around promoting themselves, enhancing their image, and advancing their career at the expense of others or the organization. Recognizing these behaviors is essential for employees to navigate their professional environment effectively. Here are some common traits and behaviors of self-promoting bosses. • Taking Credit for Others' Achieve...

Falling for Mega Projects – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #876 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #876 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: Michael Burriws Credit: SHVETS Production Credit: Thirdman My focus is mostly pharmaceutical industry, this being my core area of working all along. Let me present few real-life scenarios which I saw first-hand, and which are not uncommon in any growing organization even otherwise. Scenario #1 – The marketing head came up with plan for the formation of a new business unit. He had done detailed working on it; the selection of products, team size, team placements, aggressive sales forecasts, and its positive impact on the existing business units, how these will be pus...

Tired Organizations – Reasons & Cures – Part 10 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #769 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #769 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: Kampus Production Photo Credit: George Milton Photo Credit: RODNAE Production Continued from Previous…… We continue with the suggested cures.  Implement/ Update Technology Technology has helped to revolutionize the way work is done in every sector, and it is not just about technology industry. Have you been to an embroidery unit lately? One design made by computer and copied into the HMI – Human Machine Interface – is embroidered on a length of cloth simultaneously by 10 – 100 machines in synchronization; the sight is not just aweso...

Employee Engagement – Last Part – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #690 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #690 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: Ivan Samkov Photo Credit: Ron Lach Sum Up and Recommendations for Improving Employee Engagement In the preceding posts, I have presented evidence from multiple sources which not just shows the importance, but also quantifies the gains and losses. It is established beyond any doubt that having an engaged workforce is a winning proposition. The argument against this evidence may be that even those organizations who have poor record on engagement also keep growing. It is a fair argument to the extent of outcome, however, what is not mentioned is the wastage of...

Employee Engagement – Part 3 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #688 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #688 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: Nicola Barts Photo Credit: Jonathan Borba FACTORS THAT REDUCE/ STOP ENGAGEMENT Gallup reports that globally, only 15% of employees are engaged in their work. It means that 85% employees are less engaged, disengaged, and actively disengaged. Less engaged and disengaged employees still do their work, though without committing themselves. Actively disengaged employees do not just perform in a compromised manner, but they become a source of negativity for the other employees. Their negative influence has the likelihood of spreading gradually. They would criticize ...

Employee Engagement – Part 2 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #687 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #687 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 Piaccquidio Photo Credit: Fauxels FACTORS THAT PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT Creating and maintaining employee engagement is a continuous effort. It is neither off/on nor something that once created shall stay forever. Globoforce reports that 36% businesses see employee engagement as a top challenge. My own experience in several organizations who sincerely wanted to create employee engagement tells that it is a constant effort at multiple levels. We shall discuss the situation in Pakistan separately. Research and surveys have identified several factors that promot...