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Ten Tests of Strategy by McKinsey – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1136 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1136 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: Mikhail Nilov Credit: RDNE Stock Project Preamble Strategy making is a necessity but in certain corporates, it becomes a favorite pastime among senior managers. There are uncountable strategy meetings, workshops, working groups etc. The strategies that emerge are many a times repeat of the old ones with different words and emphasis on ‘more of the same’. For example, last year we spent one hundred million on customer services, this year we should spend 200 million. Very rarely, new ground is broken. Strategy is a roadmap of the future and must be separated from tactical plan. The frameworks for developing strategy are different. When a strategy ...

What Shall We Do Differently In 2025? – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1049 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1049 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 our contributions here. Credit: olia danilevich Credit: Sami TURK PRAYERS & WISHES THAT YEAR 2025 BECOMES ONE OF THE MOST CHERISHED YEARS IN YOUR LIFE BY VIRTUE OF THE GREAT THINGS IT BRINGS TO YOU Preamble As 2024 draws to a close, it's natural to reflect on the year that was. For many, it has been a year of both joy and sorrow, of triumphs and setbacks. We've experienced the bittersweet taste of new beginnings and the sting of endings, the warmth of connection and the loneliness of isolation.  Perhaps you've climbed mountains, both literal and metaphorical, reaching goals you never thought possible. Maybe you've faced unexpected challenges, weathering storms ...