Emotional Intelligence 2.0 Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves Who should read: All humans + many cats Favorite quote: “The biggest obstacle to increasing your self-awareness is the tendency to avoid the discomfort that comes from seeing yourself as you really are.” Veterinarians are screened for intelligence pretty intensively. Back in my day, admissions screenings weighed your academic […]
Kristina Kiefer Our Book Rounds topic this month was on Burnout. I learned quite a bit, in spite of the fact that I’ve been on a personal mission to avoid burnout even prior to vet school. I considered myself high risk. I get bored easily. I am an all or nothing personality. I get socially […]
Burnout: The secret to unlocking the stress cycle Emily Nagoski, PhD, Amelia Nagoski, DMA I believe this book needs no introduction to explain why this is a useful topic for veterinarians to be aware of! This was an outstanding look at the subject, offering information on recognizing and managing the experience of burnout. And to […]
The Checklist Manifesto How to get things right By Atul Gawande One thing we tend to hate thinking about is the fact that mistakes happen. They happen to everyone. Every day we make multiple mistakes, frequently with very little consequences. But what about when your surgeon meticulously and expertly amputates a limb? Only they amputate […]
Kristina Kiefer This has been haunting me for a while. I’d love your input on it, as I think many minds are needed to solve this problem. Here’s the case summary: Daisy is presented to you for ADR (ain’t doing right). The family is very concerned, because she just isn’t herself. She’s been a member […]
Made to Stick Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die Chip Heath & Dan Heath How exactly does this book tie to the veterinary field, you may ask? I’ll ask you a question in return: How frustrating is it when you spend a very long time discussing and educating a client on an aspect of […]
Thoughts from a veterinarian with a love affair with perfectionism Kristina Kiefer This month’s Book Rounds book, Better, by Atul Gawande, is inspiring and motivating to be the very best that we can be- for our clients, patients, team and ourselves. That should be reasonable, given I get uncomfortable if things aren’t perfect, right? Within a few […]
Better A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance Atul Gawande Being better is a funny thing. We all want to do the best we can. We can even become devastated if we learn or feel that we aren’t. And yet, is there really an end point to this goal? Doesn’t everyone have room for improvement? But to […]
How to Lie with Statistics Darrell Huff A humorous, insightful and easy read outlining the foibles of statistics and our interpretation of them. Highly recommended as a refresher for those that feel like they’ve lost touch with statistics, or those that would appreciate a reasonable reference to offer owners who wish to be well-informed. The […]
Kristina Kiefer If you resonated with the book discussed in this month’s book rounds, “Is Work Killing You?” by David Mosen, MD, you have probably asked this question more than once. And if you are reading this, you probably haven’t decided. It can be a very complicated decision. Long story short, only you can decide […]
