How do you succeed as a small, independent pharmacy in this day and age? What does a point of difference look like in the pharmacy industry? How important is retail to this equation?

These are some of the topic we covered in our conversation with Simon Reynolds in this episode of Little Big Business. Simon is the founder and managing director of Pharmacy Alliance, Australia's largest group of community pharmacies. Dive in to hear more about the reason Pharmacy Alliance exists, the support they give to their members and the general principles that you can take and apply to your business. 

Learn more about Pharmacy Alliance at https://www.pharmacyalliance.com.au/ 

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Feeling the pressure that's come with the extended period of lockdowns and restrictions? Noticing people acting in strange ways that go against logic at times? Response Fatigue could be an explanation. 

In short, Response Fatigue is a way of describing what happens when people use up all of their energy responding to some sort of crisis - be it a natural disaster, a war or a pandemic. In this episode of Little Big Business, we dive into this theory and explore what this might mean for your business on the front line of supporting your community. 

If your interested in reading more in depth about this theory, here's a great article to start you in the right direction: https://bit.ly/3zzvv9M

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In this special edition of Little Big Business we're bringing you a candid, insightful and thoroughly engaging discussion with Zamil Solanki. If you haven't crossed paths with Zamil yet, then you're in for a real treat. He's been working in pharmacy for almost as long as he has been walking and talking. Coming from a family of pharmacists he's been dispensing from a young age and eventually bought, grew and then exited his own pharmacy to the tune of 7 figures. 

Now he's dedicated his life to helping pharmacists with the business side of the pharmacy game. We discuss the challenge that faces pharmacists in getting their business where they want it to be and the opportunities that are within reach for anyone who's willing to grab them.

Whether or not you're a pharmacy owner, this is not a chat you want to pass by. So settle in and glean some golden tips for you to work into your business planning. 

If you want to connect with Zamilm here's a few of his links:

Website: https://zamilsolanki.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zamilsolanki/

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Hiring the right people to join your team is one of the biggest challenges you'll face as a business owners. In fact, this is even more crucial for a small business than a large one as that person will probably represent a big proportion of your team and have a massive impact on how successful your whole team can be.

So rather than shooting in the dark, we've pulled out some key things that you can use to form a strategy for your staffing plan. Get started on the right foot and take an intentional and strategic path to building the team of your dreams.

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How do you make your business a great place to work for your employees? 

Well, culture is a massive part of that. It's also one of those things that can feel hard to control - and that's because it can be!

In this episode we dive into the components of a really positive and productive workplace culture and give you some practical tips on how you can influence it.

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How do you get the most out of your team when they're at work? It can be tricky to crack the code on motivation but it's a super important thing to get right. Investing the time and effort to work out what makes your staff tick pays off big time in productivity boosts as well as creating more of a sense of belonging and connection with your business.

In this episode we dive into where motivation comes from, both the internal factors driven by our individual strengths and desires, and external factors such as rewards, recognition, status and so on.

We also talk about the things that can negatively affect your team's motivation - especially when you're working in a specialised, essential area.   Finally we talk about how specialisation could be your secret weapon in helping your team really come into their own and thrive while they're at work.

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Performance reviews. To some they're the crowning glory of the financial year. A chance to revel in accomplishments and focus your sights on the next milestone. To others they might be more of a dreaded part of the path to a bit of a pay bump. Whatever your feelings about them, they're a pretty essential part of helping your staff have a great experience at work. In this episode of Little Big Business, we dive into our top tips for running a performance review that you and your staff will both find valuable, and hopefully reduce some of those awkward uncertainties. 

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In this episode of Little Big Business, we're talking about the intricacies of leadership in a small business context. Shane Bartle, CEO of Storbie has had his fair share of experience both managing and being managed. We talk about the importance of guiding your team, what makes a good leader (and what makes a bad one!) and the importance of giving yourself room to breathe. 

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In this first ever episode of Little Big Business, we're talking introductions. Dive into a bit about why podcasts, why Little Big Business and why Storbie. 

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