We have a team of 7 people (incl myself and my husband) at our vet clinic. Until recently, everyone has worked terrific together as a team. The work environment has been wonderful. Recently, we were shocked when our youngest team member told me that our team is no longer getting along, people are mad at each other, and that it’s starting to be a dreaded place to come to work. We have not noticed a problem and we’re unsure where the problem is coming from. Is this young person (whose own performance has gone down) the only one with a problem? How do we determine if/what the problem really is? We don’t want anyone of our small team to think we’re pointing fingers or placing blame, but we do need to get to the bottom of this issue. Suggestions?

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