Healthcare is facing a leadership deficit
Over the last several months, I have observed so many leaders throughout the various areas of healthcare doing wonderful things. People on the cutting edge of care who are pushing for a brighter tomorrow for their patients, their colleagues and themselves. Yet, we still face major issues.
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10/1/2024
Compliance or adherence in the world of pharmacy
In the world of medications, we want patients to take their appropriately prescribed medications regularly to obtain the intended benefit. Is this done through compliance or adherence? The intent of the two terms is the same, but the spirit is entirely different. And it’s the spirit that counts in the end when leading patients to take their medications.
9/27/2024
Are you developing the pharmacy talent around you?
Make no mistake, as leaders, it is important to develop the people around us. This is not limited to support staff. It also includes helping to develop our peers and even the people we report to. When we develop people, we increase the overall capacity of the organization, and we instill an increased feeling of ownership with our team members.
9/17/2024
What my neighbour’s peach trees can teach us about pharmacy leadership
Earlier in my career, I served on a team that was to develop new revenue streams for our pharmacies. Anything that was not traditional dispensing was labelled “clinical” and given to our team to work through. In those days, we set out to participate in as many of these projects as possible.
