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A manager shouldnt jump from avoiding a difficult team member to disciplining and firing. You need to insert listening and sharing into your process, and the Exchange Strategy could help you do it.

Were living longer. That means well need more money for longer retirements as veterinary professionals. As I navigate these waters myself, here are some sobering numbers to get you thinking that maybe its time to take this planning seriously.

How promoting selfcare in your veterinary practice can help address the suicide crisis in veterinary medicine.

Spruce up your print marketing approach by trying some of these creative ideas

A dive into data yields numbers on capital improvements and investments different-sized veterinary practices made and how satisfied the owners and managers were with them.

Tell your veterinary clients their favorite four-legged friend might help them live longer, especially if they suffer a heart attack or stroke.

I stumbled into a moderation job for Katherine Goldberg, DVM, LMSW, and inadvertently opened my eyes to a big need in the veterinary profession.

Commit to a better veterinary clinic experience for dogs. Pick one or two of these to try, or reinforce the ones youve done so far. Reap the rewards. Repeat.

Make sure your veterinary practices safety protocol is up to date by implementing one or both of these strategies.

I advocate for more early-detection diagnostics, as I think they make sense for pet health, for client peace of mind and practices bottom line.

Associate consultant Brandon Hess provides insight on how to create a legally sound employee handbook.

One company's device can turn your veterinary practice trash into an inert hockey puck.

What are you waiting for? This advice for veterinary practice owners, managers and team members can help you start the challenging but inspiring journey to transform your hospitals culture from negative to positive.

Veterinary practice is hard enough without an impatient, demanding yeller in your life. Here are steps to change your thinking, to try to change a boss behavior and maybe to get out, if you can.

If youre bumping up against the ceiling of a job as a veterinary technician, its time to have some fun exploring your interests and your passions and doing the work of networking (it wont be so bad). Ready to start?

Avoid the drama by following a more approach to hiring veterinary associates and team members right the first time.

Your own animals at home can be a tremendous support in so many ways to make sure you stay happy and healthy in your veterinary career. Just dont ignore the warning signs of burnout if you see them.

A boarding business run right can make your veterinary hospital the one-stop shop of pet services in your area. In a time of increasing competition for community clients, its time to revisit this chance to snag happy clients.

Find out the most common violations cited in an OSHA safety inspection

Retirement is not the end. Here are a few tips to help you live your best life right now, free of regrets.

Reach more pets, prevent more periodontal disease and make more money for your practice with veterinary technicians who specialize in awake oral assessments.

Contrary to old-school belief, word-of-mouth is not enough to market your veterinary practice. Put together a simple plan to get your team on the same page and give clients the information they want.

When veterinary clients refuse drugs that can ease patient fear and enhance staff safety, its time to pull out all the stops. Heres a plan for how to do it.

The latest roundup from dvm360.com for a few of the latest veterinary podcasts available the past few weeks.

Do the professions biggest problems stem from stress?

Retired vet shares his thoughts on transitioning out of veterinary medicine and explains why reinventing your identity is so important.

If your veterinary team members panic when a boss asks to discuss something, look in the mirror: Youve been conditioned them to fear those conversations. Heres how to fix it so you have more productive, more empowering, less frightening conversations that help grow your team, not scare your team.

Keeping the practice revenue flowing during a remodel isnt easy, but its necessary. Heres what a 2019 dvm360 Hospital of the Year winner and his architect did to make it happen.

Dr. Charlotte Lacroix explains why you shouldn't be so hasty to sign a veterinary employment contract.

Everyones telling us about veterinary professionals mental health problems. But its not just clients and tough cases and money problems. Its us hurting each other too.