Workplace Culture Well‐being

Workplace culture is the collection of values, expectations, and practices that influence the behavior of all team members. In this chapter, the authors discuss the building blocks of a healthy culture and how all team members can identify, benefit, and contribute to this dynamic. A popular model used to describe the interaction of job characteristics and their impact on well-being is called the Jobs Demands-Resources (JD-R) model. The authors explore leadership styles as well as key elements of work planning and their impact on well-being. In the JD-R model, one of the resources most commonly referenced is autonomy. By intentionally aligning organizational culture with evidence-based principles of communication, feedback, and structured planning, veterinary teams can build environments that support well-being, sustain motivation, and improve the quality of patient care.