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Oliver Buchannon
Leading Veterinary Teams

Veterinary operations leader, national speaker & founder of Leading Veterinary Teams. 20+ years in vet med at every level except doctor. Weekly leadership content for the people this industry promotes and leaves to figure it out.

Leadership development

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What my MBA taught me about the leadership support veterinary managers actually need

May 24, 2026

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6 min read

What my MBA taught me about the leadership support veterinary managers actually need

Spoiler: it is not more motivation. It is structure.

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Leading Veterinary Teams

Technician Utilization

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When the Title Shrinks but the Job Doesn’t

May 19, 2026

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5 min read

When the Title Shrinks but the Job Doesn’t

A new voice in the newsletter this week, and a structural problem most of us are watching unfold in real time.

Leading Veterinary Teams
Leading Veterinary Teams

Veterinary Operations

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The Sticky Note Is Not the Problem

May 12, 2026

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6 min read

The Sticky Note Is Not the Problem

What your team’s workarounds are actually telling you, and why this week’s podcast episode got under my skin in the best way

Leading Veterinary Teams
Leading Veterinary Teams

Leadership development

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We Diagnose Systems Every Day. Except Our Own.

May 5, 2026

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5 min read

We Diagnose Systems Every Day. Except Our Own.

What the comment sections, the hallway conversations, and one stranger's belief in this work taught me about what we're actual

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Leading Veterinary Teams

ADHD in veterinary medicine

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You Called It Attitude. It Might Be Overload.

Apr 28, 2026

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4 min read

You Called It Attitude. It Might Be Overload.

What veterinary leaders need to understand about neurodiversity, trauma, and the invisible cost of broken systems

Leading Veterinary Teams
Leading Veterinary Teams

Leadership development

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Balance was Never the Problem...

Apr 21, 2026

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6 min read

Balance was Never the Problem...

On being everyone’s safe person, and what we mean when we say balance

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Leading Veterinary Teams

workplace culture

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VetMed Will Test Everything You Have. Here's Why I Stay.

Apr 14, 2026

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8 min read

VetMed Will Test Everything You Have. Here's Why I Stay.

After multiple organizations, five states, and one very telling TikTok comment.... I've learned a whole lot

Leading Veterinary Teams
Leading Veterinary Teams

Leadership development

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What an IEP Taught Me About Veterinary CE

Apr 7, 2026

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5 min read

What an IEP Taught Me About Veterinary CE

Because the room might not have been built for your brain.

Leading Veterinary Teams
Leading Veterinary Teams

Team culture

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ARE YOU LEADING, OR ARE YOU PERFORMING?

Mar 31, 2026

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6 min read

ARE YOU LEADING, OR ARE YOU PERFORMING?

The difference might be costing you more than you think.

Leading Veterinary Teams
Leading Veterinary Teams

Leadership development

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The Floor Plan Conversation We Need to Have

Mar 28, 2026

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1 min read

The Floor Plan Conversation We Need to Have

I’m going live Wednesday. Here’s why THIS floor plan conversation matters.

Leading Veterinary Teams
Leading Veterinary Teams

hospital culture

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Why I Don't Quit (The Personal Version)

Mar 24, 2026

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6 min read

Why I Don't Quit (The Personal Version)

I kept a promise to myself. Here's what it actually means.

Leading Veterinary Teams
Leading Veterinary Teams

Leadership development

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Why I built this (the honest version)

Mar 17, 2026

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3 min read

Why I built this (the honest version)

Issue 1 | March 18, 2026 | Weekly

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Leading Veterinary Teams
So You’re a Leader with ADHD at the Worlds Largest Veterinary Conference: When Opposite Feelings Exist at the Same Time

Jan 24, 2026

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9 min read

So You’re a Leader with ADHD at the Worlds Largest Veterinary Conference: When Opposite Feelings Exist at the Same Time

When your proverbial cup is overflowing and yet, your heart is breaking at the same time... that’s the best way I can describe this feeling as I sit here writing this days after coming home from VMX, the “world’s largest veterinary conference.” Have you ever felt like that?

Leading Veterinary Teams
Leading Veterinary Teams
Beyond the Band-Aid: Root Cause Thinking in Veterinary MedicineBy Suzanne Thomas, LVT, Veterinary Leadership Mentor

Apr 6, 2025

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3 min read

Beyond the Band-Aid: Root Cause Thinking in Veterinary MedicineBy Suzanne Thomas, LVT, Veterinary Leadership Mentor

We talk a lot in veterinary medicine about burnout, staffing shortages, title confusion, and veterinary technician pay.

Leading Veterinary Teams
Leading Veterinary Teams

Leading Veterinary Teams

Honest conversations about veterinary leadership, burnout, communication, and building healthier teams.

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