Dispensing Leadership: More Than Just One Thing

In episode 9 of Dispensing Leadership, Shawn Bjorndal, PharmD, RPh, and Jesse McCullough, PharmD, discussed the various intangible aspects an individual can exude in order to be perceived as a successful leader in the pharmacy industry.

“I [can] bring lessons to the pharmacy community, the discipline that I find myself in today,” said McCullough. “So many people want to limit leadership to one thing. The one thing you need to know about leadership is that it takes more than one thing to be a good leader.”

In a more abstract discussion around pharmacy leadership, Bjorndal and McCullough explored their industry experience in pharmacy as well as some of the mentors they’ve encountered who have provided invaluable leadership advice throughout the years. From the sacrifices pharmacy leaders make to their often-exemplified skills of patience and open-mindedness, the hosts help DispensingLeadership listeners meander the necessary make-up of a prosperous leader in pharmacy practice.

As the duo of Bjorndal and McCullough highlighted in episode 9, leadership in pharmacy, as well as in general, relies on a complex skillset rather than one specific aspect.

In Dispensing Leadership, a podcast offering from Drug Topics and RPhAlly, Shawn Bjorndal, PharmD, RPh, a visionary health care executive with over 16 years of experience and founder of PGxAlly, and Jesse McCullough, PharmD, a pharmacist-turned-entrepreneur with a passion for leadership development, discuss essential leadership skills for pharmacists, how to develop them, and, ultimately, how to advance the pharmacy profession.

Be sure to tune in every month on Drug Topics for important conversations that will help you develop your skills to become an effective pharmacy leader. All new episodes of Dispensing Leadership will be available in a video format via DrugTopics.com on the second Monday of each month. Check out our October episode: Dispensing Leadership: Changing Yourself to Change the World.

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