A Practical Way to Lead Change — Without Losing Your Team

A free, clinic-tested change management exercise created by Dr. Adam Little to help veterinary teams navigate big decisions with clarity, structure, and buy-in.

Most clinic changes don’t fail because they’re bad ideas. They fail because concerns stay unspoken, assumptions go untested, and frustration shows up later, quietly, and expensively.

Whether you’re adopting new technology, changing workflows, or reallocating responsibilities, unmanaged pushback can undermine even the best plans.

The Vet Clinic Change Management Exercise gives your team a shared framework to work through difficult decisions before they’re implemented.

This exercise separates debate into two clear roles:

• Blue Team: Builds the strongest case for the change
• Red Team: Surfaces risks, assumptions, and failure points

This exercise helps clinics produce:

• Clear SOPs for implementation
• Education gaps that need to be addressed
• Defined pilot plans and success metrics
• Fewer surprises after rollout

It’s especially useful for decisions around technology, staffing workflows, and operational changes.