Advance your career faster – without burning out
Jana Rugg • June 19, 2025
Wondering how to advance your career faster – without burning out? Here's how:
Success in pharmacy (or any profession) often hinges on one key skill: aligning with your manager’s priorities. But what if those priorities are ambiguous?
Whether your supervisor is a seasoned leader or still finding their stride, you can rise above the muddled communication.
📌 Be proactive. Be strategic. Be indispensable. Then ask yourself:
👉 Ask yourself these questions:
- What goals do you discuss with your boss?
- What keeps you up at night about our team or projects?
- What actions or changes would make the biggest difference in 90 days?
- What do you wish you had more time to work on?
- What does good performance look like? Great performance?
- What emerging trends should we be mindful of?
- How does [a particular task] compare to my other responsibilities?
Our friend Melody Wilding shares practical strategies to help you ask the right questions, clarify expectations, and become a trusted, go-to team member. Read her full article, “7 Questions to Decode Your Manager’s Priorities,” as published in the Harvard Business Review.

















