Veterinary Management in Transition: Preparing for the 21st Century

* explains the attributes and skills needed to be an effective veterinary administrator.
* further develops the management foundation built in the Building the Successful Veterinary Practice series, which teaches original, creative thinking and business practices to veterinarians starting or working to improve practices.
* introduces new management concepts appearing in the field of veterinary medicine:
* the concept of governance in situations where multiple practices come together to achieve a greater whole groups such as emergency practices, combined speciality practices, and veterinary medical associations.
* concepts such as managers in multiple-boss situations, affiliated groups working through administrators, and the emerging trend of leveraging centralized veterinary hospital administrative expertise to many managers at decentralized/multiple facilities.
* offers 11 self-assessment surveys, located in 5 chapters and 6 appendixes, that can be used to assess readiness for change, measure skills in various aspects of management and leadership, analyze and solve readiness problems, and identify and implement effective development strategies for management evolution.