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The Pharmore Demise – a Wake Up Call for All of Pharmacy
One of the saddest aspects of the shakeout that has been occurring in pharmacy over the past 18 months is that a new wave of businesses who have been treading water for that period, are now starting to go under water. One such company is Pharmore, a pharmacy marketing and management service entity that has…
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Visual Grammar – a Great Advertising Technique
The people that developed the Smart Draw software have come up with a series of advertorials that are both unique and have application as part of a manager’s tool kit. They have intrigued me with their style so that I not only use their software but I am now republishing their advertorials free of charge.…
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PSA Media Releases 1. Sussan Ley appointment 2. Swearing in of Sussan Ley
December 23, 2014 Important step for healthcare as new Minister sworn in The swearing in of Sussan Ley as Australia’s new Minister for Health marks an important step in the ongoing health-reform process in this country and also for the future direction of the pharmacy profession, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia says. National President of…
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Company Culture – Trends in 2015
We all visualise that we have a great company culture (if we are using a pharmacy company structure) and that everything is green in the garden. We are one big happy family. Are you sure about that? How do you develop and promote your culture? Are you aware that it is central to your success…
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Organisational Styles of Management – Some Charting Views
One of the criticisms that i2P has leveled at pharmacy proprietors/managers and their leadership body, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia is their style of management. It has always been a top down hierarchical style that is slow-moving and now out of date. It concentrates excessive power at the executive end of the organisation, with members…
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Be accountable if you want to count
The recent political silly season is over – finally – and once again, I was listening for one particular word in the endless ads that peppered the airwaves: accountability. It seems like the only time you hear that word is in the context of blaming one’s opponent for lack of it. I suspect that the…