9/22/2021 As the pandemic began in the spring of 2020, there were many pharmacies facing adversity. To some it was increased volume, while others faced decreased volume. Some faced staffing challenges.
9/15/2021 Leadership is a big topic in most situations, but then throw in some uncertain times, like a pandemic, and there are a couple lessons to learn.
9/8/2021 Your most valuable asset is your TEAM! In my career, I have dispensed in over two dozen pharmacies. As such, I have had the privilege of working with many different teams. I can tell you that I did not always look at my team as an asset. In some cases, I actually looked at my team as a liability.
8/31/2021 Perhaps your experience since the beginning of the pandemic has you thinking that the grass may be greener somewhere else. Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t.
8/26/2021 Today, we are going to address something that often confuses people about leadership. That something is management! Is management leadership?
8/19/2021 Today, I want to tune your radar to the forbidden phrase of leadership. As leaders, we must be on guard against this phrase and if we hear it, we must take swift action.
8/12/2021 Things don’t just happen; things happen just. This is the principle of intentionality. We must be intentional with the people we lead because things don’t just happen.
8/4/2021 My grandfather, who was a carpenter, told me once, “Any job is easy when you have the right tool.”
7/29/2021 Leaders help people go from where they are to where they want to be.
7/22/2021 About 12 years ago, the team I was serving on was given the task of training thousands of pharmacists to provide immunization services.
7/16/2021 “Everyone deserves to be led well.” These are the words my mentor spoke to me some months ago. While I understood leadership to be important, these words helped to frame the importance of leadership in a new way for me.
7/6/2021 The last time we met, I introduced the concept of leadership and gave encouragement that leadership skills can be learned. That's all well and good. But as pharmacists, we need to have something a little more substantial to work from. We need a definition of leadership.
