Oriana D. Scislowicz, LVT, PHR

Have you been promoted to veterinary practice manager? Once upon a time, I was in your shoes too. Here’s what I learned along the way that might help you as you step into your new role.

If the hospital owner constantly discredits the guidance you provide to your veterinary team, having that uncomfortable conversation with him or her about how their behavior makes you feel could help set things straight.

We live in a hypercritical society. And veterinary professionals are usually first in line to blame themselves for all kinds of things, mistakes or not. But If youre so busy reassuring your veterinary clinic employees that youre negating performance issues entirely, you need these tips.

Veterinary practice is hard enough without an impatient, demanding yeller in your life. Here are steps to change your thinking, to try to change a boss behavior and maybe to get out, if you can.

Making up good stories about how a veterinary colleague didnt mean to hurt you with the negative comment or bad interaction is key to improving a veterinary hospitals work culture. And it starts with managers modeling that behavior.

Not enough sleep, not enough exercise, not enough time. Is your job in veterinary practice to blameand can you fix it?

Look for the disconnect between your veterinary colleagues words and their nonverbal communication to find out when its time to ask for more information.

Ask these questions to find out whether a veterinary practice applicant prepared for the interview, knows how to manage tough situations and has a passionate plan for the future.

Try out these interview tips from Ori Scislowicz to save yourself time and money.

How to recover when you dont get that veterinary management job or are passed over for a promotion.

Raise your hand if youve ever felt personally victimized by another woman in your clinic. Days in veterinary practice can sometimes feel like a scene out of Mean Girls. How do we change that?

How body language and other warning signs can help you identify a bully in your veterinary practice.

But if youre going to rule the world, you might still need to break some harmful habits to be an effective leader in veterinary practice.

Happy employees, happy veterinary practice. Here are some ways to establish high levels of employee engagement within your company culture.

One negative person can make an otherwise great workplace a nightmare. Heres how to combat the bully in your veterinary practice.

Sure, there are tough days to balance family and my career, but heres how I make it workand tips for you.

Maybe you know the signs, but you just tried to power through. When youre ready to tackle your exhaustion, lack of motivation and feeling detached from your work in the veterinary practice, dive in here.

When we take the oath to do no harm, we make that oath to ourselves as well.

As veterinary practice managers, we can help make our teams more adaptable and efficient.

Dealing with co-workers can be as stressful as handling patients, says this vet tech.

Before you dive into your next round of reviews, consider how 360 reviews can benefit your veterinary practiceand improve your teams focus and morale.

Managers, before you try this innovative approach to employee feedback for your veterinary hospital, make sure you're not about to make big mistakes.

Need help getting started with 360 reviews? Try these sample employee and manager forms.

Dont let workplace negativity get you down. Use these tips to fight back and turn your team around.

Would you be happiest working at a small, privately owned veterinary practice or a larger corporate practice? Use these factors to help plot your career path.

Before your work bud becomes your new BFF, learn from these common mistakes that spring from friendships with your veterinary colleagues.

Face-to-face is the best way to resolve conflict.

Managers, are you feeling caught in the middle? Teach your team to stop fighting and start talking with this advice to foster open communication in your veterinary practice.

Don't deny the gift of a lifetime of care in your veterinary practice by making these common mistakes.

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