“If you want a thing done well, do it yourself” There is definitely some truth to this idea, commonly attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte. Only you truly know exactly what you want done, the pitfalls to avoid and the most efficient way for you to complete the job. And you also know how just how annoying […]
First of all – CONGRATULATIONS! Your hard work and dedication over many years has led you to this point – the culmination of what for many of us, was a childhood dream – to be able to help animals and improve their quality of life. You will have forged deep connections with your peers and […]
What??? Have we at Make Headway gone mad? Maybe, but the above equation is definitely true. Having an employee assistance program (EAP) available and sending a team member on a Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) course will NOT make a mentally healthy workplace (MHW). Don’t get me wrong, these are amazing initiatives and will definitely […]
Join us in a 4 week well-being challenge – starting this coming Monday the 17th September. Most of us know the things that we should do to be healthy. But when it comes to it, our mind often talks us out of it. I should go for a walk at lunch-time but…. I want to learn […]
Maybe I am a morbid voyeur? Maybe I am simply weird? I don’t know somebody that is sick that is likely to die soon. Nor am I in the age group where friends are regularly popping their clogs. And no – this is not a recent thing. Reading the death notices has been a regular […]
Compassion fatigue is a term that is often mentioned in conjunction with stress and burnout in the Veterinary world. It is defined as the combination of the emotional, physical, psychological, and spiritual exhaustion that can result when veterinary staff are repeatedly exposed to another’s pain and suffering. It suggests that caregivers are tired of feeling too […]
There is plenty of noise in the wider world around the way that KPI’s have driven staff behavior – but not in the way that the companies involved were probably envisaging! The stories that hit the news head-lines are the ones where the focus on particular KPIs has driven unethical behavior harming reputations and/or company […]