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3 Reasons Why You Cannot Find a New Associate (and What to Do)

Aug 30, 2020
10 min

3 Reasons Why You Cannot Find a New Associate (and What to Do)

We’re trained scientists. If hiring was simply a science, we’d likely already be following protocols, right? There’s absolutely a science to

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How to Win the Interviewing Game: Structured Interviews

Dr. Karen Bolten

Aug 29, 2020
7 min

How to Win the Interviewing Game: Structured Interviews

If you are an employer reading this, chances are that at some point you have likely interviewed someone or will engage in the interview...

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The Human Resources “Resources” from the Government that You Didn’t Know Existed

Dr. Karen Bolten

Jul 16, 2020
3 min

The Human Resources “Resources” from the Government that You Didn’t Know Existed

I believe that human resources is one of the business areas that we fail the most in veterinary medicine. It’s not that we’re bad people or

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3 Reasons Why You Should Be Your Authentic Self in Practice

Dr. Karen Bolten

Jul 13, 2020
6 min

3 Reasons Why You Should Be Your Authentic Self in Practice

The veterinary field tends to drive its participants towards uniformity in behavior, appearance, and thought. That's not always bad, but...

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Providing High Quality Client Experiences in a Range of Practices

Dr. Sarah Wolff

Jan 27, 2020
8 min

Providing High Quality Client Experiences in a Range of Practices

So what about the majority of practices, that don’t fall into the high-end / boutique category, and are already pinching profit margins? How

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Car Wraps are an underutilized marketing tool for all practices

Dr. Karen Bolten

Jan 3, 2020
6 min

Car Wraps are an underutilized marketing tool for all practices

When I started my equine practice, one of the random things I was dying to get (someday!) was a wrap on my car. Why? Back then I'd say...

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Can your practice survive an economic crash?

Dr. Karen Bolten

Dec 28, 2019
8 min

Can your practice survive an economic crash?

The reality is that we've been on an economic upswing for longer than normal. Don't get nervous, but it never hurts to prepare for the worst

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13 things I wish I had known about veterinary practice ownership

Dr. Karen Bolten

Sep 21, 2019
6 min

13 things I wish I had known about veterinary practice ownership

1. It’s harder than you expect. The first couple of years were generally fun – I was still in that new car phase. I was a practice owner!...

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I was a crappy practice owner. And that’s not okay.

Dr. Karen Bolten

Jun 9, 2019
7 min

I was a crappy practice owner. And that’s not okay.

Perhaps you work for a crappy practice owner – or used to because you couldn’t handle it anymore. Or maybe IT’S YOU. That’s okay. You...

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