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Source: VETERINARY ECONOMICS Revisiting corporate practice April 1, 2007 By: Marnette Denell Falley In 1994, Veterinary Economics ran a cover article featuring Dr. Scott Campbell with the headline "Who Is Dr. Scott Campbell and Why Is He Bringing Full-Service Veterinary Care to PetSmart?" Today, doomsday prophesies that independent practitioners worried about back then seem to have fallen short. ...

Source: VETERINARY ECONOMICS Out of the comfort zone March 1, 2007 By: Marnette Denell Falley We get into deeply seated patterns of thinking and acting, and at some point we lose sight of other possibilities and opportunities.

Source: VETERINARY ECONOMICS What's a good receptionist worth? February 1, 2007 By: Marnette Denell Falley It's cheaper in the end to pay for great skills, attitude, and experience.

Source: VETERINARY ECONOMICS Pep talks done right January 1, 2007 By: Marnette Denell Falley So, I recently had something of a rough patch at work. We lost two members of our five-person editorial team in one month ... can you empathize?

Source: VETERINARY ECONOMICS More love and more loss December 1, 2006 By: Marnette Denell Falley When my 8-year-old daughter talks about the losses in her life, she consistently lists them in chronological order. And the first nine are all pets.

Source: VETERINARY ECONOMICS Is your manager trapped? November 1, 2006 By: Marnette Denell Falley It's uncomfortable for managers to be wedged in between you docs, who want things done your way -- the right way -- and a team that thinks the manager should have the influence and authority to rein you in. Here are some ways you get your manager tied in knots:

Source: VETERINARY ECONOMICS Welcome to my Web October 1, 2006 By: Marnette Denell Falley Just think of me as a big, black spider, plotting and planning ways to get you to my sticky Web site. In this scenario, you're the juicy fly, I'm afraid. But when you get to vetecon.com I hope you'll be happy as a clam. (This is where my metaphor falls apart, in case you didn't notice.)

Source: VETERINARY ECONOMICS No time for hand holding? September 1, 2006 By: Marnette Denell Falley OK, let's say you've been reading all our earnest articles about personnel management, and you've decided our recommendations boil down to this: Let your team suck every bit of energy from your body and then relish in the final freedom as your dusty molecules fly to the ends of the earth on the hot wind. That's not what we mean. Really.

Source: VETERINARY ECONOMICS Finding facts in the figures August 1, 2006 By: Marnette Denell Falley It's the numbers that drive this special annual report. We reviewed more than 15 surveys specifically about the veterinary profession, and conducted two of our own, just for this issue. Our editorial team looked at 1000s of numbers. We talked to at least 40 experts to develop survey questions and concise analysis that pulls the key points from the study data. And that's not counting all of you who contributed by participating in studies.

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