by Stith Keiser | Blue Heron Consulting This article was written for and featured in Vetsource. I was driving home from a clinic earlier this week and heard on the radio that unemployment had reached an all-time low of about 3.7% nationally[1]. The AVMA has confirmed that it’s even lower in veterinary medicine at around [...]
by Stith Keiser | Blue Heron Consulting This article was written for and featured in Vetsource. Holiday festivities. Family. Friends. Good food. Year-end inventory counts. Annual budgeting. Performance reviews. To some, the above two lines may seem as polarizing as a lump of coal and a shiny new present. Fortunately, for veterinary managers and owners [...]
by Stith Keiser | Blue Heron Consulting This article was written for and featured in Vetsource. It takes a village to raise a child. If you’re a practice owner like me, your practice is your child(or at least one of them!). As hospital owners, we’ve honed the skills necessary to run a hospital and assumed [...]
featuring Stith Keiser and Kate Crumley, DVM, MS | Blue Heron Consulting A veterinary hospital can be a stressful environment to work in. Combine that with the incredible level of dedication and passion veterinary staff bring to their jobs, and it’s not difficult to understand why burnout and compassion fatigue are prolific in veterinary medicine. [...]
featuring Carissa Welsh and Clint Long | Blue Heron Consulting In this webinar hosted by Blue Heron Consulting and sponsored by WealthSouth, we dive into practical, data-informed strategies for attracting veterinary talent in a highly competitive job market. From writing compelling job ads to enhancing candidate connection and building standout benefits packages, this session is [...]
featuring Carissa Welsh and Bobbie Stout | Blue Heron Consulting Blue Heron Consulting's Hiring Services team breaks down today's highly competitive veterinary hiring market. Learn when to manage hiring internally and when partnering with a recruiter can make the difference. This presentation covers current industry challenges, DIY hiring tips, best practices for job advertising and [...]
featuring Sydni Southwick | Blue Heron Consulting In this webinar from Blue Heron Consulting and PayJunction, Sydney Southwick and Jim Sperry team up to explore how empowering your veterinary staff can drive real results across your practice. From improving efficiency and decision-making to boosting morale and client satisfaction, they cover practical ways to elevate your [...]
by Carissa Welsh, Susan Bradshaw, and Jason Maag | Blue Heron Consulting Driving veterinary industry revenue is more crucial than ever. In this week’s Vetsource blog post, guest authors from Blue Heron Consulting, including Jason Maag, chief growth officer; Susan Bradshaw, director of HR; and Carissa Welsh, director of hiring services, share strategies to build [...]
By Stith Keiser | Blue Heron Consulting This article was written for and featured in Today's Veterinary Business. I sat next to a registered veterinary technician at a recent continuing education meeting. As we chatted, she explained that she was no longer in practice. Her employer informed her that after over a decade of service, [...]
By Stith Keiser | Blue Heron Consulting This article was written for and featured in Today's Veterinary Business. I was speaking at a veterinary conference when an attendee, a midcareer owner of a multidoctor hospital, asked, “If you could identify one factor that separates average or even good hospitals from the great ones, what would [...]
