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"No one else can do it as well as I can". "It's faster if I do it myself". "I don't have time to teach or mentor". "It's safer this way".

Does any of this sound familiar?

A veterinary leader may (un...

The one thing that is constant in business is change. Times are changing so quickly these days you can easily get left behind. Sometimes it is easy to keep your head down and not notice where you need...

Reframing is a very helpful mental tool that you can use to feel better in difficult situations.

It’s helpful when you, or a member of your team, encounters a situation they decide has a negative mea...

Like many practice owners, leaders, and managers right now, it's highly likely you're feeling stressed out, tired, and powerless when it comes to hiring new people. 

The last couple of years has magn...

As a leader you will face many interesting and unique challenges, and each will stir up their own interesting and unique feelings and emotions within you. It’s the tricky conversation with a colleague...

If you’re a vet, nurse, or Practice Manager in a leadership role and feeling like there’s more you want to do and more value you would like to add to your team, then you may be thinking about investin...

In a recent group coaching session, someone asked me this question: “Earlier you mentioned sticky patterns – what do you mean by that, and what sort of sticky patterns do you see in leaders?”

Sticky ...

Truly inspirational leaders are those who walk their talk. They do what they say they do (even when nobody is watching), and they lead by example to inspire and motivate their team.

One of the fastes...

The key to self-development is having a growth mindset, but I think the key to developing others is a coach mindset. You see, a growth mindset focuses on your abilities, qualities, and capabilities an...