Good Workplaces Blog - Culture
What does culture actually mean? It’s tricky to reduce it down to a specific goal that you can simply tick off your to-do list. It’s much more complicated than that. It’s the personalities, the people and the behaviours we find in practice, and where colleagues can truly be their authentic selves.
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Good Workplaces Blog - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Remember none of us are perfect at this but we all have a role to play in being allies. This means creating a psychologically safe working environment that enables people to feel confident that their voices will be heard and respected.
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Good Veterinary Workplaces Blog - Management and HR
We all strive to work as part of a happy, motivated and engaged team, but how can we build or recover a positive working environment after a period of significant change?
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The Blame Game
Recently, more than ever, veterinary teams have had to work under additional and uncharted pressures, and working under these increased or extended periods of stress can have a negative impact on the culture and environment you work in – if you let it. Culture naturally evolves and changes and so it is something which needs to be monitored and fine-tuned on a regular basis. Many factors contribute towards culture, and achieving one of proactivity, positivity and teamwork, and one which nurtures a no-blame culture, can be crucial to an efficient, effective practice.
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Channelling Change for the Better
“Change is inevitable, growth is optional.” John C Maxwell When dealing with changes that we fear or dislike, we first need to recognise this response, and what’s driving it, in order to allow clear decision making. The first step to making change feel more comfortable is to choose a positive, resourceful mindset.
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Turning the wrongs into rights
This article is part of our Balance series, in conjunction with VetRecord, aimed at improving the efficiency and wellbeing of vets. Mistakes in practice can really have a negative impact on wellbeing. An error can prey on the mind, turning supposed relaxation time into rumination time. Here, Catherine Oxtoby offers a method of dealing with errors in a more productive and healthier way.
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