Last week’s AHD Bulletin – Animal Health Digest Bulletin, May 11th, 2023. Link. Most read post(s) from May 11th AHD Bulletin – Apologize properly when something goes wrong. Link. Cope wth work stress appropriately. Link. Your manners may need a makeover. Link. Place keeper: 2023 Veterinary Conferences provided by Galaxy Vets. Link. Have you tried it … [Read more...]
Learn to use productive procrastination to your benefit
Talk about oxymorons! Clinical psychologist Nick Wignall says procrastination can be a powerful productivity tool. Procrastination is quite normal and is nothing to feel ashamed about. There are ways to use procrastination to your advantage, he says. He recommends three steps to become a productive procrastinator: Pay attention to negative self-talkProcrastinate … [Read more...]
Better ways to say, “You screwed up”
Whether you’re interacting with a brand-new hire, a peer, a direct report or even your boss, needing to tell someone they messed up is always awkward, writes Kat Boogaard. Fortunately, she shares a few phrases you can lean on without being totally brutal. Source: The Muse, December 2018. Link. Traditional wisdom might tell you to sandwich your constructive feedback … [Read more...]
Leave the work stress behind
Animal health pros frequently allow work stress to become home stress, often at the expense of families, relationships and our own health. Jackie Coleman and John Coleman share five tips for keeping work stress from becoming home stress: Confine your work to particular times and locations Develop good mobile device habits Establish a good support network Have an … [Read more...]
Editorial – Managing stress as a team
In the past week, your AHD team reviewed 12 articles related to professional stress, performance anxiety and the suicide rate of veterinary team members. In this edition of AHD BULLETIN, we included information from Susan David, Ph.D., and others about with emotions management. We’ve included this article because it deals with stress as a team problem beyond personal … [Read more...]
What statistical significance really means
Here's an excellent layman's explanation of what it means when analysts or scientists say that something is statistically significant. This article offers detailed descriptions of the three components of significance: mean difference, variance and sample size. Source: Harvard Business Review, February 16, 2016. When you run an experiment or analyze data, you want to know if … [Read more...]