Tag: health

  • Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Tool #5: The Boundary Tool

    Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Tool #5: The Boundary Tool

    Why clear boundaries protect teams, not distance them Boundaries are often misunderstood in leadership. They get framed as cold, rigid, or unapproachable. Something that creates distance between leaders and teams. In caring professions like veterinary medicine, leaders may even avoid boundaries out of fear they’ll seem unsupportive or uncaring. In reality, boundaries are not about…

  • Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Tool #4: The Repair Tool

    Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Tool #4: The Repair Tool

    Why strong leaders don’t avoid missteps, they repair them No leader gets it right all the time. That’s not a character flaw. It’s a reality of leading humans in high-pressure environments. And yet, one of the most damaging leadership myths is that good leaders shouldn’t need to repair anything. That authority is weakened by apology.…

  • Why Veterinary Medicine Is So Expensive (and Why That’s Not the Same as “Overpriced”)

    Why Veterinary Medicine Is So Expensive (and Why That’s Not the Same as “Overpriced”)

    Few topics create as much tension in veterinary medicine as cost. Clients feel shocked and overwhelmed.Veterinary teams feel blamed and misunderstood.Conversations become emotionally charged on both sides of the exam table. To understand why veterinary care is expensive, we have to move beyond emotion and look at how the system is designed. The reality is…

  • Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Tool #1 : The Reset Tool

    Do you consider yourself a fun leader? I do. And I’m not afraid to say it. Not because work is a joke, but because tension is real, especially in veterinary medicine, and teams need healthy, intentional ways to release it. Fun leadership is often misunderstood. It gets lumped in with being unserious or unprofessional. But…