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Take a little bit of your time to show some newbies the ropes, and you'll make a positive impact on their careers.

Too much to do and not enough time to do it, coupled with lack of communication, resources, and financial incentives, leaves team members tense.

If you're not tweeting, blogging and visiting Facebook, you're missing out on many opportunties to communicate with clients and educate the public.

Flea and tick products have gone over the counter. How will that affect your patients and practice?

Small changes in your invoices can improve client communication and showcase your expertise in veterinary medicine

National Report - When Dr. Christie Cichra graduated from veterinary school in 2006, she had a job lined up.

Veterinary clients are turning down therapeutic diets for pets, complaining that they're too expensive. Are you the reason cats and dogs aren't getting the food veterinarians say they need?

National Report - Who better to understand a veterinarian's work day than a spouse who is also a veterinarian? But is too much togetherness a good thing?

Reno, Nev. - Dr. Davyd Pelsue, 39, learned the hard way that small businesses with a "family" atmosphere are, unfortunately, th emost susceptible to employee theft.

A lesson for new doctors-and a reminder for veterans-to avoid lawsuits and the licensing board

Denver - Five veterinary specialty practices from across the United States have joined together to form MOON (Member Owned Organizational Network) - a collaboration designed to improve organizational efficiency, promote growth and profitability, increase equity value, and help ensure sustainability, all while preserving the veterinary ethos in the practices.

These are issues concerning your interpersonal and leadership behavior. These are the everyday annoyances that create toxic workplaces. This is something you do that negatively affects someone else. This is great because they can be fixed, often by doing nothing.

Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personally identifying information, like your name, Social Security number, or credit card number, without your permission, to commit fraud or other

Success – it's what we all strive for in life. Whether we want a successful career or relationship, we all seek the best in ourselves and others. And most veterinarians achieve success.

Mitigation Plan and Vendor Management

What makes a leader? Is leadership an inherited quality, or can it be created through education, experience, and example? There's no doubt that a few select individuals seem to be naturally endowed with those qualities necessary to become a great leader. However, for the rest of us, is there any hope of becoming an effective leader?

Have you ever had one of "those" days? You know, the kind where things started of slow, your energy seemed low and your enthusiasm even lower.

How do you take a new hire and mold them into a productive team member in 90 days? Methodically. The key to developing successful staff members (or quickly weeding out those that won't benefit your practice) is to have a training plan in place before they start.

Creating a Sound Data Security Plan

Making your practice more profitable and positioning it for continued success isn't about luck. You don't roll the dice and hope to meet your medical and financial goals for the year.

Veterinarians who are planning the sale of their practice often ask, "What is my client list worth?" When it comes to practice value, the short answer is nothing.

A "red flag" is anything that indicates possible identity theft. In other words, it is something that makes you suspicious that the person may not be who they claim to be. It could be an event or document, or suspicious action.

Lots of leadership books and experts detail steps you can take to become a better leader. Trouble is, many times they omit the single most important trait of exceptional leaders – a positive attitude.

Effective Communication - Communication is an Underrated Art

As a leader in your veterinary hospital you have a direct impact on the culture of your practice.

With the current economy, everyone is becoming increasingly interested in discussing financial numbers with farms. However, the numbers do not tell the whole story. It is important to determine the goals of the farm prior to jumping into evaluating the numbers.

Your inventory costs to gross should be 14-16%.

We have all heard of the carrot or stick approach to horse training, or the 2 Ã- 4 approach of getting a mule's attention before training. While these ideas are entrenched in our heritage, they are not generally used; rather, alternatives are sought that will serve the same purpose.

Most veterinary practice leaders want to grow their practices and strive to implement marketing initiatives that will result in increased revenues for the practice. Unfortunately, the efforts by many veterinarians and managers fall short due to a lack of proper planning.

Marketing – What Does This Term Mean?