“I can’t leave yet!”...Yes, you can
It’s 9 p.m., and the clinic is quiet.
Everyone else clocked out hours ago.
You’re still there, buried in inventory counts, trying to piece together next week’s staff schedule and reviewing lab results.
I hear it from vets all the time: “I have to do this myself, or it won’t be done right.”
Here’s the hard truth: doing everything yourself is a fast track to burnout and inefficiency.
Delegation is not a luxury; it’s a necessity.
To get started, choose one of these tasks to let go of:
Staff Schedules: Free up your time by bringing in a practice manager or training a current CSR to manage the staff schedule.
Inventory Management: Delegate the task of keeping stock organized and up-to-date, ensuring your shelves are well-managed without taking your attention away from treatment.
Doing everything yourself doesn’t mean you’re handling it better—it means you’re stretching yourself thin.
Building a team you trust is key to getting out of that mindset.
Start by hiring the right people to lighten the load.
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