This post is the first in the series Learn to Lead with Mary Sheehan: Mindset
Learn to Lead Lesson 1: Mindset
Finding Meaning after Loss
Most of us in healthcare are familiar with On Grief and Grieving that David Kessler wrote with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross based on Kubler-Ross’s work with the terminally ill. People experience grief much like they experience death in five stages. The stages are anger, denial, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. As David Kessler points out these stages are... Continue Reading →
A Strategic Move for Your Career
Do you have a strategy for getting what you want out of your career? When you want to achieve goals—big or small—in your career, you need a way to reach them. Too often we, in healthcare, have a goal, but we don’t have a strategy. The goal can be one you have for yourself or... Continue Reading →
Get the Thank You
I’ve seen this situation played out countless times: a very confused and frustrated patient askes for help choosing a remedy in the cough and cold section. Here comes her hero, from behind the pharmacy counter, in the white lab coat to save the day. He chooses the perfect medicine for what ails her. The pharmacist... Continue Reading →
Nurture Your Creativity
Almost every one of my healthcare friends has some sort of artistic endeavor they’re passionate about. I know a pharmacist that plays Oboe professionally, a nurse that repurposes scrap metal and makes them into funky fishing rod holders. I also know a social worker that writes poetry. You probably have a creative outlet too—something you... Continue Reading →
Your Patients Need You to be an Artist as Well as a Scientist
Most would agree that at least part of what pharmacists do can be considered art. In fact, most pharmacists I’ve asked say that listening and communication is where the art is to be found. My doctor friends say the same about their practice. When it comes to artistry in the medical field, though, it’s not... Continue Reading →
Building a Community Around Values
In last week's post, I shared why values are so important and why your values are the foundation for who you are as a leader. If you’ve ever found yourself feeling frustrated, burned out, or isolated as a leader, then you need to build a community. You need people around you that share your values.... Continue Reading →
Be A Good Leader By Knowing Your Values
Last night, I went to the retirement party for one of my mentors, Trish. I had so much fun reconnecting with the pharmacists I worked with when I was fresh out of pharmacy school and started my first job at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Metro stays with me. I am the pharmacist I... Continue Reading →
A Story About Small Changes and What Holds You Back From Making Them
Last week I was talking to a lovely twenty-something woman about her medications. There were two things I wanted to talk about: one medication was new, so I wanted to know if it was replacing a medication she was already on and the other was a change in dosage. The two medications I’m referring to... Continue Reading →
How to Make Small Changes that Stick
https://youtu.be/XyY8gaVK3bU Today my daughter said, “Mom, I listen to what you say. I read your blog posts. But then I try to make changes and then I forget.” Sounds really familiar, doesn’t it? I think many of us struggle with this same problem. Little changes are powerful. Just making small changes to your diet such... Continue Reading →
