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Are you leaning into the stretch? embracing change leadership mindset

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...

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The veterinary industry is shifting in a big way. Being a veterinary leader carries more responsibility than ever, and people’s expectations of their leader are...

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3 Myths About Being An Inspirational Leader leadership mindset

In a previous post I defined what an inspirational leader is and why it matters. Today I am going to expand on that and bust 3 myths around what it means to be an inspirational leader so that the...

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It's Not About Being More Confident, It's About Courage confidence leadership mindset mindset tools

The word ‘confidence’ comes from the Latin meaning ‘with trust’. When we are confident, not only do we gain trust from others (i.e., we appear more trustworthy), but we also...

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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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6 Things You Need to Know About Coaching mindset the power of coaching
  1.  Coaching is a mirror. 

One way of viewing coaching is that a coach holds up a mirror to you and then your world is reflected back to you. You just see it in a fresh new way, which then...

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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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Are you trying too hard? mindset
Having practised a piece of music on the piano for a while and going over the same tricky section time and time again, I found the more I tried to get it right the more mistakes I was...
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Good intentions gone wrong – can you change this? leadership mindset mindset tools
Many vets have had the experience of competing with Dr Google. A client brings in their beloved pup who isn’t feeling well, and they have a whole list of ideas of what they might think is...
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Are you tripping yourself up? mindset procrastination the power of coaching
Despite having a dream you want to pursue, do you sometimes find yourself procrastinating, talking yourself out of taking the first step or escaping into social media instead. Perhaps...
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