Beyond Burnout: Building Sustainable Culture & Teams That Stay
Burnout in veterinary medicine is no longer just a personal issue, it’s a systemic one. In this honest and solutions-focused session, we’ll move beyond individual resilience to explore how veterinary workplaces can be redesigned for sustainability, not just survival. We’ll unpack the structural contributors to burnout, challenge outdated cultural norms, and explore how better alignment of values, leadership behavior, and team expectations can create environments where people actually want to stay.
Through thought-provoking questions and practical insights, we’ll explore the full employee lifecycle, from recruitment and retention to leadership and navigating change. Whether you're managing a team, hiring new grads, or trying to build a better culture from the ground up, this session will help you think differently about what it really takes to support thriving teams in veterinary practice.
- Understand burnout as a systemic issue, and learn how individuals and workplaces can share responsibility for well-being.
- Explore how redefining success, productivity, and culture can lead to more sustainable roles and better retention.
- Learn how to assess and improve values alignment during recruitment and throughout the employee lifecycle.
- Discover how leaders can model healthy behaviors and boundaries without compromising team morale or care quality.
- Gain strategies for supporting new graduates and bridging the expectations gap between education and clinical practice.
