by jograhamcvpm | Aug 13, 2017 | Appreciation, Communication, Evaluations, Feedback, Feedback loops, Negative Feedback, Positive Feedback
I used to be a theatre major – to those who know me, this comes as no surprise – and during those formative years of treading the boards, I learned a valuable lesson: that feedback is essential to growth and personal development. However, giving feedback is hard...
by jograhamcvpm | Oct 2, 2016 | Self-care
Take Back Your Personal Power With One Simple Word Boundaries are an essential part of any practice manager’s self-care toolkit. Without boundaries we are opening ourselves up to those things that drain our time and energy, and becoming distracted. Sometimes we feel...
by jograhamcvpm | Sep 25, 2016 | Self-care
“Almost everything will work again when you unplug it for a few minutes, including you” – Anne Lamott For the longest time I think my team believed I was a wizard because I could get the label printer working again. I just had to show them it...
by jograhamcvpm | Sep 19, 2016 | Compassion Fatigue & Burnout
This week another young veterinarian took her own life. I did not know this young woman, but she has been on my mind all week. I watched Dr. Andy Roark’s emotional Facebook live post and shared with him his grief, and the helplessness and hopelessness that follows...
