Veterinary Technology is Broken: Let's Fix It
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...
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Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Dec 28, 20216 min
Your 2022 Resolution Should Be: Just be Nicer
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...
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Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Aug 3, 20216 min
I Made a Mistake: How to Get More Comfortable with Being Wrong
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...
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Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
May 24, 20213 min
How to Save Your Veterinary Receptionists
I’m tired of losing our front office team members. You know, the ones everyone forgets about. The ones that veterinary medicine has given...
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Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
May 10, 20214 min
Decreasing the Curbside Crankiness
We are 14 months from the start of the pandemic and for the majority of veterinary hospitals curbside is still being practiced in some...
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Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Apr 27, 20214 min
You Only Need This One Trait to be a Great Leader
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...
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Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Apr 12, 20213 min
Stop Hazing the New Employee
Veterinary teams love hazing the new employee. In fact, some of you reading this participated in the hazing without even knowing it. In...
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Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Mar 29, 20215 min
YOUR ENEMY: IMPOSTER SYNDROME
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...
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Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Mar 16, 20214 min
Meetings Are Mandatory
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...
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Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Feb 9, 20215 min
Stop Promoting Poor Performance
All hospitals have underperformers. Some underperforming team members used to be superstars and have burned out. Others were hired on and...
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Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Jan 16, 20213 min
Who's Managing Who?
I recently lectured on the fundamental steps needed to be a successful leader when you move from the floor into a leadership role. I was...
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Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Oct 21, 20206 min
They Hate Change! How to Get Teams to Accept Change a Little Easier
Let’s face it. No one likes change. We worry if we are going to like the new change, if it will benefit us or whether we will be able to...
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Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Oct 18, 20205 min
Stop Bringing Your Work Home
At the end of our work day we are exhausted, physically hurting and mentally depleted. We stagger out of our hospital and drive home in a...
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Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Oct 12, 20205 min
The What IFs Versus The What ISs
Anxiety is largely driven by the unknown. In 2020, anxiety is all consuming with the unknown of the state of the world to the unknown of...
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Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Oct 2, 20204 min
Take a Break People!!
You must give your brain a break! I hear it. You are too busy to take a break. I have been there myself. For many of us, our veterinary...
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Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Sep 26, 20204 min
Stop the #&%! Complaining!
Start off fearing and dreading the day and you have set yourself up for failure There have been countless studies on the importance of...
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Amy Newfield, MS, CVT, VTS (ECC)
Sep 17, 20203 min
Why Veterinary Teams Need Unicorns
Now, more than ever, we need all the unicorns we can find Why Do We Need Unicorns? “We need that rare, magical unicorn to make our jobs a...
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