Commentary
There are many layers of leadership in business and society. Animal health pros can lead by example when dealing with each other or with animal owners. Opportunities abound in smaller businesses to affect company direction, vision and help increase consistency among team members.
In research for the HBR Leader’s Handbook, the authors identified three critical vision-creation opportunities that are in reach, even if you are not the CEO:
- contributing to senior leaders’ vision work
- translating the company’s vision for your team
- developing a new front-line team vision that can be cascaded up through the company
Source: Harvard Business Review, April 2019. Link.
INSIGHTS: Defining and implementing telemedicine is a hot topic and good opportunity for many veterinary practices. We believe practice leadership can benefit from team members contributing to how telemedicine can fit into the daily scheduling of client services.