A leader will need to ensure that the team have the essential skills and abilities to carry out their daily tasks and achieve the vision.

This can be achieved by training and coaching to improve performance, and giving regular feedback. It can also be about developing leadership skills within a team to create the right environment to continue success in the long term.

Pharmacists as leaders must recognise the importance of building a committed team and recognising they cannot succeed alone, it is a team effort. Providing a clear vision, using the right leadership behaviours at the right time, and developing individuals, will strengthen the success of the pharmacy.