I’m not doing very well right now. I’m sure part of it is about the fact that it’s 3:45 am and I’m sitting at the airport in Nashville, but most of it is about my irritated eyes and the tightness in my chest. All of this came upon me suddenly a few days ago. I… Read More
How to Know a Person
Dr. Gary Marshall, Vice President of the American Veterinary Medical Association, joins Dr. Andy Roark for a conversation about how veterinarians can build authentic connections across generations. As Andy reflects on his own career legacy, he turns to Gary, who has become a trusted mentor to many, to explore how curiosity, listening, and shared experiences… Read More
I Should Not Have Written This
This post is fictitious. Any resemblance to pets, people or practices is purely coincidental. If stories of fictional euthanasia make you uncomfortable, please consider skipping this story. Alternatively, If you like scary vet stories, you might enjoy last year’s post on The Disturbing Case of Dr. Levana Crow. I don’t know why, but somehow I know… Read More
What’s Next After Years in Practice?
Dr. Sandra Faeh, Chief Medical Officer for NVA General Practice and past president of the AVMA, joins Dr. Andy Roark to tackle a question many seasoned veterinarians face: what’s next after twenty years in practice? When your clinical skills are sharp and your days are full, it can be hard to imagine what growth looks… Read More
Fear and Honesty in Vet Medicine
Dr. Tina Neel joins Dr. Andy Roark to talk about the hard but essential rule she has lived by in her career: never, ever lie. From leading a 20-doctor hospital to surviving cancer three times, Dr. Neel shares how honesty, even in the most painful situations, builds trust, protects your reputation, and helps you sleep… Read More
Stop Trying to Solve People
One of the greatest pitfalls in practice, and especially in practice leadership, is what the legendary investor Charlie Munger used to call “physics envy.” Physics envy is the desire to take highly complex systems and imagine that there is a secret, knowable formula driving it all. The unfortunate truth is that this is not how… Read More