Career Development

Q. I know we need to pay team members when they attend required training meetings. But what's the legal standard for paying associate veterinarians their salary to attend CE meetings? Where does the practice's responsibility end and the doctor's responsibility to maintain her license begin?

Help your team develop a year-long plan to improve on weaknesses and let them run with it.

Q. I'm looking to retire in a couple of years. How long would $600,000 last me if I withdrew $31,000 annually?

I'm an associate at a small-animal veterinary practice. Is it OK for me to date a client?

Plan morale-boosting events sporadically-not just during the holidays.

I already work a few Saturdays a month and now my boss wants more!

You know you can be a little backward. But it's time to get with the times ... 'cause they are a-changin'.

2007 BPA Statement -- Veterinary Economics

Plan your best year yet with our experts' goals and room for your own on this two-page form.

Complicated feelings about situations can make for more creativity in the workplace, according to a new study.

So, I recently had something of a rough patch at work. We lost two members of our five-person editorial team in one month ... can you empathize?

Clean up with 12 monthly resolutions for your best year yet! Plus! Three more must-do's from the experts!

Management by walking around is a concept put forward by Tom Peters in "In Search of Excellence."

Men: Don't marry a woman with a career because you'll run a higher risk of having marital problems (read: divorce).

Don't let Mondays drag you down. Use these tips to start the workweek with the right attitude.

You hope you never see that "specializes in bad news" TV reporter at your door. But you could. And then you need this advice.

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Your client says, "You care more about my money than you do about my pet." How do you respond?

This veterinarian's passion for practice-and helicopters-lets him fill a unique niche.

Have you or are you successfully managing this balancing act? Share your strategies, struggles, and triumphs here.

Back in the trenches, I've realized that often we're worth more than we think. Don't undervalue your skills; the truth is that most people couldn't do your job.

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Maintaining some semblance of your current lifestyle in retirement doesn't have to be a "pie in the sky" idea-if you plan ahead. (Hey, 30-somethings: We're talking to you!)

Lose your co-workers? goodwill--and their respect--with these simple steps.

You cover a lot of ground everyday, leaping personal and professional hurdles. Balance and practice will help you tread diverse terrain and become more than a well-rounded doctor-you'll be a well-rounded person.

My manager and associate order equine products through my veterinary practice. Is this legal, since I don't treat horses?

Owners and associates, you can see eye to eye. Just get the monkeys off your back.

Agree on the basic care you want to deliver at your veterinary hospital. Write it down. And get all your team members heading in the same direction.

Learning to take the hard hits with poise and professionalism will make you a better doctor. So when the ugliest parts of your job throw a punch-jab combination, roll with it.

Difficult clients do your practice more harm than good by damaging team morale and causing conflict. Figure out who they are, and let them go.