Course curriculum

    1. The Scary Costs of Hiring Badly - How Much Are Hiring Mistakes Costing You?

    2. Scary Costs Calculator

    3. Scary Costs Quiz

About this course

  • $45.00
  • 3 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

Are You Using Your Story?

Independent practices have a powerful recruiting advantage - freedom. The freedom to build a meaningful culture, live your values openly, and create a workplace people genuinely want to be part of. In this practical webinar, Dr Dave Nicol will show you how to turn your story, culture, and employer brand into your strongest recruitment tool so the right people are drawn to your practice.

What You'll Learn

In this practical session, Dr Dave Nicol reveals the hidden damage poor hiring decisions create inside veterinary practices - from financial loss and team disruption to culture erosion and reduced performance.

  • A practical framework for evaluating the true cost of hiring mistakes

  • Access to a downloadable bad hire cost calculator

  • Clear insights to help improve your hiring decisions moving forward

What You'll Get

Alongside the webinar, you’ll receive practical tools and insights to help you measure the real impact of hiring mistakes and strengthen your future recruitment decisions.

  • A practical framework for strengthening your employer brand

  • Clear strategies to improve recruitment through culture and storytelling

  • Actionable ideas you can apply immediately within your practice

Meet your instructor

Founder & CEO Dr Dave Nicol

Dr. Dave Nicol is a veterinary leadership expert with over 20 years of experience running successful, values-led veterinary practices. He is the owner of Roundwood Vets and the founder and CEO of the Veterinary Leadership Academy, all built with culture, clarity, and sustainability at their core. Dave has coached hundreds of veterinary leaders around the world, written three books including So You’re A Vet… Now What?, and hosts two of the profession’s longest-running podcasts. He was voted VMX Practice Management Speaker of the Year in both 2019 and 2024.

What leaders say about learning with Dr. Dave

“Very funny, engaging, and charismatic. Information was extremely helpful and will be put into practice.”

“Amazing speaker. Fun and informative all in one.”

“Absolutely fantastic speaker. Engaging and fun. Have loved all of his lectures!”