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Season 1

Aug. 3, 2021

040 - Emotional Intelligence - 6 ways to lead as an emotionally intel…

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE - EQ - part 2 (of 2) Strategies to become more emotionally intelligent 6 ways emotionally intelligent people lead #1 – Learn more about the inner workings of YOU #2 – Get an honest & objective assessmen...

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July 27, 2021

039 - EQ - Emotional Intelligence - 12 statements low EQ people make

Today we’re looking at emotional intelligence (EQ) and how essential having a high EQ score is to your professional and personal success and development. In today’s workplace - workplace performance and career success, and ev...

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July 20, 2021

038 - Dr Yvonne Clark - Companion Animal Veterinarian | Volunteer Vet…

Has the idea of volunteering your amazing veterinary skills - either as a veterinarian or veterinary nurse - kinda got you a little bit excited? If so, then Dr Yvonne Clark's experiences - on beautiful holiday-resort islands ...

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July 13, 2021

037 - 15 signs it's time to look for another veterinary clinic job

15 signs it’s time to change jobs + 4 next steps 1. By the time Sunday night comes around, you’re in “dread mode” – you dread going to work on Mondays 2. Time drags – you struggle to immerse yourself …

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July 6, 2021

036 - veterinary clinic employee exit Interviews + off-boarding + rec…

The WHAT, WHY, WHEN & HOW to conduct EXIT INTERVIEWS at your Veterinary Clinic Questions to ask at Exit Interviews What is their reason for leaving? Do you feel you had opportunities for growth or promotion within this clinic...

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June 29, 2021

035 - 15 questions to ask veterinary professionals at job interviews …

Asking good quality questions gets you good quality answers In this episode you'll discover 15 questions veterinary clinics can ask job applicants to help them determine whether the new-hire will mess or mesh with your veteri...

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June 21, 2021

034 - How to Recruit, Retain and Rouse Generation Z in Your Veterinar…

Gen Z are those grads who started entering the workforce a few years ago. They’re also called the i-Gen – as in iPad and iPhone and Zoomers. Generational “personalities” Generational personalities don’t come so much from the ...

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June 14, 2021

033 - Dr Bryan Gregor - Veterinarian and host of The VetPodcast - par…

This is part 2 of my catch up with (retired) veterinarian Dr Bryan Gregor . If you’ve been listening to my podcasts for the last 7 episodes or so, you’ll have heard me talk about the fan girl moment I …

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June 8, 2021

032 - Dr Bryan Gregor - Veterinarian and host of The VetPodcast - par…

If you’ve been listening to my podcasts for the last 6 episodes or so, you’ll have heard me talk about the fan girl moment I had when Dr Bryan Gregor – show host of the VetPodcast called me out of …

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June 3, 2021

031 - Richard Howard - Pathways NZ - new Immigration New Zealand Empl…

This is a bonus episode because Immigration New Zealand recently announced that, effective 1 November 2021, employers who have migrant workers (visa holders) on their staff will now require to be accredited under the new Immi...

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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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May 11, 2021

027 - MindfulMay - ezyVet - mindfulness introduction webinars - May 2…

The veterinary practice management software company ezyVet launched MindfulMay as a way to give back to the global veterinary sector. Starting in May 2021 with two webinars, ezyVet wants to create a worthwhile resources (vete...

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May 4, 2021

026 - Questions you can and cannot ask your colleagues or job-seeking…

Did you know there are questions you just can’t ask your coworkers … your colleagues... at work …? I’m not talking being PC-on-steroids type subjects, I’m talking Privacy Act breaches – and that’s what this episode of PCWN is...

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April 27, 2021

025 - Dr Steve Merchant - IndieVets Q&A

IndieVets - the collaborative and expanding group of independently owned and operated kiwi veterinary clinics - opened its doors early in 2021. Its ethos is " local vets for local pets ". Julie asks Steve: What does he say to...

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April 20, 2021

024 - Covid-19 Vaccination Roll Out - what to do and not to do - how …

This episode is to help veterinary clinic employers AND employees navigate the troubled waters of Covid-19 vaccination rollouts Given there’s been a bit of talk in the media lately about vaccinations and testing – or lack the...

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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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April 6, 2021

022 - Negotiating Like A Pro - Never Split the Difference - Chris Vos…

Does the thought of negotiating have you breaking out into a sweat or in hives? Would you rather do anything but negotiate? Many veterinary recruitment deals are lost - the dream candidate, the dream job - because the veterin...

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March 30, 2021

021 - Dr Rose Unsworth - what it's like working in New Zealand as an …

What's it like working in New Zealand as an overseas-qualified veterinarian? This episode is the first in the library collection about what it’s like for an overseas-qualified veterinarian to work in New Zealand as a veterina...

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March 23, 2021

020 - Hnry App | James Fuller | accounting service especially for sel…

Today’s show is especially helpful for existing locums of any kind: veterinarians, nurses and vet techs as well as the clinics that hire them. If you’re a locum, you’ll seriously want to listen to today’s show because it cou...

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March 16, 2021

019 - 6 ways veterinary clinics can improve the ROI on their job adve…

In today's episode: My thoughts on whether I think we have a veterinary shortage (or not). The shift I've noticed in the last nine months or so - since we've come out of AL4 Lockdown in 2021. Examples of a …

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March 9, 2021

018 - Dr Jasmin Klocker | Open Letter CVE & AVA | veterinary shortage…

This week I want to start a conversation, a discussion – with YOU. I want to know what YOUR thoughts, opinions and ideas are on a letter I received over the weekend. It’s an Open Letter written by a practicing …

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March 2, 2021

017 – Compassionomics - the revolutionary scientific evidence that c…

At the beginning of this year, I had the opportunity of catching up with a VetStaff locum for lunch. We solved all the problems currently facing the veterinary sector and the world. Over lunch, Dr Sam shared a book she’d …

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