May you find a path leading you to contribute in a way that returns satisfaction as a protector and advocate for your patients when they need you most. You are a pharmacist, a part of the most trusted profession.
Finding Your Leadership Path
Janice Glascock
Go Out and Make It a Great Day
Lorraine (Lori) Lee
Each day, leaders are confronted with challenges; how you react to these challenges is what matters. Leading means a team is moving along to the same goals and aspirations; it means that we stretch ourselves and we stretch our team players; it means supporting each other personally and professionally.
Leaders Know and Understand Themselves
John H. Grubbs
To be a successful leader, first determine your path to leadership, pursue formal management training to gain and develop the skills you need, and know and understand yourself.
Leadership: Learn as You Go
Nicole L. Mollenkopf
Realize that effective leaders, especially medication safety leaders, need to have a solid understanding of “how the work gets done” at every level. This is important to build credibility with your team as well as to design effective medication-use process interventions to reduce or eliminate harm from medication errors.
Leadership Values: HEART
Richard (Ricky) K. Ogden, Jr.
Define what your leadership values are and strive to live them day in and day out.
Leading for Engagement
Yanela Lozano
Yanela shares her belief that transformation requires an engaged staff empowered to think outside the box. She also shares her learnings regarding leadership roles in promoting engagement.
Leading When You’re Not Really Sure That You Want to
Elisabeth (Liz) M. Simmons
Yes, we can lead when called upon and find fulfillment in opportunities even when we might not think the opportunity is right.
Lessons Learned Along the Journey
Brandy S. Snyder
Seize opportunities that are presented to you, both professionally and personally.
Lessons Learned by a Reluctant Leader
Nicole (Nikki) Wilson
Nikki has devoted her entire pharmacy career to caring for patients with infectious diseases (ID) and managing antimicrobial stewardship programs. She enjoys her clinical practice and advancing the care of patients with ID, and she is committed to the quality education of pharmacy students and residents.Nikki shares her journey as a reluctant leader and how she discovered that taking care of a team can be as rewarding as taking care of patients.