We must do BETTER with euthanasia communications and support. During the delicate and strained time for clients, our panelists explore how veterinary practices can be more compassionate and communicative with those that are experiencing a loss. Veterinary school did not leave us prepared for supporting our clients during the necessary euthanasia process.

We must do BETTER with euthanasia communications and support.  During the delicate and strained time for clients, our panelists explore how veterinary practices can be more compassionate and communicative with those that are experiencing a loss.  Veterinary school did not leave us prepared for supporting our clients during the necessary euthanasia process.

Transparency and collaboration can be transformative to a working environment. However, collaboration must be looked at as a multi-headed effort. By supplementing meetings with team collaboration tools to take over those housekeeping communications, topics like culture, communication, and team bonding become natural during the meetings.

What does convention season mean to veterinary practices? With VMX completed and WVC almost here, it can be challenging to prioritize how to spend your time, resources, and social battery. Today, we discuss how to spend your limited time at the conferences in order to maximize value for your practice and your career.

A month into the new year, have your resolutions begun to slide off? Perhaps being present and "in the now" is more important than lofty dreams.  By narrowing our focuses and freeing ourselves from distractions (which is a hard task in and of itself), we can ensure we are living with more intent.

Being unhappy, even being miserable, is a choice we consciously make. Most of the time, this can be caused by fear of the unknown or fear of change. Today, we explore what causes us to make the definitive choice to be miserable.

The veterinary industry is wrought with unpredictable evolutions and developments!  No one could have predicted COVID or how it would have affected the vet space, nor could anyone predict the ever-changing landscape in which we now find ourselves.  The pandemic (pre, during, and post) challenged the veterinary space from every angle.

The ever-changing silver bullet in veterinary practices.  What is the “quick fix” or “silver bullet?”  There’s a delicate strategic balance between handling immediate problems with quick solutions and applying long-term strategic relief.  “Easy button” solutions often come at a huge cost to veterinary practices.

Change can be frightening and uncomfortable in any capacity.  But, as vets, we are groomed from the first days of our education to be perfectionists and change works counter to that.  Paralysis and risk aversion are huge obstacles to change.  Accepting failure is absolutely critical to the growth process.

Pulled levers in veterinary!  Everyone practice or hospital has a set list of KPIs and monitoring points that need to be looked at regularly (or constantly) whether in the startup phase or well-established business phase.  When do you need to grow, solidify your defenses, and restructure?  HINT: Strategic planning plays a critical role!