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  • 4/20/2022

    Good idea hunting for pharmacists, Part 1

    One of the best things that a leader can do is to collect a big bag of ideas. Then, when various challenges come up, you have a deeper well of solutions or possible solutions to draw from.
  • 4/13/2022

    How often should pharmacy leaders set aside time for new ideas?

    A couple blogs ago we looked at the concept of options and how leaders look for options to navigate through various challenges. Today, we are going to consider the value of an idea. We all have ideas. Some are good. Some are not. But consider the value of a good idea. Ideas can literally be worth millions of dollars. Good ideas can change the world.
  • 4/5/2022

    Pharmacists, place your bets!

    Let me ask you a more focused question: where does leadership fit in to what you are betting on? Is it first? Last? Somewhere in between? Is it even on your list?
  • 3/30/2022

    Pharmacists – Expand your options

    How often do we find ourselves in situations where we feel like we have very little choice? This is the only thing we can do. Occasionally, we may look at the opposite position and then make a choice. Often, we may defend the decision as being the lesser of two evils.
  • 3/22/2022

    Pharmacy and the Law of Compensation

    The Law of Compensation states that you will be paid based on the demand for what you do, the skill involved with what you do, and the ease with which you can be replaced.
  • 3/16/2022

    Pharmacy and the lesson of the wood stove

    We need to recognize this lesson of the wood stove, because it gives us a tremendous clue for our leadership. We need to operate on the cause end of the law of cause and effect. What does that look like? It looks like adding value to the patients we serve. That often includes adding value to the teams that we serve on so that, as a whole, our teams can add more value to the patients we serve.
  • 3/9/2022

    Pharmacy information vs. insight: what's the difference?

    I have heard some claim that we are now in the Age of Insight. The age where we take the information available to us and then find ways to apply it in such a way as to deliver a benefit. In keeping with the theme of the last several articles, we would call this delivering “value.”
  • 3/2/2022

    Can pharmacists gain wisdom from the Ancients?

    In my experience, so many leaders model their leadership based on how they have been led. This often yields limited results when there is near limitless opportunity around them. And when the “storm” comes along, their business is in serious jeopardy.
  • 2/23/2022

    How do you measure quality and value in your pharmacy?

    What does quality look like in the pharmacy? And how do we lead our team to provide quality service to the patients that we serve? These are questions that I now find quite fascinating, however 15 years ago, I just assumed that I knew what it was.
  • 2/23/2022

    Are you using GPS to recalculate your pharmacy leadership?

    For a kid who grew up on a farm in rural Pennsylvania, it only makes sense that I would want to become a pharmacist, right? It only makes sense that in 2007, I would find myself accepting a promotion to help develop clinical programs for pharmacists across multiple states.
  • 2/9/2022

    Use values to anchor your pharmacy leadership

    What are your core values? You may not know them, but trust me, you have them. If you already have a list of core values, I encourage you to review those values with your team regularly.
  • 2/2/2022

    Let's get ethical, ethical

    Several weeks ago, I wrote a post about the difference between managers and leaders. A noticeable difference between the two is managers do things right while leaders do the right things.
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