The New Practitioners Forum Leadership and Career Development Advisory Group has developed this resource to assist individuals in establishing a leadership journal club at your practice site. Through participation in the leadership journal club, individuals will be able to:

• Define leadership in the profession of pharmacy Describe key concepts in effective pharmacy leadership
• Formulate strategies to improve leadership skills

Getting Started

Six key leadership concepts have been selected and under each of these concepts is a list of relevant articles.  Select an article of interest, and you will be directed to the following information to assist you in facilitating a journal club discussion:

• Discussion questions
• Follow-up Points
• Take Home Points
• References

Note: Some articles may be found under multiple topics.

All of these tools should be utilized for a successful journal club experience. Once you have covered one concept, move on to the next!

Leadership Concepts

Book Suggestions

• "Leadership and the One Minute Manager" by Ken Blanchard
• "It's Your ship" by Captain Michael Abrashoff
• "Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting out of the Box" by Arbinger Institute
• "Strengths Finder 2.0" by Tom Rath
• "Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions" by John Kotter
• "The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary" by Mark Sanborn
• "The Leadership Challenge" by Kouzes and Posner
• "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team" by Patrick Lencioni