“If you lead a school, a practice, or a corporate group, you are not a scout. You are the league,” writes Gershon L Alaluf, DVM, DBA, MBA. Borrowing from professional sports, he says veterinary medicine recruits smarter, more resilient students, hands them wellness modules and sends them into the same league that broke the last class, only to act surprised by the same results.
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Alaluf’s picture of the initial dream versus the adult reality rings true and is worth serious reflection. His indictment of the system may require rethinking practice management. It also means taking a hard look at how veterinarians are selected and prepared for professional practice by academic and industry organizations.
Source: Gershon L Alaluf, DVM, DBA, MBA, LinkedIn. Link.
Resilience is not a strategy. It just means the player takes more hits before going down.”
Related: Stop overlooking your quiet employees, Sean Glaze, LinkedIn, August 18, 2026. Link. Here is the uncomfortable truth about the people who leave your team. Most of them decided to go long before they told you. Ask questions now, while you still have time.
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