b'L SI EPIRFOEFTLYELevery day in veterinary can be happy - butWhat is the biggest challenge to staying thankfully the good always outweighs thepassionate in your veterinary career youve bad. overcome, and how did you approach it? With a team of 13 nurses firmly on boardAt one time, before our culture had been across four branches, in 2022 I saw myselfaddressed, at a time of rapid growth with the gain a promotion to an Associate Director.influx of many new faces, it was incredibly This role is an amazing achievement for anydifficult for me. I felt lost, my team felt lost veterinary nurse and Im loving having a sayand for the first time, I felt like I had lost in the direction of the business as well ascontrol and confidence in leading my team. helping to care for our staff.Thankfully my directors felt similar and as Im immensely proud of my achievementsteam, we began to roll out our culture and and very humbled that I have a fantasticour positivity, and gave a clear message of team around me, supporting me in my newwhat behaviours and attitudes we expected. role.Im grateful that my fellow directorsIts been a process and requires ongoing work recognised that as a nurse, I had the skill setbut team engagement and satisfaction are needed for their management team.now well established.What is it about your work that enthusesWhat advice can you share with others you and brings you satisfaction? embarking on similar paths about finding There are never two days the same in generalfulfilment in their veterinary career? practice, and this variety keeps me focusedAlways lead by example and be the best and stops me from wearying.In my new rolecolleague you can be. Ive embarked on Im loving helping to roll out our culture andlots of leadership training and learned lots values in each branch as well as ensuring weabout myself and my team. Ive definitely are getting the best from our staff. become very self-aware of how I am and We spend a great deal of our lives in a workhow I approach others, focusing on where I environment so to be successful, we needcan improve. the work environment to be positive, andHelp your business to build good relationships for working relationships to be good. Theand habits by working on your culture - a passion and drive to always make Thrumsbusiness lacking good culture soon becomes a better place to work for everyone makesa place staff dont feel safe and dont me get up every morning. achieve.12www.inspiredvet.co.uk'