Episodes

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 …

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...

Are you curious about the power of gratitude? Perhaps you're sceptical of its benefits, thinking it's just a trendy buzzword. What if I told you that there's scientific evidence that practicing gratitude can enhance your ment...

Are you struggling to juggle your professional and personal life? Do you feel like you're missing out on the things that matter most? Whether you're an introvert or an extrovert , finding the right balance can be a challenge....

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!...

Have you ever felt like you're stuck at the bottom of an insurmountable mountain or in a valley with no way out? How do you maintain that initial sense of wonder you first had when you started your veterinary career? …

What would you tell your younger self if you could go back in time? Where's the most interesting place you've ever found a tooth? And what does Hobbiton have to do with becoming a boarded dental specialist? Today, Dr Crystal …

Whether you’re looking to improve your leadership skills or interested in the impact of effective leadership at your vet clinic, today’s 101 Guide to the Situational Leadership Model is for you. Discover how to tailor your le...

Today, we're diving into another three powerful leadership styles – servant , coaching and authentic – that can transform the way you lead and inspire others. We also look at what type of team member thrives best under each ...

Have you ever been drawn to follow a charismatic or transformational Lead Vet or Head Nurse to their next job? If so, you likely understand first-hand how a leader's style can influence their team members' interactions and ov...

Crack the Code: Your 101 Guide to Recognising Different Leadership Styles Have you – or someone you know - ever left a workplace not because of the job but because the clinic owner, head nurse or lead vet, let toxic …

I like to think that the state of my(Julie South) mental health is generally pretty good. I know how to recognise when I get too close to the edge. When I get to close to that endless downward negativity spiral …

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...

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...

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 …

10 ways to help make your price rises more palatable for your clients so you can give your team a pay rise in these inflationary times Are staff motivation and clinic price increases connected – in this “life according to …

The last two episodes have covered unconscious bias when interviewing with the goal of not only shedding the light on unconscious bias at your clinic, but also to help you get a more diverse team… because, as we all know, …

Continuing on from last week's 1-5 of Unconscious Biases: 6. Overconfidence bias Plays out when the recruiter is soooo confident in their own abilities to either pick a good candidate, or to eliminate the supposed bad ones, t...

One of the “happening things” in the recruitment world in 2022 was the spotlight being shone on diversity . I've identified 16 different unconscious biases we all have when it comes to interviewing – and how these can play ou...

These 8 predictions are in no order of priority as they’re all important. #1 - vet clinic employer branding #2 - job sharing and genuine part time roles #3 – how remuneration is “packaged” #4 - veterinary nurse job satisfacti...

How professional or collegial is the veterinary profession in New Zealand ? We pick up today where Dr Paul Unsworth gets on his self-professed soapbox about the requirement for veterinarians to work after hours. He parallels...

What makes a "good" veterinarian and/or a "good" veterinary clinic. Today Dr Paul Unsworth challenges me - Julie South - with specificity. As he says, "good" and "bad" aren't easily classified. If getting fit is on your to-...

Crystal Ball Gazing Today we do a bit of crystal ball gazing with Dr Paul Unsworth – Companion Animal Locum Veterinarian. This is the first of a multi-part series. We’re talking about some of the changes Dr Paul has seen …

The old model of running a veterinary business no longer works - it's time for a fresh look and different approach. This is the final episode (of 3) is Dr Jade Hackney’s series about life after veterinary burnout and recovery...