The Leadership Sins That Demotivate Teams: Part 1

There are a million books on leadership telling you what you should do to be a better leader, and ten times as many opinions. 

But leadership in veterinary practice rarely fails because you don’t know enough theory.

It fails because of a handful of habits that quietly drain motivation every single day.

But what if we flip it? What if we focus on the things leaders of great veterinary teams consistently AVOID doing?

That's exactly what Sam does in the next 2 episodes. 

We’ve all seen the symptoms of lacklustre leadership inside a practice:

People show up for their shifts… without REALLY showing up.

Low engagement. Low energy. Minimal effort.

Sam calls it the McDonald’s employee attitude: Flip the burgers. Don’t get fired. Go home.

That's not the kind of team that will build the practice you want to own - or one great people want to work in.

In this episode, we bring leadership back to basics. Instead of theory, we unpack the leadership behaviours that quietly demotivate staff, and how practice owners can create an environment where people actually want to bring their best effort to work.

In part 1 Sam takes on sins 1, 2, 3, 4, and 9 out of 9 (yes, we can count - we just got a bit excited), covering the first five things your team wants you to stop doing.

After 15 years owning Practices and helping 257+ Veterinary Practice Owners, Sam' s seen the same pattern: brilliant Vets grinding through long weeks, wondering why success still feels so far away. The answer isn't working harder. It's building a Practice that supports your life instead of consuming it.

Visit acceleratepracticeacademy.com to discover how Practice Owners across Australia, the US, New Zealand, and Canada learn to enjoy their Medicine, their Business, AND Life again — without the sacrifice.You'll find free resources, real success stories, and ways to work with Sam directly.