Team Development

Being overwhelmed as a pharmacy owner might be common, but we shouldn't accept it as normal. Let's shatter the myth and the status quo that owning a pharmacy has to be confusing, hair-pulling, and overwhelming. Sure, there are a lot of things you have to pay attention to. That doesn't mean you have to feel like you are drowning. By implementing some systems and structure changes into your day-to-day, you can control your day (and your pharmacy) rather than it controlling you.

Effective delegation is a critical differentiator between highly successful independent pharmacy owners and those who barely get by. 

Increase your productivity by implementing time bucketing into your life and decrease the overwhelm you experience as a pharmacy owner.  Are you caught in the tornado of daily operations? Do you feel like a full-time ‘Pharmacy Firefighter’? How about like the cat chasing the laser pointer? From the clutter of the stuff and to-dos that […]

The interest in compounding has definitely increased recently. Use these 5 proven strategies to grow your compounding prescriptions and profits. I love compounding. It was my first passion in pharmacy. For me, every potential compounding patient is a problem that needs solving. Big pharma medicine can help most people but can’t help everyone or every […]

Let’s talk about all things staff meetings We don’t have a choice. Running staff meetings is a necessity we can not ignore if we want to create a badass pharmacy team. Staff meetings are an opportunity to gain more team engagement, discuss new and upcoming initiatives, collaborate on ideas, learn what’s working and what’s not, […]

Check out our Top 2022 articles on Team Development for Independent Pharmacies. Last week we shared our Top 2022 Pharmacy Blog posts for Independent Pharmacy Marketing, which covers our 4th Pharmacy Profit Pillar Marketing. This week we will dive into the most popular blogs from 2022 that focus on Team Development, our fifth Pharmacy Profit […]

Your team of employees has a huge impact on your profitability. When it comes to pharmacy profitability, you have to consider how your employees can contribute to or lessen your profitability. I have learned over the years, that you can’t do this alone and your team will make you or break you. For these reasons, […]

Your pharmacy payroll has the power to make you or break you. We consider it one of the 3 critical KPIs (key performance indicators).  How Do You Know If Your Pharmacy Payroll is High, Low, or Just Right? To determine your payroll grade, you need to calculate your payroll ratio. Your payroll ratio is a […]

When your pharmacy team can better serve your community of patients, they will like you more and your bottom line will benefit.  Pharmacies have always been an essential part of the healthcare system. While our role has been focused on dispensing prescriptions, pharmacies have also taken on a new part: giving health and wellness services […]

Here are 4 signs you may need a booster for your leadership skills—guest post by Heather Haro. I have a big crazy family!  The current chaos count is 7, almost grown children and 12 grandchildren. Yep! 11 grandboys and 1 brand new little baby grandgirl!  My Household Is My Business I have run my household […]