Author Archives: rajalary
Price is increasingly the key determinant of food purchases
My latest article about “Marketing from the Grocery Aisles” on how predictive analytics is becoming essential for precision pricing and inventory management.
Jettisoning of Employees is only a Quick Fix
Originally appeared on LinkedIn on January 27, 2023 On the north end of Whidbey Island, where I live, is the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI), a large installation. On most days, planes and helicopters fly overhead, including streamlined EA-18G Growlers, flying wing-on-wing, at hundreds of miles per hour (mph), considerably less than their top […]
Sock Puppet to Sturdy
Reentering the job market got me thinking about the “sturdiness” of jobs compared to the 1990’s and the start of the dotcom.
Trickle-down Dishonesty
Originally posted on LinkedIn on December 28, 2022 In September 1953, workers on the final wing assembly line at an airplane factory in New York were observed to determine the circumstances and rate in which they used a tap, a screw made of extremely hard steel. When inserted into a nut, a tap can cut […]
Air Poppers of Content
Originally posted on LinkedIn on December 20, 2022 I have a confession. On the job, I’m diligent about organizing my files and using enterprise resources to store them in a logical manner. I pride myself on using layers of folders to manage individual projects and work streams. What occurs on my personal laptop is the […]
New assignment results in my reexamining my messaging prowess
This week, I started a new engagement. I also instantly went from “rock star” to “nincompoop.” It happened within minutes not because I didn’t have the skills or capabilities to excel at the given assignment, but because the manager discarded everything I’d done in the past and naysaid anything I recommended. His vision, his opinion, […]
Harassment: Hidden, but not forgotten
In January, I started a new position. Along with having to ramp up, I needed to take a series of training courses. Most centered on the company’s systems, employee handbook, cybersecurity, and vendor requirements. Nothing out-of-the-ordinary. A month into my employment, I was scheduled to take a three-hour course on civil treatment in the workplace. […]
Disquiet of obtaining food: New reality of grocery shopping
COVID-19 has uprooted many institutions, and left many scrambling for food. It’s also the plot point, which will redefine the grocery and food industry.
Inclusion in the Age of Remote Work
Alienation is becoming more common with people, working from home.
Manners apply more than ever
Originally published on LinkedIn on October 21, 2020 My parents routinely espoused “Children should be seen not heard.” They reinforced the necessity of obedience and restraint by giving me the book, “White Gloves and Party Manners,” an abridged version of the 879-page tome, “The Amy Vanderbilt Complete Book of Etiquette.” I read the book several […]
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