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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.
Target marketing and your pharmacy, Part 1
Most of us manage our lives by setting goals, sometimes on a long-term basis, other times on a short-term basis. Often people define these targets by simply making mental notes; others use written or journalized reminders. Managing a business is very similar.

7 key questions to ask yourself before making a big change

Resisting temptation to grow and being sensitive to the concept of taking on too much or taking on tasks that are less like the ones we already have in play bring opportunity and risk. The right growth sets up future success. The wrong growth stretches our elastic too thin.
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?
Pharmacists, are we prepared for uncertainty?

The harsh reality is that our modern world is not robust enough to survive instability. Our modern comforts and lifestyles have made it such that we are reliant on those comforts for our very survival.
Do you have enough eggs for the job?

Two facts: eggs go rotten & leading people takes bravery. Leading people means developing systems that safely allow everyone to honestly evaluate whether things need to be changed. It means not necessarily having all the answers, but being confident that when the right people ask the right questions, the answers are uncovered.
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.
Intranasal vaccines and COVID-19

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have just completed a big study on the use of intranasal vaccines for COVID-19. These aren’t just any vaccine; they are a novel way to stimulate both local (mucosal) immunity as well as systemic immunity, and this could change the way we approach not only future COVID-19 vaccines, but also other vaccines such as Influenza, RSV, and even Cystic Fibrosis.
Don’t drive buses without passengers

Leaders give choice in order to fill seats. Covid has opened our eyes to the creepy reality of elite sport on display live in front of no one. Empty stadiums, rinks, fields, studios, courts and pitches, all generating zero ticket revenue. It is analogous to an empty, lonely bus driving without passengers.
The countdown is on! Top 10 reasons to attend Pharmacy U

Pharmacy U turns 10 this year! Canada's leading event for the pharmacy industry will be in-person once again, on April 2, 2022, at the International Centre. That in itself is cause to celebrate.

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

Target marketing and your pharmacy, Part 1

7 key questions to ask yourself before making a big change

Pharmacists, place your bets!

Pharmacists, are we prepared for uncertainty?

Do you have enough eggs for the job?

Pharmacists – Expand your options

Intranasal vaccines and COVID-19

Don’t drive buses without passengers

The countdown is on! Top 10 reasons to attend Pharmacy U