No Leadership Philosophy Is A Leadership Philosophy Episode:75

In this inspiring episode of The Leader U Podcast, host Angie Lion Co-Founder of Black River Performance Management & Owner of People-Smart sits down with Dr. Tom Wadsworth, Dean of the L.S. Skaggs College of Pharmacy at Idaho State University, for a deep dive into leadership and cultural transformation. Dr. Wadsworth shares his remarkable journey of navigating the challenges of declining enrollment and low morale. Through his authentic and adaptive leadership approach, he focused on building trust, fostering open communication, and addressing the root causes of organizational issues to create intentional cultural change.

Dr. Wadsworth reveals how he and his team developed a shared leadership philosophy and behaviors, utilizing tools like TriMetrix® EQ and conflict management training to improve communication and teamwork. The results were transformative, significantly improving staff and faculty satisfaction, trust in leadership, and overall morale.
Tune in to hear powerful insights on crafting a collaborative workplace culture, the importance of continuous learning, and the impact of purpose-driven leadership. Whether you’re facing organizational challenges or looking for inspiration to lead with intention, this episode is packed with actionable strategies and heartfelt lessons from a leader who truly understands the value of teamwork and trust.

Dr. Wadsworth is the Dean for the College of Pharmacy and Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences. He previously served as Assistant Dean for Alaska programs at Idaho State University. Dr. Wadsworth earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from ISU in 2002 and completed an ASHP accredited Primary Care Pharmacy Specialty Residency at the Boise VA Medical Center in 2007.

Prior to residency, Dr. Wadsworth served 4 years as a Clinical Pharmacist at the Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center in Fairbanks, Alaska. He is a registered pharmacist in Idaho and Alaska and has significant experience in primary care, community pharmacy, and home infusion pharmacy. Dr. Wadsworth is Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy and served as an Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist at St. Luke’s Internal Medicine in Boise, Idaho for 9 years.

Dr. Wadsworth has a variety of research interests including obesity, diabetes, statin myopathy, QT-prolonging medications, and quality outcomes in medication management. More recently, Dr. Wadsworth has been integral to the development and implementation of the Doctor of Pharmacy program with the University of Alaska Anchorage in Anchorage Alaska and serves as the administrative officer at the Anchorage campus. Dr. Wadsworth is also the principle investigator of the SETMuPP demonstration initiative, which seeks to mobilize community and primary care pharmacists to address the current gap in preventative and health management services available to Alaskans with diabetes and/or cardiovascular disease.