VETgirl podcast spotlights influence with practice leadership

VETgirl’s latest leadership podcast turns away from clinical CE and toward a day-to-day pressure point inside veterinary hospitals: how team members can build more influence with upper management. In the episode, Dr. Justine Lee interviews Randy Hall, founder and CEO of VetLead, on how veterinary professionals can advocate “responsibly and respectfully” for change inside their practices, a topic that lands squarely in the middle of ongoing workforce, retention, and burnout concerns across the profession. VetLead’s broader leadership content has focused on coaching-based management, culture, and team engagement, while AAHA and AVMA reporting has continued to tie retention to fair compensation, appreciation, communication, and better use of team skills. (music.amazon.com)

Why it matters: For veterinary professionals, the message is practical: influence inside a hospital isn’t just about hierarchy, it’s about whether concerns about staffing, workflow, technician utilization, and culture actually reach decision-makers. That matters because poor communication and weak leadership structures are repeatedly linked to turnover and burnout, while stronger management systems and better technician utilization are associated with better engagement and retention. A podcast like this won’t change policy on its own, but it reflects a broader industry shift toward teaching leadership and communication as core workforce skills, not soft extras. (dvm360.com)

What to watch: Expect more veterinary CE and management groups to keep pairing clinical education with leadership, communication, and retention training as practices look for ways to stabilize teams in 2026. (vhma.org)