Dave Nicol's Vet Business Blog


I'm Dave, a veterinary business consultant and this is my journal and your opportunity to keep your finger on the pulse of veterinary business. My personal interests are marketing and the 'people factor', so the writing has that flavour. But nothing is out of bounds and this isn't a broadcast, it's a networked conversation - so get involved!

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Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Special Gift from the Dept of Thought - One Hour of New Time

Imagine I magically created one hour extra in your workday each day this week. What would you spend the time doing and why?

Why do I ask? Well a back injury has kind of laid me up (well slowed me down on the clinical front for a few days). It it never fails to surprise even me just how much more influence I have on the business when I'm not focused on clients but on colleagues.

So far I've been able to dedicate some additional time training our new nursing staff as they enter our business. And our marketing plan has been driven significantly further forward than before. 

The result? Everyone feels the benefit of a practice moving forward.

Better still, I'm not talking gibberish to clients through a co-codamol induced haze! 



As strong as my painkillers are, The Hamster Wheel is a more addictive drug to vets than any opiate.
Getting off can feel alien and leave you not knowing what to do. That's because we don't know how to think strategically. 

Lets talk about how to think strategically. Over to you. How will you strategically influence your business this week? Discuss.

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