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Workplace Culture Episodes

June 27, 2023

Harness the power of "values" to up the ante on your recruitment mark…

Ready to revolutionise your vet clinic's recruitment process and say goodbye to low engagement, high turnover, and skyrocketing costs? Discover the secret to transforming your employer brand and boosting your clinic's success...

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May 9, 2023

Empowering Your Workforce: How a Quality-of-Life Employer Supports Em…

Are you an employer looking for ways to enhance the quality of life for yourself and your team in the workplace? Do you often find your team feeling overwhelmed and out of control? As a team leader, do you struggle …

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May 2, 2023

The Culture-Positive Approach: How Quality of Life Powers Recruitment…

Want to improve job satisfaction and attract high-performing employees? You need to prioritise Quality of Life in your Workplace . This Culture-Positive concept is gaining popularity. But what is it exactly and how does it be...

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April 11, 2023

Pawsitively Impressive: Leveraging Employee Testimonials for Vet Clin…

Are you a veterinary clinic owner, HR, or Practice Manager struggling to recruit and retain top performers? Or maybe you're a veterinary professional on the hunt for your next career move? Either way, this episode is for you!...

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Feb. 14, 2023

How to recognise the Toxic Tactics of Gaslighting, Microaggression, a…

Gaslighting, microaggressions, and passive aggressive behaviour create toxic relationships – at work and at home. If you – or someone you know – wonders whether you’re going a bit crazy or feel like you have to walk on eggshe...

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Feb. 7, 2023

The Distinction between Equality and Equity for Cost Effective Veteri…

Equality vs Equity for Cost-Effective Veterinary Recruitment Here are 10 distinct ways "equity" is different to "equality" in the veterinary clinic workplace. We look at how you can address those differences to make you a mor...

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Jan. 31, 2023

Inclusion vs Diversity - 7 inclusive ways to grow your employer brand…

There’s been a bit of a jargon bandied around the recruitment and HR worlds over the last few years of DEI – diversity, equity and inclusion . Let's look at some DEI language - and how that plays out in …

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Feb. 1, 2022

Vet Clinic Employee Engagement - pt 2 - 7 questions to ask in line wi…

So far, we’ve looked at the cost of employee turnover – episode 64 – how to lower the cost of churn – employee turnover by starting an Employee Retention Investment Fund at your clinic. Last week we looked at the …

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Jan. 25, 2022

Vet Clinic Employee Engagement - the 5P questions - ep 065

Vet Clinic Employee Engagement Index Questions The second of a multi episode series focussed on helping vet clinics retain the top performing vets and vet nurses in your clinic and then how to attract more vets and vet nurses...

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Aug. 24, 2021

043 - part 2 of 2 - how Dr Jocelyn Birch Baker attracts and embraces …

Julie South interviews Jocelyn Birch Baker of Smooth Operating Vets + High Street Veterinary Clinic in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Jocelyn’s vision at Smooth Operating Vets is to ensure all veterinary women have the op...

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Aug. 17, 2021

042 - How to embrace and retain part time vet mums at your veterinary…

Julie South interviews Jocelyn Birch Baker of Smooth Operating Vets + High Street Veterinary Clinic in Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Jocelyn’s vision at Smooth Operating Vets is to ensure all veterinary women have the op...

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June 1, 2021

030 - Dr Megan Alderson - The Strand Veterinarian - her journey to im…

Dr Megan Alderson of The Strand Veterinarian in Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand, talks about implementing various wellness progs into her veterinary clinic - her trials and tribulations. Dr Megan is very open and forthcoming w...

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May 23, 2021

029 - Dr Francesca Brown - Healthy Vet Professionals = Healthy Vet Cl…

Part 2 (of 2) with Dr Francesa Brown on how to have a healthy vet clinic and a healthy bottom line. Dr Brown covers: What KPIs to measure Where to start in supporting your team to be / get / …

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May 18, 2021

028 - Dr Francesca Brown - is it possible to have healthy staff AND a…

This week is part 1 of a two-part series with Dr Francesca Brown of Otago Polytechnic. If you don’t know Dr Francesca, she’s a veterinarian who graduated from Massey University’s class of ’98. After graduating and gaining exp...

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April 13, 2021

023 - Dr Alejandra Arbe-Montoya - Veterinarian Moral Distress, Moral …

Dr Alejandra Arbe-Montoya a PhD candidate from the University of Adelaide and Julie South discuss: Why veterinarians are leaving clinical practice, Moral Distress – what it is and why it needs to be included as part of the cu...

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