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News|Articles|October 1, 2009
Managers: Take action
Author(s)Debbie Gair, CVPM
Here are three ways to help your team work together more cohesively.
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Before you can help your team work together more cohesively, you must gain their respect and trust in you as a leader. To do this, you must build a relationship with each employee. Start by:
1. Observing team members' interactions, including the veterinarians'
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2. Holding one-on-one meetings with each employee, including veterinarians
3. Setting staff-wide meetings as well as small-group huddles
For specific, practical ideas about ways managers can help bring each "us vs. them" group together,
Debbie Allaben Gair, CVPM, is a Firstline Editorial Advisory Board member and owner of Bridging the Gap in Sparta, Mich.
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