This week on the Uncharted Veterinary Podcast, Andy and Stephanie tackle two topics from the mailbag! We had an email from someone who is wondering about the differences between being a leader and being a manager. They shared with us: “I, myself, do not want to “manage” my fellow employees… I am lucky to work with a proactive group of people with high accountability. My mission as a leader is to inspire and empower. To move everyone in the direction we need to go.” Can you be a leader without being a manager? Can you be a manager without being a leader?

Things to consider:
A practice manager can be a leader but they are always going to have to be a manager
You can have team members who lead from within
Everyone wants to think that everyone they work with is capable of being an adult and doing their job. They aren’t. And sometimes they can’t. This is why we