- 9/7/2022
Many people, including myself, believed at one point that patients were very much like a cup. The education provided would be like the liquid filling up the cup. Once the cup got filled to a certain level, like a switch, the patient would begin to do everything correctly.
- 8/31/2022
Pharmacists face leadership challenges from every angle. Staff, customers, prescribers, vendors, and you cannot overlook family. Pharmacists are challenged to lead all these groups (and others) and they all have different requirements.
- 8/24/2022
Early in my career, I recall a man coming into the pharmacy who had just been diagnosed with high blood pressure. He presented his prescription and asked me how long he would likely have to take this medication.
- 8/17/2022
Timing is key for effective pharmacy leadership. Learning when to lead is as important as where to lead. Think of some times when your leadership timing wasn’t right. There are many lessons that can learned by studying the ideal timing of action.
- 8/10/2022
How many treatment algorithms have you seen changed over the course of your career? Several! And you know what? We will likely see some more in the coming years. Why did these changes happen? They happened because we realized there was a better destination we could take our patients to, and we changed the way we treated them as a result.
- 8/3/2022
If we want to get to a better place, we need to define the place and lead the team there. Will it be easy? No, it will be difficult. And probably more difficult than you thought to begin with. But it will be rewarding. You will see your team come together in wonderful ways to advance to that goal.
- 7/27/2022
Over the last couple articles, we have looked generally at the limitations we have as leaders. This is nothing to be ashamed of. It is simply a fact of life. We all have limits. Today, we are going to look at how limits can be good.
- 7/20/2022
When last we met, we began to look at the concept of seasons and how it applies to our leadership. Today, we are going to look at things from a slightly different angle. We have established that we are all leaders. We all play a role in helping someone at some time do something or go somewhere. But what happens when there are a lot of leaders trying to help someone do something or go somewhere at the same time?
- 7/13/2022
"...we all have seasons where we contribute most. We all have a sweet spot where we deliver the most value. The extension of this is that all leaders have a sweet spot where they deliver the most value."
- 7/6/2022
Whether we like it or not, we are all leaders. But even though we are all leaders, we have different skillsets and leadership gifts, and that makes us unique. We are all unique leaders. Today, we will touch on a part of our leadership that may make us a bit uncomfortable. Rest assured, if you become uncomfortable today, that is for your benefit tomorrow.
- 6/29/2022
When it comes to our leadership, there is a point that we really struggle to move past. And we will never move past that point unless we go through the discomfort of growth.
- 6/22/2022
When it comes to becoming a better leader, we understand that this process is not automatic. It doesn’t just happen. It takes intentional effort. There is no minimum or maximum time it takes to become a good leader. I would say that it is an ongoing process.
