The Trust Gap: What Vet Leaders Need to Hear (with Lynn Blake, CVT)

When trust breaks down between leadership and the team, everything gets harder—communication, culture, even patient care.In this episode, I sit down with Lynn Blake, CVT, CVBL, FFCP—hospital manager, radically supportive leader, and the queen of “little treat culture”—to talk about what the trust gap really looks like in vet med and how to begin rebuilding it.We dig into:How to recognize when your team doesn’t trust leadership (it’s not always loud)Why micromanagement and fear-based leadership keep teams stuckHow identity, inclusion, and psychological safety play a role in team dynamicsSmall, actionable ways to start earning trust back—even if you feel like you’ve lost itThis conversation is packed with honesty, practical insight, and a lot of heart. If you’re in a leadership role—or want to be—this one’s for you.🎧 Subscribe to Leading Veterinary Teams On Air for real talk, tactical tools, and conversations that challenge the old school way of leading in vet med.