Hire The Smile

In today’s episode, Dr. Mike Pownall and Katie Ardeline are joined by Dr. Ivan Zakharenkov to discuss further research on why the veterinary profession experiences severe burnout and how corporate groups buying veterinary practices can do great things for the profession.

Dr. Ivan “Zak” Zakharenkov is a veterinarian and an entrepreneur committed to creating products that empower the healthcare team to live their passion. It was Ivan’s own personal journey from practicing veterinary medicine for 12 years and experiencing severe burnout that led him to explore the psychological triggers of burnout and business methodologies that veterinary organizations can apply to eliminate them. Researching this topic, Ivan obtained an MBA degree in International Healthcare Management and wrote a dissertation “Implementation of lean thinking to improve the employee experience.” Today Ivan is leading VIS, a technology company helping veterinary groups adopt a management methodology that combats burnout while accelerating business performance. Here is a link to Ivan's burnout study: https://vetintegrations.com/insights/burnout2020/

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In today's episode with Dr Mike Pownall and Katie Ardeline, the conversation surrounds articles that discuss how sandwiching criticism between compliments is confusing and counterproductive and how voicing your good intentions can help soften how others receive negative feedback. 

The Simple Way to Make Giving Feedback Easier

Stop Softening Tough Feedback

In today’s episode, Dr. Mike Pownall and Katie Ardeline discuss burnout and reference the below podcast episode and article.

Why Burnout Happens — and How Bosses Can Help

https://pca.st/episode/5832032f-0310-426c-9fbe-969b361c6fc2

Christina Maslach has been studying the causes of burnout, and its impact, for decades. She says that, in a year when everyone feels overwhelmed and exhausted, it’s more important than ever for managers to recognize when and why employees are suffering and take steps to solve those problems. In her framework, burnout stems from not only large workloads but also lack of control, community, and/or reward and values mismatches. She notes that leaders have the ability to pull many of those levers to help their workers. Maslach is the author of The Truth About Burnout and a forthcoming book on the topic.

Do You Know Burnout When You See It?

http://feeds.harvardbusiness.org/~r/harvardbusiness/~3/-caHFVQIqd0/do-you-know-burnout-when-you-see-it

This article from the Harvard Business Review talks about understanding the subtle warning signs of burnout, taking steps to mitigate it before it’s too late,  getting creative about how to relieve some of the pressure on burned-out employees, and work collaboratively with them to understand what they need.

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In today’s episode, Dr. Mike Pownall and Katie Ardeline discuss a topic close to both of their hearts,  employee performance reviews. The foundation of the discussion surrounds two articles, each with a different approach to employee performance reviews.

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Are Peer Reviews the Future of Performance Evaluations?

Why this manager put workers in charge of their own raises, career development, and reviews

A wristband that tells your boss if you are unhappy

In today's episode, Dr. Mike Pownall and Katie Ardeline discuss the premise that the customer is not always right!  The discussion begins with an article about customer entitlement and the effect that has on staff, drawing comparisons to the veterinary industry. The second article talks about how some overworked practices are trying to reduce the number of problem clients on their books.

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Articles:

Practices using pandemic to shed problem clients – report

The Customer Is Not Always Right

Book:

Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business

In this episode, Dr. Mike Pownall and Katie Ardeline discuss their Human Resources Wishlist for 2021 in lieu of a Year in Review of 2020. Let us know your thoughts! 

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In this episode, Dr Pownall and Katie Ardeline discuss gratitude and appreciation and how it can help employees to focus on what matters, according to behavioural experts. They talk about the value of gratitude and having a culture of Thank You!

Wins and Fails Articles:

Building a Better Workplace Starts with Saying “Thanks”

The science behind gratitude at work

O.C. Tanner’s Global Culture Report: How pats on the back can improve workplace culture

In today's episode, Katie Ardeline and Dr. Mike Pownall talk about developing resiliency in veterinary medicine. They introduce a new service, Advice by Oculus, which provides online, personal, performance coaching and business advisor sessions that are convenient, accessible, and confidential for the veterinary profession.  Please reach out to us on social media or at [email protected] with any questions or ideas!

Wins and Fails Articles:

How to train for resilience

To Build Grit, Go Back to Basics

In this episode, Dr Mike Pownall and Katie Ardeline discuss articles surrounding responsible leadership.

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Articles:

4 Reasons Emotionally Intelligent Leaders Impact the Bottom Line

Today’s Leaders Need Vulnerability, Not Bravado

Heavy drinking, sex tapes, and a pyramid scheme: Yelp insiders speak out about the company's high-pressure sales culture

In this episode, Dr Mike Pownall and Katie Ardeline discuss employee engagement and the value of surveying your employees for a successful veterinary practice. As always, they close out the episode with their discussion of “Wins and Fails” If you have any questions at all please reach out to our social media channels or email [email protected]

Wins and Fails Articles:

49% of Canadians are considering quitting their job – here's why

Rescue Dog Helps Save Endangered Whales By Sniffing Out Their Poop as a Conservation Canine

When More Is Not Better: Overcoming America's Obsession with Economic Efficiency