Newsletter – August 2023
Preventing Blame and Shame Culture as a Leader
In the era of a sky-high employee turnover and increasing concern about team’s mental health, veterinary leaders find themselves under more and more pressure to keep their employees in the workplace – happy and healthy. However, for anyone who has ever worked in a highly stressful environment of a veterinary practice and observed the interactions between people it will be obvious that taking care of the wellbeing and engagement of veterinary professionals is not only complex and multifaceted, but also very hard if the whole responsibility fall on an individual. That’s why, the science of psychology, couple with high levels of cooperation and organisational awareness, help veterinary leaders approach the wellbeing and culture in a healthy and organised way.
In the previous webinar offered by FECAVA, participants had a chance to learn about each of the facets of the process of creating a thriving organisation. In thes most recent webinar, participants can learn about the specific actions and responsibilities that lie in the hands of the leaders and management. As complicated as the process of staff retention and team wellbeing seem, there is still so much within the powerful hands of the leaders. This webinar will help them organise their thoughts and make an action plan.
Olivia Oginska
DVM MRCVS PGCert SAS Msc in Applied Positive Psychology, Certified Workplace Conflict Mediator