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Glue helps veterinary leaders & teams maximize their positive impact and personal fulfillment through innovative coaching & training, delivered with a healthy dose of jazz hands to make it stick!

05/28/2026

This is why we do what we do!

Holiday weekends in veterinary medicine are their own special little experience.Some people are firing up the grill, loa...
05/22/2026

Holiday weekends in veterinary medicine are their own special little experience.

Some people are firing up the grill, loading the car, or settling deep into a lawn chair like they've been waiting their whole life for this moment.

But at the same time some veterinary team members are putting on scrubs. They're showing up so pets are cared for, clients are supported, and the practice keeps moving.

They may be missing a family barbecue, a lake day, a parade, or one glorious afternoon of doing absolutely nothing.

That deserves more than a vague “thanks guys” tossed over someone’s shoulder while everyone is racing to get out the door.

Going one layer deeper makes all the difference!

“I know you’re working while a lot of us will be off, and I really appreciate you being here.”

“Thank you for helping our patients and clients have support this weekend.”

“You being here matters, and I don’t want that to go unrecognized.”

Your intentional words show people, “We see the sacrifice and we appreciate you."

It tells them they aren't just a warm body filling a schedule slot. And that's important because nobody wants to feel like just another slot-filler. Especially when the rest of the world smells like barbecue sauce and sunscreen.

So this weekend, if you have team members covering extra shifts, take a moment to appreciate them, clearly and specifically!

Send the text.
Write the note.
Say the words out loud.

It makes a huge difference!

An angry client...handled.A last-minute call-off...now the schedule is a puzzle.You adjust and keep moving.Then a power ...
04/24/2026

An angry client...
handled.

A last-minute call-off...
now the schedule is a puzzle.

You adjust and keep moving.

Then a power play between two team members.
Subtle, but you definitely see it.

Handled.

By the end of the day, it feels like you’ve been playing Whack-A-Mole for 10 hours straight!

Every time something pops up…you deal with it.

And then something else pops up. A different issue but the same feeling.

No wonder you feel so tired and your project list sits untouched!

It all feels random, right? But most of the time it’s not.

Those annoying “moles” are connected!

If your culture doesn’t have strong foundations in:

- clear communication
- clear expectations
- consistent accountability
- real appreciation
- and ongoing development…

everything is much harder to manage than it needs to be!

Strong foundations don’t eliminate hard days.
But they drastically reduce the number of “moles” you’ve gotta whack! 😄

There’s a subtle driver of veterinary team burn out that has nothing to do with the actual work.It’s emotional friction ...
04/16/2026

There’s a subtle driver of veterinary team burn out that has nothing to do with the actual work.

It’s emotional friction within your culture.

You feel it when communication gets sharp or people start avoiding each other. You feel it when a quiet tension fills your practice all day.

Nothing dramatic.

Just constant.

And that kind of energy drains people fast! Because now they’re not just doing their job. They’re carrying the emotional weight of their environment too.

A strong team and culture can’t eliminate the stress of vet med. But they CAN make it much easier to carry.

Because when people feel connected and trust each other they can talk things through. They don’t have to brace themselves before every interaction.

And that cultural shift?

It doesn’t make the work easy.

But it makes it feel a whole lot lighter and more sustainable!

04/10/2026

Clients refusing diagnostics but still looking for that miracle cure?

You don't need a magic 8-ball or paper fortune teller. 😄

Just a little extra team communication mojo in the form of emotional intelligence training! Glue can help!

Want to create one of those “unicorn” veterinary practices?You’ve heard about them, right?They have a team that communic...
04/07/2026

Want to create one of those “unicorn” veterinary practices?

You’ve heard about them, right?

They have a team that communicates well and genuinely enjoys working together.

It's a practice where people step in instead of stepping back.

Where tension gets addressed instead of quietly building.

A place where best medicine is center stage, without the distraction of constant “people problems.”

It’s easy to assume those practices “just got lucky with their people”.

But that’s not it!

Those teams are built on:

- clear expectations
- consistent leadership
- and emotional intelligence skills

Because great medicine doesn’t automatically create a great team and culture.

Great leadership does.

And when you build that on purpose, every practice can become a unicorn!

𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦? 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘍𝘌𝘌𝘓 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦?

Lots of veterinary culture concerns look like 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀. A little attitude.  A pokey tone.  Tension you can feel i...
04/03/2026

Lots of veterinary culture concerns look like 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀.

A little attitude. A pokey tone. Tension you can feel in the room.

But most of the time, those are just on the surface. Underneath are things like:

- unclear expectations

• communication gaps

• disengaged team members

• leaders trying to navigate it all without the right tools

So we address what we can see and the same issues keep showing up.

It can be SO frustrating! 🫤

When we focus only on visible behaviors, we end up managing the same issues over and over again.

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵.

Because great teams aren’t built by fixing people.

They’re built by strengthening the systems that support them.



What’s something that looked like a “people problem” but turned out to be something deeper?

Veterinary medicine has some incredible CE.Some programs focus on medicine.Some focus on business.Some focus on client c...
03/31/2026

Veterinary medicine has some incredible CE.

Some programs focus on medicine.

Some focus on business.

Some focus on client communication.

But there’s a gap in programming *and* in many veterinary practices. It's how leaders and teams actually work together.

Because most team problems aren’t about having the wrong people.

They’re actually structure problems.

The way communication, expectations, feedback (and more) are set up quietly shape the culture of the practice every day.

That’s the work we focus on at Glue through:

**Glue Veterinary Coaching**

→ in-person workshops for leaders and teams

**Glue Unleashed**

→ ongoing leadership and culture development

**GROW with Glue**

→ onboarding and training for CSRs and veterinary assistants

Because great medicine doesn’t automatically create great teams.

How leaders and teams work together does.

One of the most powerful things a veterinary leader can create is a culture of support.Not the kind you put in a mission...
03/27/2026

One of the most powerful things a veterinary leader can create is a culture of support.

Not the kind you put in a mission statement.

The kind your team actually *feels* in the middle of a busy Tuesday.

Like when something gets messed up, instead of tension filling the room, someone can say,

“Hey, I think we missed this” and then collaborate to get it done.

Or when a newer team member asks a question and no one makes them feel like they *should* already know.

Or when things get a little chaotic and people trust that leadership has their back instead of wondering if they’re about to get blamed.

When that kind of support is there, something shifts.

Communication gets easier. Not perfect… but easier.

Trust starts to build. Not overnight… but steadily.

And people relax just enough to actually think, collaborate, and do their best work.

Because they’re not spending energy protecting themselves. They’re using it to help each other.

And just to be clear, that’s not “soft” leadership.

That’s structure.

That’s culture.

That’s what strong teams are built on.

What’s something a leader has done that made you feel genuinely supported at work?

A tech says something a little sharp to a coworker.Not aggressive.  Just enough for the room to go quiet.Everyone feels ...
03/24/2026

A tech says something a little sharp to a coworker.

Not aggressive. Just enough for the room to go quiet.

Everyone feels it. No one addresses it. And the day keeps moving.

A lot of veterinary leaders reach this moment…

“I know I want an amazing team…but I’m not actually sure how to get there.”

So you test things out.

A team meeting. A new policy. A conversation you had to rehearse in your head three times before having it.

Sometimes it helps!

And sometimes the same issue shows up again a few weeks later, wearing a slightly different outfit.

And that’s the part that gets heavy.

It’s replaying that conversation later and thinking, “Did I handle that right?”

It’s noticing tension in the treatment area and not being quite sure where to step in.

It’s wondering if you’re being too direct or not direct enough.

It’s caring enough to want it to be better but not being totally sure what the next move is.

And after a while, it can start to feel like, “What am I missing here?”

Leadership isn’t about magically having the answers. It’s about having the *tools* that help you see what’s actually going on *and* knowing what to do next.

And most veterinary leaders were never given those tools in the first place. Most were never trained to *lead* people.

So if you’ve ever felt like you’re figuring this out as you go, you’re not behind.

You’re just doing a job no one really showed you how to do.

And it’s not something you have to figure out alone.

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