Communicate effectively with your team, the veterinarian, and with your clients - dvm360
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Communication strategies for managers
Source: FIRSTLINE

How does your team handle conflict?

August 1, 2007

Working at a practice is like growing up in a big family: no matter how huge the habitat, you're never alone. With such little personal space, conflicts can heat up fast. But a little effort can take the work out of working together well.

Source: FIRSTLINE

Sample organizational chart

July 31, 2007

Communication is part of being a great employee. This means you need to know who to talk to when you have a problem. Consider this example.

Source: FIRSTLINE

What's your emotional intelligence?

July 1, 2007

Tantrums, crying, shouting—who can get any work done when your team is in a constant state of conflict? Emotional intelligence is your gateway to self-management. And when you manage yourself, you choose the path to a happier, more successful work life.

Source: VETERINARY ECONOMICS

You know what happens when you assume ...

July 1, 2007

When two people are knowledgeable in the same field, misunderstandings arise if one assumes the other already knows something, according to a University of Chicago study.

Source: VETERINARY ECONOMICS

A shift in communication

July 1, 2007

How can we overcome communication problems when shifts change? Our team members in the front and in the back of the hospital seem to have trouble keeping up with each other when the morning shift changes to the afternoon shift.

Source: FIRSTLINE

A prescription for team building

July 1, 2007

Q A lot of negative tension flows through our practice, and it's undermining our work. How can I help our staff members come together as a team and stop criticizing each other?

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When clients attack

July 1, 2007

When you're faced with savage clients, you need to know which ones you can tame and which ones to release back into the wild.

Source: VETERINARY ECONOMICS

Come-from-behind communication

June 1, 2007

Are your conversational skills lagging in the stretch? Use these tips to pull ahead by overcoming problems and winning clients' respect.

Source: FIRSTLINE

10 ways to get what you want

April 30, 2007

When it's time to negotiate, don't be a doormat or a bully. Use these tips to find common ground.

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