Intensive Workshop
Foundational Leadership for Veterinary Professionals
The 4 Pillars to Leading High-Performing Teams
One-day intensive workshop for veterinary practice owners and leadership teams.
The challenge
You’re an excellent vet. But running a practice requires different skills.
You built your practice on clinical excellence. But managing people, building teams, and running a sustainable business? Nobody taught you that.
Sound familiar?
- Working 60+ hour weeks while drawing less than your top vets
- Constant team turnover and recruitment struggles
- Difficult conversations you’re avoiding
- A practice that demands everything and leaves little for your life
- Team conflict affecting client satisfaction
You’re not alone. And there’s a better way forward.
In his words
Why this workshop?
Dr Larry van NiekerkThree minutes, from him
What you take away
What you’ll gain
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Build confidence as a veterinary leader
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Give and receive constructive feedback effectively
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Handle difficult conversations with skill
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Stop being the bottleneck in your practice
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Create systems that multiply your team’s capability
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Implement practical solutions immediately
The four pillars
Workshop modules
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01
Module 1
The Economy Versus Your Economy
Understand the leadership environment: the vision, beliefs, culture, and standards that actually shape your business (not the ones you wish you had).
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02
Module 2
Technology Trends
Build systems and processes that turn vision into practical pathways for your practice. Stop reinventing the wheel every day.
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03
Module 3
Business Health
Implementation excellence: the actions and conversations that drive results in your veterinary business. This is where strategy becomes reality.
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04
Module 4
The Human Side of Success
People development: building high-performing teams and creating a culture where people actually want to stay.
Yours to keep
What you’ll take home
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Comprehensive Workbook
Practical tools and frameworks you can implement immediately in your practice.
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CPD Points
Certificates awarded upon completion.
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Free 30-Minute Consultation
Complimentary one-on-one session with Dr Larry van Niekerk.
In the room
Who should attend
- Practice Partners and/or Directors
- Veterinary practice owners
- Senior vets stepping into leadership roles
- Practice managers with strategic oversight
- Leadership teams who need alignment
The most powerful transformation happens when your entire group learns and aligns together.
The day itself
Workshop details
- Date
- July xxth
- Time
- 8.30am to 4.00pm
- Venue
- Bryanston Veterinary HospitalJohannesburg
- Format
- HybridAttend in person or join online
- Ticket price
- R2997
The cost of waiting
What another year like this one costs
Right now, you’re experiencing:
R75,000toR225,000
The cost of replacing one vet. Every departure is paid for twice: once in the hiring, and again in what the rest of the team absorbs while the seat is empty.
Financial impact
- Replacing a vet costs R75,000 to R225,000
- Constant turnover means endless hiring and training
- Burnt-out teams make costly mistakes and miss opportunities
Personal impact
- 60 to 80 hour work weeks
- Limited time for family, health, and relationships
- Constant firefighting mode
Team impact
- Talented people are leaving the profession
- The remaining team is burning out
- Culture challenges affecting everyone
Your clinical excellence deserves better systems.
Your team deserves better leadership.
You deserve a sustainable practice.
Presented by
Dr Larry van Niekerk
Dr Larry van Niekerk specialises in transforming veterinary leadership through personal, business, and leadership excellence.
With decades of veterinary practice and leadership development experience, Larry understands your world. He’s not applying generic corporate frameworks. He knows the unique challenges of veterinary business: clinical demands, emotional toll, team dynamics, and client expectations.
He’s successfully delivered workshops across South Africa, New Zealand, and internationally, helping veterinary business owners create healthier cultures, develop resilient teams, and achieve sustainable growth.
Most importantly: he gives you frameworks you can use immediately, not concepts to study.
In their words
What people say
I have been working with Larry for a few months. With his help and coaching I have navigated pricing and financial decisions, tough conversations and set systems in place at my Veterinary Clinic. This has resulted in my team utilising their skills and growing, while I learn to step back and lead. Together Larry and I have achieved a lot in a short time and the practice is transforming. Thank you Larry, I’m now enjoying owning my clinic.
Dr Govan
Veterinarian
The mentorship course is so much more than a business skills course, it is a life management and self-awareness mirror. He helped me find the courage to make uncomfortable business decisions that I was too scared or too timid to make and emboldened me to set professional goals that were bigger than I had imagined. The best part about working with Larry is that he cares and wants you to win, not just in business but in all aspects of life as well.
Dr Ida
Veterinarian
Sole sponsor
Vetscripts
Vetscripts is a leading veterinary compounding company providing high-quality, affordable, customised medicines and professional service. Through innovation and excellence, we support optimal animal care and help veterinary practices deliver effective treatment when standard products are unavailable.