My Personal Leadership Experience At The Nigeria Mid...

PART II: MY PERSONAL LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Successful leadership is the realization of a good plan for a team to make a journey to a better place (Malcolm Webb, 2015). A significant leadership experience I have had was to lead a team of four pharmacists at a different Chevron location in Lagos, Nigeria; with two of them having far more years of professional experience than I did. At first, it appeared a daunting task as I had to ensure I built trust in the team. This was facilitated by holding a unit meeting with the new team on resumption where the aim was to understand the feelings of team members and to begin to understand the disposition of the team and the patient mix, especially with respect to what mattered most to them. I also fostered inclusiveness in the team by making it clear that everyone is important to the success of the group. 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