It’s a buyer’s market. This means that potential employees get to decide who they want to work for. Almost every veterinary hospital is...

For me, being a veterinary technician is a passion. I knew from an early age I was going to work with animals. I wasn’t quite sure what I...

Your team is falling apart or has fallen apart. You are short staffed. Those left behind in the wake of the mass exodus are complaining...

I know what you’re thinking. “I’m already nice!” “I do a lot for others, often at the expense of myself.” I get it. I think I’m a nice...

It’s been a rough 18 months in veterinary medicine. From the pandemic stress causing our lives to be turned upside down, to the covid...

“We just have to get through this busy time and things will go back to normal.” “We are going into winter so things will slow down and...

Right now it seems like wellbeing plans are all the rage. Employers should have them, and employees should follow them. In theory it...

Disclaimer: I am not a licensed therapist, psychologist, or social worker. Please seek professional help and advice if you know someone...

No one told us there would be so many people involved. We went into the veterinary industry because we wanted to work with animals. We...

I made a mistake. It was a bad one. It made me feel like I was a horrible person and I wondered whether I was even a good veterinary...

It comes as no secret that I recently changed jobs. After 15 years with my hospital team in Massachusetts, 8 of those as a BluePearl...

Too often managers and supervisors spend the majority of their time putting out fires and trying to prevent problems. Conversations are...

Your job is that of a veterinary technician, nurse, veterinary receptionist, veterinarian, practice manager or maybe a kennel assistant....

I’m tired of losing our front office team members. You know, the ones everyone forgets about. The ones that veterinary medicine has given...

We are 14 months from the start of the pandemic and for the majority of veterinary hospitals curbside is still being practiced in some...

Often I am asked what traits define a good leader. There’s really only one trait needed. TRUST. That said trust is complex and in order...

Veterinary teams love hazing the new employee. In fact, some of you reading this participated in the hazing without even knowing it. In...

I’m not as smart as them. My skills are not good enough. I can’t lead the team. They all know more than me. They are better at it than...

I get it. No one wants to attend them. Employees claim they have no time to meet. Leaders feel guilty holding meeting and struggle to get...

I get it. The day sucked. Clients yelled. Some members of your team were complete assholes. At one point someone actually threw a pen...