Managing Stress Well: How Leaders Stay Clear Under Pressure

Leadership in veterinary practice comes with pressure. That part isn’t new.

What’s often missing is recognizing when pressure has tipped into anxiety and fear - and how quietly that fear starts shaping your decisions, behavior, and energy.

Fear rarely looks like panic. More often it shows up as overthinking, avoidance, people-pleasing, snapping at the wrong moment, or carrying far more than your share. Left unchecked, it clouds judgement, drains energy, and influences the culture around you - whether you mean it to or not.

The good news is this: stress itself isn’t the enemy. Chronic, unmanaged stress is. And fear can be understood, named, and led through - rather than ignored or fought.

In this 60-minute live leadership webinar, Dr Dave Nicol shares a clear, practical framework for managing stress, anxiety, and F.E.A.R, so you can lead with clarity even when the pressure doesn’t let up.

Together, we’ll explore how to:

• recognize when fear, not logic, is shaping your decisions
• identify the real sources of leadership stress, including people, workload, responsibility, and inner pressure
• separate what you can influence from what you can’t
• interrupt overthinking and reactive patterns before they spread
• lead with greater calm, clarity, and consistency under pressure

Alongside the live session, you’ll receive the Managing Fear, Stress & Anxiety Leadership Workbook – a guided tool designed to help you apply the framework directly to your own leadership reality.

You’ll use the workbook to:

• pinpoint what is actually driving your stress
• untangle emotional load from practical responsibility
• clarify what needs action – and what needs letting go
• decide your next steps with more confidence and less noise

This isn’t a reflection exercise you file away. It’s a practical tool you can return to whenever pressure builds.

Join Dr Dave live and develop a way of leading that protects your energy, strengthens your decisions, and supports long-term performance.

👉 Reserve your place and join the live session

💵 $30 – includes live access, lifetime replay, and the full leadership workbook
📆 Tuesday, 17th February
🕢 7:30pm GMT | 2:30pm ET | 11:30am CT

Can’t attend live? Full replay access is included.

About your instructor – Dr. Dave Nicol

Dr Dave Nicol is a veterinary leadership expert with over 20 years’ 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.

This session draws directly from real conversations with practice owners and leaders navigating pressure, responsibility, and the emotional load of everyday leadership.

​​​​​​​What leaders say about learning with Dr. Dave

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

“Engaging and educational. I left feeling empowered to do better.”

“Relevant information for the times. He truly makes learning interesting while presenting from vast experience.”

“A great balance of fun, facts, and real-life scenarios.”



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