Carlene Oleksyn
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 7/30/2024
Be the positive voice
Often when things get challenging, our default is to fall into complaining and negativity. While that might feel satisfying for a moment, it serves no one and can drag down the morale of everyone around us. - 8/30/2022
Quiet quitting in the pharmacy
We're hearing a lot of about the "quiet quitting" phenomenon. Here's how it affects us in the pharmacy—and what it steals from those who participate. - 7/7/2022
It takes courage to lead
With all the pressures on pharmacy managers, it can be extremely hard to focus on the health and functionality of our teams. - 3/31/2022
We have it backwards
Our profession continues to put our faith in new pharmacists to bring change to our profession. But how can they bring fresh ideas when we lock them into our same old practice structures? - 2/15/2022
The essential nature of positive feedback
Good leaders know, the way to overcome negative behavior is by focusing attention on the positive. - 12/8/2021
5 top lessons I've learned from my patients
When I left pharmacy school over 20 years ago, I thought I had attained all the knowledge I needed in order to care for patients. The one thing that all those years of studying didn’t teach me was that my patients were going to become my greatest teachers. - 11/10/2021
How pharmacists can become leaders
Leadership is not about title, position or power. Leaders take responsibility for those who do the job. - 10/1/2021
Back Talk: New pharmacists can’t lead change if we don’t lead them
We cannot expect new grads to change the system when they are entering into a culture that does not support practice change and moving forward. - 8/23/2021
Leaders need care, too
- 5/11/2021
The power of one small change
Many pharmacists feel stuck—constrained by jobs that aren’t what they envisioned when they graduated and donned their white coat.
