Team Development: Blogs

Veterinary work groups don't become cohesive, efficient, supportive teams without training, coaching and leadership vision. The information, assessments and tools in this section help you transform your team into the best it can be.

Blogs

Providing Team-Building Activities for Strong Social Relationships

Mention the words “team-building activity” to any group of veterinary professionals, and you’ll hear nothing but moans and groans from the team. A few may even try to sneak out the...

Is Your Team Burning Out?

No matter whom you are or what practice you work in, it always seems there much more work to be done than can possibly be accomplished. We tire after days and weeks of carrying a heavy workload, and...

Go Ahead, Blow Your Horn

Humility May Be a Virtue, But It Won't Help You Promote Your Practice Congratulations…you’ve earned it, been awarded it, achieved it! And whatever “it” is—an award, a...

6 Questions To Ask Your Team To Ensure Success

What if your boss asked you to put up a fence, but didn’t give you a hammer and nails? I imagine you wouldn’t be very happy. Well, first you would probably laugh and wonder if they were...

Is Your Clinic the Best For Staff As Well As Patients?

What's the Third Law of a Healthy Workplace? Provide acceptable benefits to aid staff in practicing beneficial self-care. One of the most important aspects of minimizing and coping with compassion...

Incentivizing Critical Thinking

One of the summer jobs I held to fund my college education was as a frame welder and sub-floor builder at a mobile home plant. My crew was composed of jail birds that got out on 8-hour work release...

Do You Provide Continuing Education for Your Team?

Veterinary medicine is constantly changing as new medications are discovered, tools are created, protocols are proven, and recommendations are published. As part of the medical support staff,...

Healthy Associate Relationships: Keeping the Fire Burning

A new veterinary graduate is interviewing for his first full-time DVM position. Employer: “So what is the most important component of employment for you?” New graduate: “Mentoring...

Burnout: Causes and Solutions—Conclusion

Burnout: Ideals in the Face of Trauma When it’s time to look at the “emotional” aspects of the work we do in veterinary medicine, there aren’t a lot of resources available....

Creating a Healthy and Dynamic Workplace

So we’ve just finished talking about factors that cause stress and burnout in our workplace, the veterinary practice. These are issues that we can look at personally, to help to minimize the...