Thursday, April 8

7:30 to 8:30 a.m. – Registration and Breakfast

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Retreat

Renaissance Harborplace Hotel

Cost: $230 if you register by March 3

 

Confronting the tough stuff

Learn how to successfully manage real-life practice challenges … and increase your value and effectiveness as a leader.

 

In the hustle and bustle of daily practice life, sticky situations are bound to arise.

Equip yourself to meet them head-on with enhanced confidence and problem-solving skills by attending “Confronting the tough stuff.”

 

In this one-day session, Management authority Christine A. Merle, DVM, CPA, CVPM will be your guide as you tackle the real-life situations that can challenge your management skills. Plus, you’ll learn how to manage your practice more effectively with insight into how to plan, organize, coach, motivate, delegate, and communicate.

 

The 2010 Managers’ Retreat will help you:

  • Understand the management skills you need to help your practice succeed
  • Increase your ability to plan, organize, communicate, and monitor
  • Learn what it takes to give more effective constructive criticism
  • Develop techniques to cope with difficult employees
  • Acquire tools for effective employee development, time management, and motivation
  • Increase job satisfaction and work output through coaching

 

Attendees also receive:

  • 7 Hours of CE Credit
  • Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments – over $60 value
  • Managers' Retreat proceedings book – a $50 value

 

Christine A. Merle, DVM, CPA, CVPM

As executive director of VetPartners and a consultant with the Brakke Veterinary Practice Management Group, Merle knows the ins and outs of how to help people manage more effectively. As a small animal practitioner with degrees from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine and DePaul University Kellsted Graduate School of Business, she also knows the ins and outs of veterinary life. Merle has written articles and given numerous interviews for the veterinary and mainstream media. She is also a practiced speaker, known for her expert insight while lecturing at local and national veterinary events.

 

** Get a special package rate when you register for the Managers’ Retreat and one or more days of CVC.