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Carrot and Stick leadership VS. Values Led Leadership employee retention leadership

For a long time it has been believed that rewarding hard work gets people to put in more effort, and that people will not do the work that is demanded of them if there is no threat to some form of...

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The Issue with Reactive Recruitment: Ignore at Your Peril advertising jobs employee retention getting recruitment right group coaching recruitment

Reactive recruitment is when you start looking for a new vet or nurse because a position has become available in your practice.

It seems logical. After all, why would you put effort into recruiting...

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3 Communication Mistakes Veterinary Leaders Can’t Afford to Make active listening employee retention leadership mindset

Communication is one of the most important tools for great leadership. How you speak to others, about others, to yourself, and about yourself, can empower or disempower people. Words can lift...

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Why a Coach Mindset Trumps a Growth Mindset for Being an Inspirational Leader active listening effective communication employee retention getting recruitment right leadership the power of coaching

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...

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10 Common Blind Spots of Veterinary Leaders – and how to identify yours embracing change employee retention leadership

As a veterinary leader, self-awareness is key.  

Self-awareness comes from knowing yourself, knowing your values, personality, needs, habits, and emotions. It is through self-awareness...

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Leadership is not about you, yet it’s all about you. employee retention leadership mindset

For a long time, the veterinary profession has adhered to the leader-follower approach. It seems logical for a high stress environment where emergency situations happen. But what the...

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The power of active listening a post-covid world active listening employee retention leadership wellbeing
There is no doubt that people across the globe are responding in a multitude of ways to recent world events. It has prompted widespread fear and uncertainty, and now on the other side of it...
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Post-Lockdown Team Reintegration: 3 Reasons Values Matter a post-covid world employee retention leadership

Note from the author: Although I originally wrote this blog in 2020, the message is still very important. As a practice owner or leader, you have a unique opportunity to reflect, reset, and renew....

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How flexible could you, or should you be as a practice owner? employee retention leadership work life balance

When an employee asks if you have time to talk, you know what’s coming, a request of some sort. Now maybe this fills you with dread and has you thinking; “How much more do I need to...

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