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In Part 2, we'll discuss in more detail just what the four components of DiSC mean and how understanding them can help you not only better understand yourself, but also better manage your veterinary team along with others in your life including clients,...

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Have you ever wondered why there are some people that you seem to get along with better than others? Think about the last time you met someone new, what was the interaction like? Did you struggle to connect, or did it seem like you had known each...

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Let's talk toxic veterinary workplaces. We've all been there to some degree, and I feel it's important to be aware of a few things that might contribute to that. 1. Presence of bullying and gossip. Whether you have seen it, heard it, or been a part of it...

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Vettr is a veterinary buying group with a difference! You may have known them as Veterinary Growth Partners but they've recently re-branded which gave them the opportunity to reflect and focus on what they believed their members and the veterinary industr...

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Do you want the secret to simplifying your life and achieving more of the stuff you like to do? Then learn to see life wearing 80/20 glasses. What do I mean? For some reason, the world seems to exist around the 80/20 principle (Pareto's principle)...

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Anything can happen when you manage or own a veterinary business. Thankfully, business insurance provides important protections for when things go wrong. Whether it's a pet owner slipping and falling in your clinic, a dog owner saying you gave them bad...

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Why we need to stop asking people if they&re a manager or a leader... There is an endless number of articles around how leadership concepts have changed over the years - and now "transformational" and "servant" leadership are all the rage. But these...

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We all know its hard to find vets in today's industry.... but to give it a number, approximately 30% of veterinarians working in Australia are currently thinking of leaving the profession. Not leaving their current job - leaving behind their clinical car...

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Studies show that enthusiastic people get better breaks: They are promoted more often, They have higher incomes and They live happier lives. That's no coincidence. The word 'enthusiasm' comes from the Greek word 'entheos'. 'Theos' is the term for God......

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Multi-tasking isn't helping us - it's making us inefficient and unfocused. Few challenges seem greater today than delaying instant gratification and focusing on the activities that require greater effort but ultimately yield more enduring value........

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Veterinarians seem to specialise in procrastination and over complication which then leads to analysis paralysis. We overcomplicate things. Seriously. I sometimes think that when Veterinarians graduate from they actually come out with a Double Degree...

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Things are changing in the veterinary industry - but for some it's not changing fast enough. Many, maybe even most employers are cognizant of their duty of care to the physical and psychological health of their employees but there are a few recalcitrants...

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In my simplistic view of the world, I consider people to be a lot like cars. We put fuel in our cars and this allows us to drive where we need to go. Similarly, practising self-care (think adequate sleep, good nutrition, exercise and supportive relations...

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No matter what your job is within a veterinary clinic, the most important thing is your level of skill right? Well yes as far as the health and wellbeing of your patient is concerned. The only problem with this argument is that on most occasions your pat...

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Look within for recognition and motivation - and you'll always have a great source of motivation. I was reading an article on the nine worst things that managers do to make good employees quit. Number 2 was:They don't recognise contributions and reward go...

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This week it seemed to be all about leadership. Although I wasn't looking for them I seemed to come across a number of posts on leadership that caught my eye, mainly because of the common thread that ran through them. Leadership is an attitude .......

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Do you believe you have to work harder, faster & longer to succeed in your veterinary practice? Most of us accomplish far less than we can or should because we've been 'taught' that working faster, harder and longer is the way to get the success outcome...

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It's often said that people are our greatest asset. And it's absolutely true. Our people are the lifeblood of our veterinary business, the reason the door gets opened, the phones get answered and the patients are taken care of. But our people are also ou...

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I've been thinking about what makes people happy in their jobs in the veterinary industry. Why do some people speak highly of working in one organisation while someone else thinks it was their worst job ever? It seems that like most things involving peop...

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Why does working with some people have to be so hard? We've all worked with difficult people in the past and maybe you're working with one right now. You know they ones I mean .... they talk constantly and never listen, always have to have the last word,...

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There are no longer any such thing as 'routine dentals' in my veterinary practice - what about yours? As Pet Dental Month is upon us, vets, like you, all over Australia are busy 'flipping the lip' of a pet on the table, saying "Ooh, your pet needs a denta...

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Over the last two weeks members of the Vetanswers Community have been having their say on Pet Nutrition - Who's the Expert? via our brief online survey. Here are the results with a selection of responses.........

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Does being a vet or a veterinary nurse really have to mean you can't be a business person? I recently wrote a blog post 'What does you perfect veterinary client look like?' that I suspected might fire up a few people as it's a bit of an uncomfortable top...

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