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Teams That Empower Each Other – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1135 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1135 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: fauxels Credit: Kindel Media Preamble In a high-performing team, something magical happens—members consistently support, encourage, and elevate one another. It's not just about individual brilliance; it's about synergy. Unfortunately, many workplaces still promote individualism, silent rivalries, and siloed operations. But the modern workplace demands more than just task completion—it needs cohesive units that build each other up. So how can leaders and organizations intentionally create teams that operate from a place of mutual support rather than competition? Let’s explore this in some depth. Why Do We Need Teams That Uplift Each Other? Before d...

The Inside View – Implications & Suggestions – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #882 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #882 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: Artem Podrez Credit: Ivan Samkov Credit: Kindel Media The Inside View Daniel Kahneman, the renowned psychologist and Nobel laureate, introduced the concept of "Inside View" in his groundbreaking book, "Thinking, Fast and Slow." The Inside View is a cognitive bias that occurs when we make judgments and decisions based on our limited and often inaccurate understanding of a situation. We tend to overestimate our knowledge and abilities, leading to flawed assessments and suboptimal outcomes. Generally, all businesses prefer to keep their inf...

Why Are We Trapped in the Inside View – Mostly? – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #877 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #877 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: Samson Katt Credit: Max Rahubovskiy Credit: Pawet L. Scenario – A new product launch is being worked upon. Since it will be at least among the first three launches of this generic, if not the first, there is an air of secrecy around. Only a select few can know what is happening, even fewer who know the progress in real time. Ironically, they do not realize that it is not very difficult to know which company is working on which new product, unless they are cheating the government. Import data is available from customs department which shows the ...

State of Healthcare in Pakistan – Last Part – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #792 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #792 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: Anna Shvets Photo Credit: Los Muertos Crew Photo Credit: SHVETS Productions Summary & Suggestions Based on several studies, some of which are referred to at the bottom, following are the summary and suggestions. Healthcare system in Pakistan has been improving over time due to policy changes and more budget allocation. However, our rapid population growth defeats all planning quickly. Budget increase, policy changes, MDGs, SDGs, all remain unfinished or without effectiveness which is envisaged during planning. Our promotion of family plannin...

Challenges for Pakistan Pharma Industry in 2023 – Part 4 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #774 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #774 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: Darina Belonogova Photo Credit: Karolina Grabowska Photo Credit: Tara Winstead Photo Credit: Yaroslav Shuraev CONCLUSION, and SUGGESTIONS We have discussed several challenges which are being faced by the Pharma Industry in Pakistan presently. The major reason is that the overall economic situation of the country is dismal with no promise for improvement in the foreseeable future. It seems that the people at the helm of affairs are clueless about what is happening and what to do. The world pharmaceutical industry is moving forward at...