Ernie Anderson has written for several years a Leadership in Action column in Pharmacy Practice news which has good practical information. You can find the past columns on the pharmacy practice news website. You will need to take a couple of minutes and set up yourself with a free account to get to the complete ones. The following gives you a sense of his most recent topics and is taken directly from the website and the "read more" won't work here but will from the website. You can also sign up to receive gratis a print copy or RSS feed. http://www.pharmacypracticenews.com
Authored by Ernest R. Anderson Jr.,
MS, RPh, Vice President of Pharmacy, Caritas Cristi, Boston, Mass., “Leadership
in Action” offers tips on how to apply leadership principles to daily pharmacy
practice. Mr. Anderson welcomes your input: Ernest.Anderson@caritaschristi.org.
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Leadership in Pharmacy: More Nuggets
This month’s column continues with my
favorite leadership “nuggets.” Most are based on the book “Leadership Gold,” by
John Maxwell (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers; 2008). Let’s see how
they can apply to the profession of pharmacy.
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ISSUE: JULY
2011 | 1
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Leadership in Pharmacy: A Cheat Sheet of Best Practices
You may have been taught that leaders
need to distance themselves from the employees they lead. This is a philosophy
that is long outdated, according to Ernie Anderson Jr., MS, RPh, who offers a
more effective—and ultimately far more rewarding—approach.
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ISSUE: MAY
2011 | 2
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The Seven
Decisions of Masterful Leaders
In the decisions I make regarding
leadership, I am keenly aware that I am always influencing others. That
influence has the potential to be positive or negative. My goal is to lead in a
positive way, to add something to the lives of those I mentor, work with and
lead.
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ISSUE: APRIL
2011 | 0
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Mentoring: An
Investment in the Profession of Pharmacy
All leaders have an obligation to
train their successors. In mentoring, we are communicating that we see value
and promise in those we mentor; we can envision them as leaders. As a fortunate
side effect, this message often inspires these professionals to new heights.
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ISSUE: MARCH
2011 | 0
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Accountability
Leadership: A Deeper Look
Last month in this column, we began
to explore the principles introduced by the acronym “LEAD,” as used by author
Gerry Kraines in his book, “Accountability Leadership” (Pompton Plains, NJ:
Career Press; 2001). This month, we go even more deeply into the meaning behind
each term.
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ISSUE:
FEBRUARY 2011 | 0
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Mind-reading and
Other Mentoring Pitfalls
Have you ever felt as though you had
to read your boss’s mind to understand what he or she wanted you to do? How
often have you gotten to the end of a project, only to find that this is not
exactly what your boss had in mind? You then have to retrench, regroup and try
it again.
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JANUARY 2011 | 0
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Emotional
Intelligence in Leadership—Communication and Empathy
The world today requires us to be
even better communicators than in times past. Of course, communicating with
other human beings has never been easy. But with the advent of even more
sophisticated ways to confuse and confound each other, we must nudge our skills
to ever-higher levels.
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ISSUE:
NOVEMBER 2010 | 0
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What Motivates
Your Employees?
Recently, a reader of Pharmacy Practice News asked me about the
role of a pharmacy leader in “developing” others. I shared my belief that it is
the responsibility of every manager to develop those they lead. It is part of
succession planning and it communicates the fact that you care. It also makes your
job more productive and fulfilling, while fostering loyalty and satisfaction
among your staff.
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OCTOBER 2010 | 0
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Emotional
Intelligence: Teamwork and Collaboration
The willingness to admit your gaps in
knowledge and rely on the expertise of others is a crucial component of being
an effective manager—just one tip offered in this month's "Leadership in
Action" column by Ernie Anderson Jr., MS, RPh, System Vice President,
Caritas Christi, Boston.
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SEPTEMBER 2010 | 0
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Self-Confidence:
The Mark of an Emotionally Intelligent Leader
In this latest installment of a
series of articles on emotional intelligence, Ernie Anderson Jr., MS, RPh,
explores why self-confidence is such an important trait in pharmacy leaders.
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ISSUE:
AUGUST 2010 | 0
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