AHD readers continue to show interest in topics related to how we get along with other people, how we lead them and how we protect ourselves physically and emotionally to sustain our work in animal health businesses. Here are most read posts about human topics from June 1 through October 31, 2019:
- Things that make employees quit, AHD, October 25, 2019. Link.
- Invest one minute to avoid bites, scratches (includes handout), August 6, 2019. Link.
- Avoid stings and bites, AHD, July 9, 219. Link.
- Show and tell veterinary medicine’s mess, AHD, June 4, 2019. Link.
- Bad moods, venting and yelling, AHD, June 18, 2019. Link.
- Roark takes down website to focus on suicide prevention, June 11, 2019. Link.
- When dentals cause back pain (includes video), AHD, August 20, 2019. Link.
- 3 economic trends affecting veterinary clinics (video), AHD, August 20, 2019. Link.
INSIGHTS: I believe our animal science underpinnings give animal health pros a one-up position on other industries. The scientific methods used to develop new vaccines, pharmaceuticals and evaluate nutritional supplements seek to define the forces at play in diseases or poor health. It is part of our nature to seek a greater understanding of how we can apply our interests to improve health for animals, our associates and ourselves.
Applied to our human condition, affect theory illuminates the intertwined realms of the aesthetic, the ethical and the political as they play out across bodies (human and non-human) in mundane and extraordinary ways. They reveal the broad theoretical possibilities opened by an awareness of affect as they reflect on topics including ethics, food, public morale, glamor, snark in the workplace, and mental health regimes < link >.
It all begins with you, if you do not care for and about yourself, you will not be strong enough to take care of anything in life.” – Anonymous