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Hiring and Firing in Veterinary Practice

These pieces cover the people decisions I’ve found hardest as a practice owner: bringing on an associate without holding out for a perfect one, and letting someone go before the whole team pays for my hesitation. I share what I got wrong along with what worked, so you can make the call sooner and handle it with a little more grace than I sometimes managed.

The Hires I Regret Often Skipped the Same Step
A veterinarian listens to a Shiba Inu's chest with a stethoscope while a veterinary assistant steadies the dog on the exam table

How to Hire the Right Person for Your Veterinary Practice
A young Rottweiler sitting in a sunlit backyard, looking upward

When Your Favorite Client Stops Asking for You
Standard poodle lying on a blue and cream patterned area rug, the one rug kept after returning fifteen others

The FOBO Trap: Why Good Veterinarians Struggle to Hire
Dog silhouetted against golden hour sunset

Some People Would Rather Quit Than Say Sorry
Hand resting on a poodle's paw

Rip the Band-Aid, Not the Skin
Veterinary surgical team

One Bad Apple Will Ruin the Whole Orchard

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