THE inaugural cohort for Wizard Pharmacy's 'Step Up to Proprietor' program has started its nine-month journey to gain skills and knowledge to become successful franchisees.
Step Up to Proprietor covers everything from people, culture, data, and business performance.
Drawing from the schools of positive and behavioural psychology, the program is facilitated by a strength-based approach to understanding behaviour, motivation, and culture, to support the delivery of operational and service excellence.
The program, part of the Wizard Development Academy, was designed exclusively by the brand's People and Culture team with input from Wizard Chief Executive Officer Lyndon Dyson, Chief Operating Officer Sally Parker, and Chief Financial Officer Duncan Hannay.
Speaking about the inspiration for the program, Wizard Pharmacy People and Culture Coach Natalie Naidoo explained that the team recognised an opportunity "to enhance the capability of our people by creating a unique program that goes beyond the traditional and developmental approaches to learning for emerging business owners.
"This program develops pharmacists into confident and future-focused disruptors of the industry with a path forward paved with ways in which they can learn to think differently, strategically and boldly, to execute their vision and facilitate personal ambitions.
"We understand that there are reasons for wanting to become a proprietor and, no matter what they are, this program is a support mechanism to get them there.
"We want to see their hopes and ambitions come true," said Naidoo.
Pictured the first cohort L-R: Natalie Naidoo, Jason Nesteriak, Nancy Rostom, Vy Poon, Peter Neale, Katrina Martin, Felipe Duque, Esther Ho, Peter Santos, Aaron Poon, Atinuke Alfred, David Gooderham and Sally Parker.
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