Pharma Veterans

Why do Senior Managers Keep Repeating the Same Mistakes? Part I – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #944 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #944 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: Andrea Piacquadio Credit: Belle Co Credit: Markus Spiske KK started his career in pharmaceutical industry fourteen years ago as Assistant Product Manager. He had an MBA degree from a well-reputed institution which was known to prepare their students well for job market. His beginnings were therefore better than others. He was received well, he was given somewhat better treatment, and he got more freedom to work.  Over the years, KK grew steadily, although he was not mentored much. This is one common issue with boys and girls coming from elitist institutions. Their senior managers treat them with somewhat more deference ...

When Shall Pakistan Pharma Industry Start Using Data? – Part 2 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #776 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #776 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: Tima Miroshnichenko Photo Credit: Rodnae Production Photo Credit: Mikael Blomkvist Market research also includes market feedback. 1. Feedback on own marketing campaigns 2. Feedback on market happenings 3. Feedback on competitor activities The effort to get feedback on all three counts though sales teams has been going on since a long time, however, the success have never been achieved. The sales teams are the ones who implement campaigns and plans designed by marketing team. They are also supposed to provide feedback on ...

About Family Businesses – Part 4 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #710 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #710 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: Anastasia Shuraeva Photo Credit: Elina Fairytale This series of articles partakes from some material published in INSEAD Knowledge. INSEAD is in France and is highly ranked among the most prestigious business schools of the world. Let us look at some negative factors which became barrier in the development of the Pharma companies.  Sticking to Traditional Model As Allama Iqbal said, ‘Tarz e kohun pe arrna – sticking to old style’ is a difficult, critical stage in the life of nations and enterprises. The story is ubiquitous, from Nokia to Blackberry to...