Not long ago I was at a national conference of veterinary practice managers. I was fortunate to spend time with some of the best and brightest in our profession. One interesting common denominator I heard among many newer managers, was that they feel taken for granted and unappreciated professionally. The cold, hard truth of management; often times, practice managers are the last team member to be praised, recognized or celebrated. That doesn’t mean we cannot feel validated, rewarded and accomplished. It just means we need to have realistic expectations of how that happens.
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