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9 things all veterinary professionals need to know about their mind & body
Physical and mental pain are experienced commonly in staff working in veterinary hospitals across the world. While some of the causes lie...
Dr Dave Nicol
4 min read
C.V.
Hiring the right person for your team…. Cognitively Vacuolated. Consumes Vodka. Conspicuous Vigour. Completely Vulgar. Constantly Vetoed....
Dr Dave Nicol
1 min read
What I learned about fear, growth & 'flow-state' on an Austrian Mountain
Last weekend a friend invited me at short notice to join him for a couple of days Snowboarding in the Austrian Alps. I was in two minds...
Dr Dave Nicol
5 min read
3 unexpected phrases that act as emotional fire fighters
One of the most important things you eventually work out when you have to manage people is that 90% of the challenge is managing yourself...
Dr Dave Nicol
4 min read
7 Reasons to Write a Daily Journal
Journaling is a discipline that I’ve only come to in the past two years but it’s one that I find remarkably powerful- both for the...
Dr Dave Nicol
3 min read
A letter in leadership from the US Marine Corp
One of my blog readers, Chris (who is a Company Commander on active duty in the U.S. Marine Corps), wrote to me after reading an earlier...
Dr Dave Nicol
2 min read
How do we keep veterinary medicine fun?
I just got finished up with my first interview for a new podcast I’m hosting (due later this month) with Dr Diederik Gelderman. We had a...
Dr Dave Nicol
3 min read
Use coaching to become a better leader (& parent)
Watching someone light up with happiness and amazement when they accomplish something new is one of the coolest things to witness. And...
Dr Dave Nicol
3 min read
Leadership - A definition that works well for me.
Leadership is one of those topics with an almost bottomless pit of resources describing it. Despite this, a useful working definition can...
Dr Dave Nicol
2 min read
