Veterinary Leadership Workshop

“Leaders at all levels of the organizational chart need to attend the workshop. The skills acquired can greatly enhance the working environment.”
—Mike Osborne, Imperial Beach Pet Hospital, Imperial Beach, CA

The fast pace of today’s world demands effective leadership. Take your practice to the next level with the Veterinary Leadership Workshop II, a program specifically designed for the veterinary profession by AAHA and Pfizer Animal Health.

As a result of the success of the original Veterinary Leadership Workshop (VLW) developed in 2005, AAHA and Pfizer Animal Health have partnered once again to create the Veterinary Leadership Workshop II. This free program enhances the concepts learned in the original VLW, while also serving as a leadership training forum for those that weren’t able to attend a previous VLW. First-time and veteran attendees can expect to hone new leadership skills that will help you reach your organization’s goals.

The Veterinary Leadership Workshop II seminars are conveniently located throughout the United States for practitioners, managers and other team members with supervisory responsibilities.

Workshop highlights include:

• Learn the “Canons of Highly Effective Leaders”
• Differentiate between leadership and management roles
• Identify characteristics of great organizations
• Appreciate that leadership is not just a position in the hierarchy — leadership is service
• Recognize the responsibility of leadership
• Study and learn how to apply the six elements of the Servant Leadership Model
• Rate your organization with the Organizational Leadership Assessment tool
• Create strategies for leading a multi-generational practice
• Discover staff retention strategies
• Understand the impact of behavior using the DISC model, and identify your own behavioral style
• Learn how to apply the DISC model to communicate more effectively with clients, staff members and colleagues who exhibit different behavioral styles than your own
• Explore why beginning with the end in mind is vital to an organization’s success
• Define your own unique contribution statement
• Develop an action plan to help you implement needed change in your practice, whether the change will occur next week or next year

Workshop Faculty:

Roger Lange, BS, Animal Science
Roger Lange works from Asheville, NC for Pfizer Animal Health (PAH) as Manager, Distribution and Key Customer Learning. He currently works with Pfizer’s Distribution Partners in developing, planning, and presenting training programs. He received his bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from Arizona State University. Lange has worked for Ralston Purina Co., Monsanto, Pharmacia, and joined Pfizer in 2003. In 2005, Lange joined the Learning and Development Team of PAH as the Eastern Region Field Sales Trainer where he developed training curriculum and presented sales and product training for new colleagues, dealer organizations and distributors. Lange has over 30 years of sales experience working with various companies and brings a wide array of practical examples to share.

Jane Martel, MPA
Jane Martel is on staff of the American Animal Hospital Association where she serves as senior manager, professional education and oversees the management and development of AAHA educational programming. She received her BS in Education and MPA from the University of Maine, certificate in Equine Administration from the University of Louisville, and five Total Quality Management certifications from the National Quality Academy. Martel taught as an adjunct faculty member for several colleges in the areas of supervision, management, and business. Most of her career has been focused on management and on the design and delivery of instruction for adults and educators at the state and national level.

Jay McNaught, MS, MBA
Jay McNaught works for Pfizer Animal Health in New York, where he is the manager of leadership education and development. He received his master’s degree in education from Indiana University and his MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University. This year he plans to complete a doctorate degree in organizational leadership. McNaught works with front-line managers and other leaders at Pfizer, helping them develop their leadership skills and capabilities. He has more than 25 years of experience in the areas of training, leadership development and change management. He is a member of the New York chapter of the American Society for Training and Development.

Upcoming Workshop Dates, Locations and Faculty:

To Register:

If you’re an AAHA-accredited practice, please call our Member Service Center at 800/883-6301 to register up to two members of your practice team at no charge. More than two members from a practice may attend; however, the registration fee for each additional member is $125.

If you’re an AAHA member (non-accredited), please contact your AAHA MARKETLink representative or your Pfizer representative to request an invitation.

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