A Leadership Systems Review looks at how leadership is actually functioning inside a practice, not how it is supposed to function. It pays attention to where decisions slow down, where issues repeat, and where leadership remains the point of interpretation long after a management team is in place. Most leadership strain does not come from […]
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If your practice suddenly feels slower, it is natural to worry. Most owners immediately jump to the worst case scenario and assume the slowdown is a sign of decline. In most cases, it is not. Slow periods happen in every veterinary practice, and they often have very normal explanations. The key is understanding what the
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The end of the year brings a natural pause. The pace slows, the days feel different, and the practice finally has a moment to breathe. This is the perfect time to reset the foundation of your business so you enter the new year steady, clear, and prepared for growth. These are the three simplest and
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If you feel like you are working hard yet not seeing the results you expect, the problem may not be your team, the schedule, or the economy. In many practices we work with, the real issue is much simpler. The data being used to make decisions is not telling the truth. Sometimes it is incomplete.
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Selling a veterinary practice is one of the biggest decisions an owner will ever make. The practices that sell well are not the ones that scramble at the end. They are the ones that take a few grounded, thoughtful steps long before the idea of selling becomes real. These steps protect value, prevent surprises, and
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Most practices wait too long to start looking for another associate veterinarian. By the time the question even crosses your mind, the practice has usually already grown past what your current team can reasonably carry. That is not a problem. It is a sign of a healthy, trusted, in-demand practice. Adding an associate veterinarian is
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Numbers are never the solution. Numbers create the questions. Most practices treat KPIs as the answer. They expect a number to reveal what to fix, where to focus, or how to improve. But KPIs were never meant to direct decisions. They exist to highlight where something has shifted so you can look deeper. The value
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Running a practice is demanding. Most owners were never taught how to lead teams, manage pressure, or make decisions in a steady, structured way. If you ever find yourself reacting more than leading, you are not alone. It usually means the practice has outgrown the systems that used to work. Here are a few signs
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Inventory is one of the most expensive and least understood parts of a veterinary practice. When it is not managed deliberately, it becomes a quiet source of financial strain, workflow disruption, and frustration for the team. A healthy inventory system is not about spreadsheets, vendors, or counting products. It is about structure. Here are the
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Most veterinary practices rely on performance reviews because they feel like the standard. They are annual, they follow a form, and they produce a document for the employee file. The problem is that performance reviews are built for evaluation, not alignment. They look backward, focus on rating people, and often miss the structural issues that
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