Develop a support network

Sometimes a hospital manager needs someone outside of the practice to bounce ideas off of, vent to, and solve problems with. Lynn Kessel, practice manager at Round Rock Animal Hospital in Round Rock, Texas, recommends calling veterinary hospitals in your area and checking in with other hospital managers. Kessel did just that six years ago and now a local group of six managers meets every month for dinner. The meeting can focus on a specific topic, or the group just swaps ideas and talks shop. Couldn't you use someone to talk to?