by Bobbie Stout | Blue Heron Consulting Understanding Veterinary Compensation Models (Without the Headache) Veterinary compensation models can sound complicated at first. Terms like ProSal, production, and negative accrual can make even experienced veterinarians pause for a second. But once you break them down, they’re actually pretty straightforward. Whether you're a practice owner designing pay [...]
by Sydni Southwick | Blue Heron Consulting Most veterinary practices can point to a moment when a strong, dependable team member suddenly became “the leader.” The promotion was well-intentioned, the expectations were high, and the support…uneven at best. What often gets overlooked in these transitions is that leadership didn’t start on the day of the [...]
by Anita Dennison, DVM, MS | Blue Heron Consulting As a veterinarian, you are the leader of the practice, whether you signed up for that role or not. Leadership grows from how you show up in every appointment, every interaction, every crisis, and every quiet moment between patients. Whether you’re a brand-new veterinarian or a [...]
by Jamie Hurst, RVT | Blue Heron Consulting The clock is already running. Every day a role sits open is a day of lost productivity, increased burden on remaining staff, and deferred revenue. The vacancy doesn’t pause—its cost accumulates in real time. Across the veterinary industry, the timeline to fill roles is already long. According [...]
by Jamie Hurst, RVT | Blue Heron Consulting Veterinary professionals don’t need a survey to tell them the profession is under strain — but sometimes data helps validate what many are already feeling. When the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association (VHMA) asked hospital leaders what keeps them up at night, the same concerns rose to the [...]
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 [...]
feat. Stith Keiser and Kate Crumley, DVM, MS | Blue Heron Consulting Watch the webinar here! 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 [...]
feat. Carissa Welsh | 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 full of actionable [...]
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