Positive change: workplace culture or team dynamics – where to start?

We all go to work to do a good job, but how often do team or culture challenges stand in our way? As a veterinary nurse, perhaps you find that broken relationships with management, feeling undermined by colleagues or lacking confidence in your knowledge and skills can stop you from working at your best.

For instance, what happens in your workplace if you make an honest mistake? Do you trust your colleagues and bosses enough to come forward? Or do you worry that you will be met with a degree of judgement, and feel ashamed or inadequate? Imagine feeling unable to acknowledge the mistake and instead remaining silent. Your team and management remain unaware, resulting in a lack of much-needed support, and procedures go unchanged. As a consequences patients will be at risk of the same mistake beingmade by a different member of the team in the future.

In this article, we will explore the importance of workplace culture and team dynamics, how they influence each other, and why it is worth investing in becoming a great team. We will also share tips on how to make a difference to the culture and team dynamics where you work, no matter your role, seniority or confidence.