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There are many layers to today’s recruitment problems in the veterinary profession, but one big problem is that practices are trying to recruit the way they have always done.

When I started working w...

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...

I have a dear friend who also tortures me as a personal trainer. In most of my workouts, I’ll be doing a plank, lunge, or squat and she’ll say, “Go deeper, lean into the stretch”. She’ll push me to go...

I’ve been speaking to a number of vets recently who are toying with the idea of stepping into a leadership role, and they are my inspiration for creating this post today.

If you’re a vet who has reac...

I see a future where the veterinary profession ranks first for professional and personal fulfilment and wellbeing, and I believe veterinary leaders have the power to set that standard by being the cha...

Here are 5 mistakes I see veterinary leaders making that are limiting their leadership impact and preventing them from taking the leap from good, to great, to inspirational:

1. Trying to be everythin...

I talk a lot about inspirational leadership, but what is it? How do we define it, and why does it matter? 

The word “inspirational” comes from the Latin word, “Inspiratus”, which means “to breathe in...