Pharmacy Leadership and Education Institute - PLEI

06/03/2026

Culture is hard to measure, but easy to feel. Here are 6 signs that the culture you're building is working. How many can you honestly check off right now? Which one are you most proud of? Which one do you want to work on?

06/02/2026

There's a moment in leadership that should alarm you — when your team stops bringing you their problems. It doesn't mean things are fine. It usually means one of two things: they don't believe you can help, or they don't believe you care. Either one is a leadership signal worth taking seriously. Keep your door open. Ask more questions. Make it safe to bring you the hard stuff. That's where the real leadership happens.

06/01/2026

High-achieving leaders are some of the most likely people to quietly struggle with imposter syndrome. You earned the role. You know your stuff. And still, sometimes, the voice says: "Who am I to lead this team?" Here's what the research actually says and ten steps you can take when that voice gets loud.
https://impostorsyndrome.com/articles/10-steps-overcome-impostor/

05/29/2026

This quote hits differently when you sit with it. In healthcare and pharmacy, we're trained to know things — protocols, drug interactions, systems, policies. That expertise is essential. But the leaders who struggle most are often the ones who can't let go of how things used to be done. The environment is changing. The workforce is changing. The patient is changing. The leaders who thrive will be the ones willing to unlearn just as fast as they learn. What's one thing in your leadership approach that might need to be unlearned?

05/28/2026

The best conversations I've had with high-performing leaders weren't about results or metrics. They were driven by questions — curious, open, sincere ones. Here are 5 questions worth adding to your leadership toolkit this week. Try even one of them in your next 1:1. Which question would feel hardest for you to ask? That's probably the most important one.

05/27/2026

Your best team members may not be the most obvious ones. Adam Grant's research on "hidden potential" flips the script on how we identify talent — and it has huge implications for pharmacy leaders who are building teams in environments with high turnover and chronic understaffing. Key idea: Stop looking for people with the most talent. Start looking for people with the most coachability. Who on your team has hidden potential you haven't fully invested in yet? Watch the YouTube video here:

1.8K likes, 35 comments. "Adam Grant | Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things | Talks at Google"

05/26/2026

Most leaders are trained to have answers. But the ones who thrive in complexity are the ones willing to say: "I might be wrong about this." Changing your mind isn't weakness. In a field that's evolving as fast as pharmacy, it's a survival skill. The leaders your team trusts most aren't the ones who never waver, they're the ones who update their thinking based on new evidence, and are honest about it.

05/25/2026

Today is for remembering. The men and women we honor on Memorial Day understood something every true leader knows — that service means putting something greater than yourself first, even when it costs you. In pharmacy, we serve. We show up. We care for people on their hardest days. It's a calling, not a job. Today, we're grateful for those who answered a far greater call. Honor their memory by how you lead today and every day.

05/22/2026

The most effective leaders aren't always the loudest voices in the room. Some of the greatest leaders work quietly — removing obstacles, developing their people, staying in the background while their team shines. When your team is able to say "we figured it out ourselves," you've done something powerful. Do you lead visibly or quietly? Which do you think is harder?

05/21/2026

Intensity is easy to find. Scroll through any leadership feed and you'll see it through bold declarations, big visions, dramatic turnarounds. But consistency? That's the real differentiator. The leader who shows up the same way on a hard Monday as they do on a great Friday. The one whose team always knows what to expect. Your team doesn't need a superhero. They need someone they can count on.