Veterinary hospitals that find a way to articulate and live the ‘mission’ of their work have happier teams, lower turnover, higher productivity, better medical outcomes, and create a more positive impact on their clients. Here's how to get started. The purpose of a written mission statement is to: Articulate the inspirational elements of what you do … [Read more...]
Game Plan 2016: Veterinary Strategic Planning
Players can’t start functioning as a team until the game has been identified, the locker room huddle finished, and the players dispersed to their field positions. The same is true for employees in a business. Cohesive cooperation between employees begins with long-term vision and goals, otherwise known as a strategic plan. Strategic Planning for Me? Really? It’s … [Read more...]
AAHA: The ‘Rescue Remedy’ of the Veterinary Profession
by Bash Halow, CVPM, LVT You know, sometimes all the team spirit, cupcakes, and casual Fridays in the world aren’t enough to keep team morale up. Sometimes you just need a good ole, hospital-wide project to pull everyone up by their boot straps, get the blood going, and rally the troops. That something is accreditation, or in our case, RE-accreditation, by the … [Read more...]
Mission: Your Company’s Ultimate Destination
by Bash Halow, CVPM, LVT Striving for something more than our day-to-day existence feels great. Getting out of bed early on your weekend to coach the kid’s baseball team; squeezing in 30 minutes on the treadmill to meet a health goal; making a difference…perhaps even randomly…by assisting a stranger with something they dropped, are the substantive parts of our memory. These … [Read more...]