Greg L. Alston

Author, educator, pharmacist and entrepreneur, Dr. Greg Alston educates frustrated, overworked pharmacists to select and implement the best value strategy possible so they can be paid what they are worth and build a secure future for their families. Connect with him at GregLAlston.com or Twitter.

Articles by Greg L. Alston

• People join good companies but quit bad managers

  I'm constantly amazed by how people who are charged with managing people try to make life much more complex…

  Tuesday, May 26, 2015

• Are pharmacists being innovated out of existence?

  ​The CAPE 2013 Educational Outcomes for pharmacy education created a buzz throughout the academic pharmacy…

  Friday, May 15, 2015

• History proves community pharmacy is far from extinction

  ​I read with great interest a Drug Topics blog post by Truman Lastinger, RPh, titled "Is community…

  Monday, March 16, 2015

• Why do pharmacists need to learn leadership skills?

  A fairly frequent comment I get from student pharmacists goes something like this, "I don't really want…

  Thursday, November 06, 2014

• What’s the difference between a short-order cook and a pharmacist?

  ​OK, that may seem like a weird comparison, but let me explain why I think it is important. I'll use…

  Friday, October 03, 2014

• Do you have to own a pharmacy business to be successful?

  One of the most common questions I receive is, "Can I use professional business skills to improve my…

  Friday, September 19, 2014

• How to energize your pharmacy career

  When you're trying to learn something new, as you will be during your pharmacy career, the only way it…

  Friday, September 05, 2014

• Will you still have a job in pharmacy in 5 years?

  ​My personal mission is to help the next generation of pharmacists understand that the world has changed…

  Friday, August 29, 2014

• Is clinical pharmacy really the future of our profession?

  In the fall of 1974, I entered pharmacy school energized by a new vision of pharmacy practice called…

  Friday, July 11, 2014

• 3 secrets to successful leadership

  Good leadership is a curious thing. Lots of brilliant minds have tried to describe it, and lots of feeble…

  Wednesday, June 25, 2014

• Why they don’t quit: 3 drivers of employee retention

  Having been in management since 1978, I have attended hundreds of meetings dealing with employee retention…

  Wednesday, June 18, 2014

• 3 ways to turn a small business in to a big business

  In my never-ending quest to give simple answers to incredibly complex questions, I have attempted to…

  Thursday, June 12, 2014

• The only 3 things you need to know to be a good pharmacist

  For the past seven years, I have worked as an associate professor at the Wingate University School of…

  Monday, June 02, 2014

• The only primary care provider who isn’t officially a provider

  What if the federal government told you that pharmacists were not healthcare providers even though they…

  Friday, May 16, 2014

• The day that hospital-based pharmacy died

  Somewhere between 1980 and now, the practice of hospital pharmacy was severely crippled and mortally…

  Thursday, May 01, 2014

• 10 negative employee behaviors that undermine success

  ​As managers, we expect the best behavior from each member of our team all the time. But in the real…

  Thursday, May 01, 2014

• The 3 types of prescription errors

  There is not now, nor will there ever be, an error-free human system or process. As a pharmacist with…

  Friday, April 18, 2014

• Does your business suffer from PMS?

  ​No, I am not talking about the condition that women encounter once a month. What I am talking about…

  Wednesday, April 16, 2014

• 3 surefire ways to kill your pharmacy business

  As I watch the current practices of modern drugstore operators, I am truly amazed that they continue…

  Monday, April 07, 2014