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3 lessons from my father's pharmacy. Both of my parents were pharmacists. So I practically grew up in a pharmacy. I even had my pharmacist's coat. As time went on, I helped out more and more, from restocking to helping in the back office to delivering medicine to patients. I learned the most from watching my father change his management style. At first, whether it was in the lab or in the warehouse, he dictated every step. You even had to ask him if you needed a pen or paper. Then he changed to just defining the goals. That changed everything. People enjoyed their work much more. They took on more and more tasks, and their cheerfulness inspired the customers. My father also had less to do and more fun. People flourish when you let them: • 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁. Micromanagement and control mania undermine trust! To build real trust, you must first trust people. Then they can reciprocate, and we can grow together. • 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲. Every mistake gives us a chance to learn. With a good culture, you can handle mistakes constructively. Solving problems together helps a team grow. • 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. Delegation is one of the most important skills for avoiding overload. When you give a task completely to others, ways and solutions arise that you would never have thought about alone. All you have to do is be open and have confidence. #LifeLessons #PowerOfTeams #CultureMatters #Trust

Lesson’s achieved through life experience’s invaluable and makes me feel good as a reader. Thanks for sharing these experiences and lesson drawn from it, especially thoughful words mentioned on ‘delegation does wonders’. It’s not just about only tasks but also about idea’s ( even Einstein's life is an example, his willingness to share his ideas made progress in many other areas of physics and others find solutions to many problems ).

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