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Electronic Shelf Labelling – a Nucleus for your own Local Area Marketing System
Developing technology for retail shelf pricing is being presented in an e-paper format. Originally, this type of labelling was invented using LCD displays, but it was fuzzy and indistinct, with an inability to handle graphics, logos etc.A new version known as ESL (electronic shelf label) uses a combination of e-paper and e-ink. This new system…
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Foster respect to improve results
One of my favorite old comedians, the late Rodney Dangerfield, was famous for his line, “I get no respect.” Then he would usually add a line like, “I remember when I was a kid and played hide-and- seek. The other kids wouldn’t even look for me.” If you want those who work with you to…
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The Intergenerational Report – One for the Nation and One for Pharmacy?
The 2015 Intergenerational Report projects a range of issues that will have interest and impact on the pharmacy profession. It has taken a few attempts to get the Intergenerational Report to a reasonable degree of acceptance because of previous high levels of inaccuracy. Those high-levels of inaccuracy impacted the thinking and projections of government in…
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January 2015—2014 ASHP MidYear Meeting Technology Wrap-Up
I’ve been thinking about my twenty-first American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition in Anaheim, December 8-9. My first ASHP was Miami in 1995—the same year the society announced that the “h” in its abbreviated name would henceforth stand for Health-System rather than Hospital as documented on its birth certificate. Recognizing…
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Practice, practice, practice – perfectly
Everyone thinks practice makes perfect. That’s wrong. Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi said you have to add one word – “Perfect practice makes perfect.” I heard a man complaining that he had ten years of experience at work but never got promoted. Here’s the real question. Did he have ten years of experience? Or did…
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Business lessons from George Washington
As a history major, I am intrigued by the origins of our great country. George Washington is a logical place to start. This week we celebrate his birthday with Abraham Lincoln’s as Presidents Day – the third Monday in February. But what do we really know about this founding father who led our country through the…
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Seth Godin and The Productivity Pyramid
The following quotation comes from marketing guru Seth Godin who somehow seems to formulate the essence of a contemporary problem in a few short words. If you study the words carefully you will come to think that he is speaking directly to you as a pharmacist. If the cap fits….wear it! The productivity pyramid (give…
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Listen up if you want to be successful
Two friends were walking down a busy street one evening when one paused and said, “Listen to those crickets chirping.” “What crickets?” said the other man. “I don’t hear any crickets. Hey, you!” He waved down a woman passing by. “Do you hear crickets around here?” “No,” the woman said, and went on her way.…
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Success is not about your lack of resources, it’s about being resourceful with what you have
Do you remember the TV show “MacGyver”? He was the epitome of resourcefulness. He would get trapped, usually in a building that contained a ticking time bomb, but he was able to free himself by being resourceful and using what was available to him, like duct tape or chewing gum. I was always intrigued –…
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Failure – Avoid or Embrace?
Failure is something that most people try to avoid. This is perfectly natural as no one likes to admit failure – particularly if that failure results in the collapse of a business and the impact that has on the owners, team members, suppliers and customers! However, the fear of failure also has the effect of…