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Crowds, Herds, and Mobs – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #857 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #857 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: Alotrobo Credit: Life Matters Credit: Pixabay Several years ago, I noticed a book on display at an airport, the title of which intrigued me. It read, ‘The Wisdom of Crowds’ written by James Surowiecki. I got the book and read it. The book presents the thesis that a crowd of ordinary people can display wisdom which may be better than the wisdom of experts. However, conditions apply. A crowd may be defined as a group of ordinary, diverse people who do not relate to one another. The primary conditions for qualifying as a crowd are that they should neither be rebellious nor bli...

Belief, Business and Corporate Culture – Part 2 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #677 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #677 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. Continued from Previous…… Confucius said that every human relationship is a balancing act, and the one between child and parents is the most demanding yet the most deserving of attention and patience. He did not want children to be acquiescent is situations that called for judgment, at the same time, he discouraged confrontation even when the parents were clearly in the wrong.  He emphasized on the appropriateness and finesse in speech, and therefore, asked his son to learn the Odes – the earliest collection of Chinese poetry. Confucius said that lea...