As a leader do you sometimes associate leadership with a struggle? You are not alone as Steven Snyder in Leadership and the Art of Struggle
1 Comment - White, Thank you so much for sharing so much useful information on leadership. I also agree that adversity unlocks our greatest potential
As pharmacy leaders what trends do we need to be watching and planning for? Leadership 2030 The Six Megatrends You Need To Understand To Lead Your Company Into The Future by Vielmetter and Sell offer some suggestions drawn from research conducted by the Hay Group
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Successful leaders know that their energy and enthusiasm is contagious so they throw themselves into leadership. If these are low for you identify why which maybe feeling burned out, lacking purpose, being overwhelmed or being physically unfit and take corrective actions
In other words know what your Leadership Vision is-what are you trying to do as leader?...You have to be willing to liberate the leader in everyone and distribute leadership across the organization in order to make yours one of the best places to work
1 Comment - We need effective leadership in our profession now more than ever
He indicates that what sleep is to the mind and body, pausing is to leadership especially in our fast-paced, achieve-more-now culture. Ask yourself what our addiction to action, our busy-ness, our preoccupation with incessant distractions and pursuit of the ubiquitous "more" in our 24/7, constantly connected globally caffeinated culture is doing to your leadership effectiveness?
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Going beyond your own tasks and taking responsibility for your peoples’ results Why personal accountability is helpful because it Builds healthier relationships so your leadership influence is greater Builds trust Saves time and money as everyone looks for solutions Boosts your chance of promotion Enhancing your personal leadership accountability Know your role so are clear about what you are responsible for and what results your team needs to achieve
In Good Leaders Ask Great Questions, Your Foundation For Successful Leadership John Maxwell shares the following
Ernie Anderson has written for several years a Leadership in Action column in Pharmacy Practice news which has good practical information
Eric Douglas in The Leadership Equation. Practices That Build Trust, Spark Innovation, and Create High-Performing Organizations has the following advice for us as pharmacy leaders
They can be in direct tension as projecting strength (making decisions, being serious, etc.) can make leaders appear less warm and most signals of warmth (smiling, caring about people, etc.) can leave a leader seeming more submissive than strong, Leadership resides in the ongoing balance between strength and warmth , and leaders need to demonstrate both actively in the presence of their staff